Bowling green maintenance and management

Bowling Green Maintenance: 04e. Performance Standards advert image shown if present
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12) Surface evenness, 13) Infiltration rate, 14) Fine particles (i.e. <0.125mm)

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Bowling Green Maintenance: 04f. Performance Standards advert image shown if present
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15) Soil pH, 16) Nutrient levels

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Bowling Green Maintenance: 04g. Performance Standards advert image shown if present
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17) Pest damage, 18) Disease, 19) Surface colour, 20) Appearance due to cleanness of cut, 21) Surface debris

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Bowling Green Maintenance: 04h. Performance Standards - Holistic Management advert image shown if present
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A fundamental requirement in the use of performance standards is to manage a green holistically.

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Bowling Green Maintenance: 05. Performance Standards Data advert image shown if present
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Bowling greens might be classified into 3 or 5 grades of quality, although for many greens there will be a core range of values between which a green would be classed as a preferred range or an acceptable range which would have slightly broader parameters than the preferred range.

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Bowling Green Maintenance: 06. Performance Standards Rating Systems advert image shown if present
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A numeric rating can be applied to each standard and grade which describe the overall quality rating for a product.

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Bowling Green Maintenance: 07a. Green Speed advert image shown if present
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This is typically measured by the time it takes for a bowl to be delivered to within 150mm of a jack, from a distance of 27.4m.

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Bowling Green Maintenance: 07b. How to achieve even and medium to faster paced greens? advert image shown if present
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The commonest short-term approach is to lower the height of cut, however, this produces significant medium and long-term problems and is arguably the major cause of poor bowling greens.

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Bowling Green Maintenance: 08. Usage Management advert image shown if present
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Popular over-used rinks will contribute to the start of a slight bowls valley / depression / groove the length of a rink.

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Bowling Green Maintenance: 09. Ditch and Surrounds advert image shown if present
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A well-maintained ditch and tidy surrounding bank help to provide a pleasing backdrop and framework for a green.

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