A year-round programme from Suståne ® Natural Fertilizers has been effectively managing moisture and turf stresses to keep the 27- hole course at Wellow Golf Club disease-free . Course Manager Lee Payne describes how the ‘ perfect combination ’ of Suståne ® products including 5-2-10 + Fe and 6-2-4 Turf Revival ® has seen a drastic reduction in the frequency and severity of a variety of turf diseases , lowering fungicide applications and delivering longlasting visual appeal .
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Suståne delivers perfect bill of health for club set around former Nightingale estate
A year-round programme from Suståne ® Natural Fertilizers has been effectively managing moisture and turf stresses to keep the 27- hole course at Wellow Golf Club disease-free . Course Manager Lee Payne describes how the ‘ perfect combination ’ of Suståne ® products including 5-2-10 + Fe and 6-2-4 Turf Revival ® has seen a drastic reduction in the frequency and severity of a variety of turf diseases , lowering fungicide applications and delivering longlasting visual appeal .
Steeped in history , Hampshire ’ s Wellow Golf Club is set among 200 acres of parkland surrounding Embley Park - once occupied by King Alfred and later the family home of Florence Nightingale . Skip forward a couple of centuries , the site now boasts a beautiful 27-hole course maintained by Lee and his team of five . Privately owned and broken down into three 9-hole courses ; the rotation of the Ryedown , Blackwater and Embley courses enable a ‘ TLC week ’ to take place one in every three … or at least that ’ s the idea !
“ We ’ re constantly busy !” exclaims Lee . “ We conduct a lot of in-house drainage projects as we ’ re quite a heavy site meaning that for most of the winter months , we can ’ t get a sprayer out . That leads me nicely onto how good the Suståne product really is , an annual programme from whom keeps us ticking over superbly well .”
12 GroundskeepingJournal . co . uk | November / December 2023