Croquet Lawn Maintenance and NutritionI advise and supply croquet clubs across the UK totalling well over 100 croquet lawns. My service includes advice and guidance on all aspects of croquet lawn maintenance and irrigation including the specification and supply of tailor-made fertilisers, irrigation systems and turf care machinery; spreaders, spikers, mowers and sprayers.
My programmes are designed to take the hard work out of lawn maintenance by using soil biology and bacteria to do the job for you rather than machines. The fertilisers have a microbial substrate and contain a broad spectrum of beneficial bacteria which break down thatch in the root zone. This reduces thatch by around 30% per annum until a balance of 5 to 8mm is reached where breakdown equals the production of new thatch. For this reason scarifying, which can be quite damaging to fine turf, is not necessary and the root zone looks after itself. The fertilisers are quick and easy to apply. They may cost a little extra, but this is more than offset by the saving in labour, cost of contractors, machinery etc.. Results you will loveThe fertilisers that I supply are tailor-made for me, they are not “off the shelf” products. They are blended to the exact analysis that produces fast lawns and good playing surfaces as well as reducing thatch and eliminating the need to scarify. On top of that, the analysis can be tweaked. For example if there is too much growth, the Nitrogen content can be reduced or, conversely, increased. The ability to specify the precise fertiliser analysis is an amazing benefit now, and for the future development of your lawns. By tracking results and modifying the analysis it is possible to achieve continual improvement and better croquet lawns!
Online Shop and new products
As far as I know, this is the only online turf care shop in the world that caters specifically for the needs of croquet clubs.
The shop offers credit, an important factor as most clubs don't use credit cards. There are Granular and Liquid Programmes which are "ready to go" and suitable for clubs of any size. You can order online or contact me by Email or phone and discuss your particular needs. Sprayers for large areas such as croquet lawns can be very expensive and it seems impossible to find a suitable sprayer at a sensible price. For that I reason I have developed my own broadcast sprayer called the Brilliant Sprayer and it lives up to its name. It can be used by hand or towed by a tractor. Either way it has a 14 foot spray width and will spray a full size croquet lawn in about 12 minutes. The Brilliant Mower features 207 cuts per metre, as low as 3mm and brings the advantages of a £7,000 mower for £3,119. I also stock used mowers, these are fitted with brand new electric start engines for £1200. On the Irrigation side, I deal direct with the UK distributors of Rain Bird products. Their hydrodynamics are particularly suitable for croquet lawns and enable me to supply first class irrigation packages at very competitive prices. Recently completed projects are a 4 lawn installation at Camerton and Peasedown Croquet Club, a 1 lawn system at a Manor House near Warwick using a well as a water source. Interested?Distance need not be a problem. I deal with clubs all over the UK. Please E mail or phone. Contact me.
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 Duncan Hector
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Brilliant Mower
Irrigation systems
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Comprehensive Product Range
Tailor-made Granular and Liquid Fertilisers, Advanced Slow Release Technologies, Microbial Feeds, Seaweed, Moss Kill, Pre-Seeders, Wetting Agents, Growth Regulators Grass Seed, Seeding Compost, Spreaders, Spikers, Sprayers, Mowers
Laser Level Surveys and Irrigation systems
Laser Level Surveys and Irrigation systems
