Grass Management Articles
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Retractable Rovero Rain canopy protects cherries from precipitation and birds - Case Study
Ferdie van Eck: "Extremely solid and labor-friendly system" It's good cherry eating at FerryCherry in Hedel (NL). Ferdie van Eck has been growing them since 2008. After a modest start on 1 ha, he expanded his business by 2.5 ha in 2010. Another hectare was added in 2020. In mid-May, the roll-up film of the Rovero Rain canopies is pulled over the arches to protect the fruit from birds and ...
By Rovero
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The Roll-Air greenhouse offers the protected outdoor climate we were looking for.
Plant Select (B) boosts growth ambitions with new 2 ha film greenhouse Plant Select from Rijkevorsel, Belgium, supplies in-vitro planting material and licensing programmes worldwide and is a major European ornamental plant cultivation company. Based on innovation, specialisation and sustainable cultivation, it has a leading international position in various crops, of which Fargesia, ...
By Rovero
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Turf Reinforcement Mat
Three Dimensional Plastic Net Grid Mattress For Parking Zone Turf Management Extruded plastic mesh is tough and durable, suitable for making three dimensional reinforcement mesh in style of mats. This specially designed mattresses are used for reinforcing of turf and grasses. Three dimension vegetation net is a new-typed seed planting material with tridimensional structure, which can protect the ...
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Permeable Car & Trailer Park - Case Study
Snapper Creek Car Park was developed as an environmentally friendly permeable car park. As such the Atlantis® Turf Cell and Atlantis Gravel Cell systems were chosen, to provide gravel driveways and grass parking areas, thus preventing compaction of the soil and to protect the grass and to stabilize the gravel and provide a permeable car park. ...
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How to build a fish pond
Whether in the construction of fish pond projects or individual fish pond construction and construction of fish ponds, you can completely customize the fish pond design. The following step-by-step guide highlights the fish pond planning process. This includes considerations in the selection of sites and plants, as well as the selection and maintenance of fish. It will also provide a basic ...
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Major is a Solid Win for Ludlow Racecourse
Front mounted Major Swift Roller mower and 1700A Major water bowser tanker are elevating prestige and reputation at Ludlow Racecourse in Shropshire, England. Racegoers, jockeys and owners appreciate Ludlow Racecourse for its easy, free-draining track and presenting race conditions, which could be considered good, good-to-soft – even in a wet winter. Since Tom Moreland was appointed Head ...
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Choice suitable rabbit feed pellet machine
Nowadays, rabbit breeding has become the most promising project. Rabbit hair, rabbit meat, etc. are all of great value. The rabbit feed pellet machine is a relatively new type of machine. Mainly used in rabbit breeding to suppress rabbit feed. For rabbit farmers, how to reduce the cost of farmed feed ,and feed the livestock is the most critical issue. Rabbits should have a daily diet of mostly ...
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How to make the most of grass silage first cut
First silage cut is essential for farmers as this cut will provide forage stock for the winter. Although nitrogen is essential to ensure the yield, other elements have to be watched closely, especially phosphorus (P). ...
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Cool Season Fertilizing Time is Now
Cool season root and soil fertilizing is the best way to maintain year-round nutrient levels for deciduous trees, plants, and shrubs. In addition, cool season fertilizing prepares plants to grow with gusto as soon as warmer Spring temperatures return. Biofeed Solutions, Inc. has prepared this information to better explain. We will cover dormant root behavior, NPKs and Micro-nutrients.The cool ...
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Method for Trimming Riccia fluitans and Glossostigma elatinoides
Riccia fluitans and Glossostigma elatinoides are the two most common varieties in the aquatic plant world, and they are the species that people prefer more when they choose to plant water grass.When breeding such kinds of aquatic plant species, in addition to scientific and reasonable care, but also regular trimming. Cut off the aging and rotten leaves, so that the new leaves can grow normally, ...
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8 Main Points of Aquatic Plant Trimming (2)
5. Carbon dioxide should be increased after trimmingCarbon dioxide is the material basis for photosynthesis of aquatic plants and protects aquatic plants under strong light. After trimming, on the one hand, the lighting of the water grass is suddenly improved (the lamps have not changed, but the occlusion has been reduced, which is equivalent to increasing the lighting intensity). On the other ...
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Aquarium of Novice, How to Set Up a Low Tech Planted Tank?
More and more people like to make an aquarium landscape, but they do not know the specific steps, have been afraid to try this! Today, we will tell you a brief introduction about the process of novice landscape. First of all, prepare a 60*45*45 fish tank. It is best to use fish tank filter box, which flow is up to 600L per hour, set up LED water grass fish tank light is the best. If you want to ...
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Top 3 Considerations When Buying a Slurry Applicator
Dribble bar, band spreader, trailing hose, trailing shoe, disc injector or shallow injection? Whatever name you read or see, they all refer to low emission spreading systems under evolving environmental regulations. The variety of systems available, and the number of options and features, can be baffling to even the most experienced farmer! We have put together the top three factors to think ...
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Are you over watering your pasture?
Getting the right amount of moisture to each paddock on your property to ensure grass grows well and property doesn’t scour or erode from uncontrolled water runoff is the holy grail of New Zealand farmers. Unfortunately, many assume that their irrigation company will get this sorted for them and expect that when they part out significant investments in large irrigation systems, that at ...
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Landscaping Ideas With Stone Mulch
Landscape work takes a lot of effort and involves a lot of cost. Often, people are confused whether to use stone mulch in landscaping or use organic material. There are pros and cons to both approaches, and the decision will depend on the kinds of plants you have in the garden and the climate in which they are growing. Organic mulch is cheaper than stone mulching but it does not last very long, ...
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Rubber Mulch Mats For Your Home And Garden
If you ever wondered, what is rubber mulch and how are rubber mulch mats used, well here is your answer. Rubber mulch mats are recycled products made from old tires after the metallic parts have been stripped off. They are commonly used in playgrounds to cover the ground. The soft and bouncy material provides protection for children in case they fall off from the swings or the slide. Their shock ...
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Rolled vs. Machined Cutting Edge Disc Mower Knives Case Study
Disc mower knives are used in mower conditioners to cut forage that will be dried and later gathered for cattle feed. There has been a long-standing debate between which knives are better: knives with a rolled cutting edge or the Kondex machined edge disc mower knives. Kondex participated in a recent study to answer this question. DMK Differences. As shown below, the rolled disc mower knife ...
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The risks of spreading slurry after first silage cut
Livestock farmers spreading slurry onto fields after first-cut grass silage face heightened risks of contamination after this year’s early start to the season, a silage specialist is warning, especially if following the current trend to more frequent silage cutting.The risks of spreading slurry after first silage cut According to Ecosyl silage expert, Darran Ward, spreading slurry after ...
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Sinkhole & stream restoration - Case study
Removal of 800 CY of trash and debris from a sinkhole in the golf course and fixing the issue by installing a trash collection structure. Over 2200 LF of Stream Restoration. Placement of over 500 Boulders ranging from 46″ x 36″ to 24″ x 12″ Boulders. This project also included the installation of over 2000 SY of Turf Sod and over 4000 SY of Turf Grass seeding. Over 150 Plantings including ...
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Help Stop Pollution: Tree Spades and Unpolluted Urban Areas
The existence of human is facing threatened. To create a pollution-free liveable climate, transplantation and incrementation of trees is a major remedy. But, how to get this remedy efficient, easy and shor? It is “tree spade”. The tree spades can make this crucial job easyer to be done. So, as the utility of trees is increasing, the necessity of tree spade is also rising ...
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