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Author(s):Witteveen, Gordon
Author Affiliation:Associate Editor, Turf & Recreation
Title:Lawn bowling greens...nothing but the best
Source:Turf & Recreation. Vol. 6, No. 6, September/October 1993, p. 18-19.
Publishing Information:Surrey, BC, Canada: Turf & Recreation Publishing, Inc.
# of Pages:2
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Bowling greens; Bowling green construction; Bowling green speed; Compaction; Aerification; Mowing height; Direction of mowing; Thatch control; Irrigation; Disease control; Pest control
Sports Turf Canada Keywords: Maintenance
Abstract/Contents:Discusses green construction for lawn bowling, stating that "lawn bowlers require a perfectly level, smooth and firm green. The ball must never bounce as it rolls across the surface...Thus, a bentgrass green must not have any patches of Poa annua, crabgrass or even broadleaf weeds." Reports that bowling greens are "constructed almost exclusively from a sand mix, placed on a bed of tiles and a layer of gravel. Tolerances in elevation on the actual green are less than a quarter of an inch." Mentions possible aeration strategies and suggests that "bowling greens that are built on straight sand without soil amendments require aerifying much less frequently or not at all."
Language:English
References:0
Note:Reprint appears in Sports Turf Newsletter, 6(4) December 1993, p. 7-8
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ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Witteveen, G. 1993. Lawn bowling greens...nothing but the best. Turf Recreat. 6(6):p. 18-19.
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