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Only Johnsons can manage the microclimate at Maesteg

July 19, 2023/in News, Press Release/by Louise Challiss

Only Johnsons can manage the microclimate at Maesteg: The unique hilltop location of Maesteg Golf Club in Wales provides a challenge to golfers and greenkeepers alike, the picturesque playing surfaces nestled in a valley with its very own microclimate! These conditions demand flexibility and durability from the grass seed, to cope with extremes of both […]

EGO to preview new ProX range at GroundsFest

July 19, 2023/in News, Press Release/by Ezrina McIntyre

EGO to preview new ProX range at GroundsFest: EGO Power Plus, the leading battery-powered outdoor power equipment specialist, has announced that visitors to this year’s GroundsFest; will get an exclusive preview of its new-look ProX range. The new ProX range will launch in 2024, featuring break-through battery and charging technology and has been specifically designed […]

Only Johnsons can manage the microclimate at Maesteg

July 19, 2023/in News, Press Release/by Louise Challiss

EGO to preview new ProX range at GroundsFest

July 19, 2023/in News, Press Release/by Ezrina McIntyre

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Only Johnsons can manage the microclimate at Maesteg

July 19, 2023/in News, Press Release/by Louise Challiss

Only Johnsons can manage the microclimate at Maesteg: The unique hilltop location of Maesteg Golf Club in Wales provides a challenge to golfers and greenkeepers alike, the picturesque playing surfaces nestled in a valley with its very own microclimate!

These conditions demand flexibility and durability from the grass seed, to cope with extremes of both moisture and temperature, and its mixtures from Johnsons Sports Seed that deliver just that. Deputy Head Greenkeeper James Matthewman explains how the combination of J Fescue, J All Bent and J 4Turf from DLF are retaining better coverage and plant health than ever, keeping them fungicide free for over four years.

Only Johnsons can manage the microclimate at Maesteg

“We first trialled Johnsons mixtures a good few years ago and right from the off, were impressed with the speed in which is germinated and established” explains James, who works alongside a team of three on the 18-hole James Braid designed course. “We wanted to go down the route of fescue, to fit with our sustainable maintenance approach and put us in a better position to cope with drought as our irrigation here isn’t the best.”

James and the team sought advice from their DLF Regional Technical Manager Ian Barnett, along with Zak Thackeray at Indigrow, who suggested they trial J Fescue from the Johnsons Sports Seed range. J Fescue is a 100% fine fescue mix, providing a blend of cultivars with high drought and salt tolerance and resistance to disease, resulting in a sward that requires lower inputs of water and fertiliser. “We overseed with J Fescue in the spring, and have used this for a couple of years now with excellent results. We were especially impressed with how the fescue coped with the drought last summer, and how we emerged with good grass!”

To provide additional sward strength, the team switch to the equally sustainable Johnsons J All Bent for renovations. “Because this likes the wetter conditions, we find we get great take and then retain this coverage through the winter months. These two mixtures combined have definitely helped to keep disease and weed ingress at bay which means we haven’t applied a fungicide for over four and a half years and any scarring is easy to treat with a spot of overseeding.”

On the back of advice from Ian, the team are also employing DLF’s 4Turf tetraploid ryegrass technology within the J 4Turf 50 mix to provide additional wear tolerance on tees and approaches. “We’ll aim to do a single or double pass at the start of the season, when the weather is right, and divot the tees with J 4Turf 50 throughout the year as and when needed. The germination we get with this is incredible!”

He concludes, “We are very unique, the course is unique and our climate is awkward to say the least. With our grass it’s very much survival of the fittest and so far, with Johnsons, it’s so good.”

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EGO to preview new ProX range at GroundsFest

July 19, 2023/in News, Press Release/by Ezrina McIntyre

EGO to preview new ProX range at GroundsFest: EGO Power Plus, the leading battery-powered outdoor power equipment specialist, has announced that visitors to this year’s GroundsFest; will get an exclusive preview of its new-look ProX range.

The new ProX range will launch in 2024, featuring break-through battery and charging technology and has been specifically designed to meet the demands of the professional user.

EGO to preview new ProX range at GroundsFest

Vince Brauns, Group Product Manager at EGO, comments: “We are really excited to be attending the first ever GroundsFest with a preview of our new product launches for next year. People visiting our stand will get the opportunity to see our industry-leading battery technology, which boasts excellent run times and performance.

“We have been able to evolve our battery and charging innovations to the point where users can work all day, every day, making our new ProX range the reliable and performance-driven fleet of tools that professional users need.”

On the stand, visitors will be able to take a spin on one of EGO’s ride-on mowers through an obstacle course and be in with a chance of winning a selection of EGO prizes.

Visitors of the show at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire on the 20th and 21st of September can find EGO’s latest product offering on stand OSA630 (outside) and stand 25 (inside).

For more information, visit; www.egopowerplus.co.uk.

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Only Johnsons can manage the microclimate at Maesteg

EGO to preview new ProX range at GroundsFest

Only Johnsons can manage the microclimate at Maesteg

EGO to preview new ProX range at GroundsFest

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Only Johnsons can manage the microclimate at Maesteg

Only Johnsons can manage the microclimate at Maesteg: The unique hilltop location of Maesteg Golf Club in Wales provides a challenge to golfers and greenkeepers alike, the picturesque playing surfaces nestled in a valley with its very own microclimate!

EGO to preview new ProX range at GroundsFest

EGO to preview new ProX range at GroundsFest: EGO Power Plus, the leading battery-powered outdoor power equipment specialist, has announced that visitors to this year’s GroundsFest; will get an exclusive preview of its new-look ProX range.

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