
March 2020
Hello March, we made it!
I realise we’re not completely out of the danger zone yet but…

February Tips
It’s February. The weather’s wet, windy, cold and wintry. So, sit with your feet up, it’s not like…

February 2020
What’s happening at Pro Lawn?
Our Premier Technicians are finishing off the last of their winter solid-tine aerations. These have been successful…

Chafer Grubs
Chafer Grubs (Chafer Beetle Larvae) are the larvae of the common Chafer Beetle (May Bug) which are often seen flying around on warm…

Compaction
Compaction is the reduction of soil pore space. Soils are generally 50% pore space and 50% solid…

Dry Patch
Dry Patch is a term used to describe a condition whereby areas of the Turf exhibit symptoms which are generally associated with moisture stress…

Leather Jackets
Leather Jackets are the larvae of the Crane Fly, commonly known as ‘Daddy Long Legs’…

Lichen
Any group of composite organisms made up of a fungus and an algae living in symbiotic association…

Mowing
Fertilisation and weed killing help create the correct environment for a beautiful green lawn…

Overseeding
Overseeding has been a widely used practice, commonly used by professionals in the golfing and sporting…

Poa Annua
Very common and widespread in all situations and environments throughout the whole of the UK…

Red Thread
This is a disease of wide spread distribution on amenity turf. It was believed that the symptoms of Red Thread…

Restoration
Lawns which are damaged; have an extensive thatch problem; shallow root system…

Shallow Roots
A shallow root system causes the grass to suffer more from heat and cold damage…

Thatch
“Thatch” is the term given to the matted layers between the green vegetation and the soil surface…