Author Archives: Gilba Solutions Pty Ltd

How do silt and soil affect sand based sports grounds?

We discuss the impact of these smallest of soil particles on water infiltration and sports ground playability. We then discuss how to avoid issues and simple tests to determine if problems with fines exist. Read on for more information on how this could be affecting your playing surface.

Salicylic acid for plants.

In reality the use of salicylic acid for plants has several benefits. In 1933, salicylic acid (SA) was first proposed to develop acquired immunity after disease infection. However, most of our knowledge about plant immune signalling has mainly been recent after it was found that salicylic acid (SA) is defence signal derived from within theContinue reading “Salicylic acid for plants.”

Biologicals and fungicide use

I love off the cuff marketing statements such as “the turf managementpractice that does most damage to soil microbes, is synthetic fertilisation”. When it’s taken into account that statements such as these are often made by companies that are promoting their own range of biologically enhanced fertilisers in direct competition to these “bad boys” oneContinue reading “Biologicals and fungicide use”