of carbon capturing, in fact, better than any tree per square metre of plantation, and turf really does have the ability to calm even the busiest of minds… just try walking on your natural lawn in bare-feet… wearing footwear is an exclusively human characteristic!


What is your favourite piece of


machinery? It has got to be the turf harvesters, albeit they are temperamental, they cut 4 million square metres of natural turfgrass every year, and without them, we simply could not grow the business in the way we have… hats-off to the Americans for this technology!


If you had one piece of advice for


turfgrass customers, what would it be? Prior to turfing, get the ground preparation right by following our ‘online’ advice and easy steps or call a trusted landscaper, lay the turf as quickly as possible (preferably on the day of delivery) and water it well until it is rooted to approximately


100 mm or 4 inches and for no longer than 28 days. What do you think is the biggest challenge facing the future of the turf


growing industry? In the short-term, artificial turf has become more ubiquitous and the money and marketing behind the carpet manufacturers are matchless. Tat said, I think that in the medium- to long-term, we have to be careful not to ‘over-cook’ the current high demand for natural turf by using quicker growing methods, such as using plastic netting, which isn’t good for the environment and will only serve to offer the artificial turf producers more ammunition and indeed mitigation against using natural turf in the future… oh, and another global pandemic, because next time, we might not be so lucky! For more information on INTURF, visit their website https:// www.inturf.com/.


Te Turfgrass Growers Association (TGA) is a membership organisation representing UK turfgrass growers. It is the only professional organization in the UK and Ireland dedicated to the advancement of quality turf production. Richard Owens is the Chairman of the TGA and leads the work of the TGA with the aid of the TGA Council. Owens is the Golf and Technical Manager at Tillers Turf. Coral Russell is the Company Secretary for the TGA, managing all processes involved with running the day to day with the Association. For more information, visit the website at www.turfgrass.co.uk, or contact Coral Russell at Coral.russell@ britishgrowers.org.


an Te logo and photos are courtesy of the Turfgrass Growers Association (TGA) and INTURF. 64 TPI Turf News July/August 2021


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