| We have tennis courts here in the Bay of Plenty where great difficulty is experienced in retaining a cover of fine turf. Although we sow liberally every autumn and manure according to advice the young grass seldom lasts more than a few weeks. Is there any alternative to this type of turf other than hard courts?
| Walker, C. 1969. N.Z. Institute for Turf Culture Newsletter. August. 62: p. 13.
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| We have a racecourse that becomes excessively wet and soft during winter months as it is situated on rather heavy soil with poor natural drainage. After every race meeting it is very badly cut up. Our committee believe that the only remedy is to lime and apply a little superphosphate from time to time. Occasionally they add some blood and bone manure. Would you comment on this an offer advice?
| Walker, C. 1969. N.Z. Institute for Turf Culture Newsletter. August. 62: p. 13.
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| We have just received a soil test of our bowling green but have doubts of what the figures mean or what they refer to. These were pH 4.6 Ca 1 K2 P6. Could you explain these for us and give some idea of what we should do?
| Walker, C. 1969. N.Z. Institute for Turf Culture Newsletter. August. 62: p. 13, 15.
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| We have just had a soil test of our bowling greens. They show pH 4.3, Potash 3, and Phosphate 14. What should we be doing to improve these greens?
| Walker, C. 1968. N.Z. Institute for Turf Culture Newsletter. August. 56: p. 25.
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| Our rugby ground turf is becoming very thin and in the worst parts I have noticed a lot of long casts that are not firm like worm casts. Could you tell me what our trouble is? We have a lot of worms as well
| Walker, C. 1968. N.Z. Institute for Turf Culture Newsletter. August. 56: p. 25.
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| On our North Auckland golf course we are troubled by paspalum infestation of the greens. It is spreading in from fairways where it forms much of the cover. Is there any remedy for this?
| Walker, C. 1968. N.Z. Institute for Turf Culture Newsletter. August. 56: p. 25.
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| One of my golf greens is heavily infested with summer grass which some people call crab grass. It keeps on coming up thicker every year. Is there any remedy for this without resowing the whole green?
| Walker, C. 1968. N.Z. Institute for Turf Culture Newsletter. August. 56: p. 26.
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| Could you advise me how to control grass and weeds at the base of trees and shrubs. On our golf course much time is taken up by hand mowing after the gang-mowers have gone as close as they can
| Walker, C. 1968. N.Z. Institute for Turf Culture Newsletter. August. 56: p. 26.
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