New green at Thorpe Green

Club News

Last October we posted an article about a major exercise on the green at Thorpe Green including a series of photographs showing the work undertaken and promising an update in the Spring. The intensive care work programme started after an early close to the playing season and the photograph depicted below shows the extent of the redeemable area. Scroll down to see how the green looks now with two weeks to go before the start of the new season.

A commentary provided by club member David Frost at that time explained the extent of the problem.

The green suffered a serious setback two seasons ago when weedkiller was delivered and applied instead of the ordered Weed & Feed and damaged the top level furthest away from the clubhouse. The club has spent two years trying to address the problem whilst continuing to use it but eventually it became clear that a major exercise would be required to recover the situation and return the green to the grand surface that members had become used to over the years.

External contractors were brought in and they started the work programme in August. By early September a considerable amount of progress had been made. The photographic record is below and starts from 6 September. A complete reseed has been undertaken and the large sheets in the photos were put on by the people doing the work in order to help bring on the new seed which was added.

The green has been scarified, tyned and had top dressing added along with the new seed.

The new grass has taken root and the green is certainly looking a lot lusher now.

We are cutting it around once a week weather permitting (but not at low bowling green height as yet) and now have a small group who meet each Tuesday morning to tackle other work like green edges and surrounds etc.

Why not tell us and the local bowling community all about your work on your club green and send us a couple of photos to show off the pristine condition of your home green.

The photos below were taken recently and show the benefits of all that planning and hard work at Thorpe Green.

Why not tell us and the local bowling community all about your work on your club green and send us a couple of photos to show off the pristine condition of your home green.