Black Layer
(Spring to Autumn)

Fine core down to the layer (not through) during the growing season and follow programme as below:

Week 1  Rocastem (5lts/ha)
Week 2  Rocastem (5lts/ha)
Week 3  Rocastem (10lts/ha)
Week 4  Rocastem (10lts/ha)
Week 5  Rocastem (10lts/ha) and Plantmax (20lts/ha)

To develop the new growth, follow with TCL Advance 18-2-2 (40 lts/ha)

Surface Puddling

Apply Rocastem at full rates each week for 3 weeks, finish programme with two more applications at full rates:

Week 1   Rocastem (10lts/ha)
Week 2   Rocastem (10lts/ha)
Week 3   Rocastem (10lts/ha)
Week 5   Rocastem (10lts/ha)
Week 7   Rocastem (10lts/ha)

Dry patch
(late Spring to Autumn)

Programme involves fine coring twice with TX10 fineturf soil builder, Sumastem, Rhizostem and Plantmax.

Week 1   Fine core to 3cm and apply TX10 at 40g/1m2 + Sumastem (20lts/ha)
Week 2   Rhizostem (10lts/ha)
Week 3   Fine core to 5cm and apply TX10 at 40g/1m2 + Plantmax (10lts/ha)
Week 4   Sumastem (20lts/ha)
Week 5   Rhizostem (10lts/ha)

Disease prone sites

Clear excess water, build disease antagonistic microbe populations and clean-up soft organic disease harbour:

Week 1   Rocastem (10lts/ha) + BRU-Pre (10lts/ha)
Week 2   Plantmax (20lts/ha) + BRU-Fix (10lts/ha)
Week 3   Rocastem (5lts/ha) + T-Thatch (10lts/ha)
Week 4   Rocastem (5lts/ha) + BRU-Pre (10lts/ha)
Week 5   TCL Advance 18-2-2 (40lts/ha)

Root-break
(late Spring to Autumn)

Apply Rocastem for 4 weeks.

Week 1   Rocastem (10lts/ha)
Week 2   Rocastem (10lts/ha)
Week 3   Rocastem (5lts/ha)
Week 4   Rocastem (10lts/ha)

Heavy Thatch
(Summer to Autumn)

Scarify then apply Rocastem and T-Thatch at full rates, two weeks later treat with T-Thatch at 3/4rate.

Week 1   Scarify + Rocastem (10lts/ha) + T-Thatch (20lts/ha)
Week 3   T-Thatch (10lts/ha) 

For buried thatch
(below scarifier depth)

Treat during a dry period.

Week 1   Rocastem (10lts/ha) followed by hollow coring with sandfill
Week 2   Rocastem (10lts/ha) + T-Thatch (10lts/ha)
Week 2   Rocastem (10lts/ha)

Irrigation water quality

Terralift have 2 products to make irrigation water “fit for purpose”.

SoilMax Plus will resolve low level water bicarbonate percolation issues.

Irrigation water: 200ml soilmax plus/1000L of irrigation water

Soil application: 40L/Ha

Quadrop Balance will successfully treat indifferent water quality, re-balance soil chemistry and supply key plant nutrients. Please refer to the Quadrop Balance page for further details or visit www.quadrop.co.uk

Application rate: 200ml/1000L of irrigation water