At many of Britain’s leading golf courses, the philosophy is simple: little and often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That approach has helped clubs gradually increase the proportion of bent and fescue grasses in their playing surfaces, improving turf quality while maintaining the firm, fast conditions players expect. Accurate overseeding has become an important part of the process, and Wiedenmann’s Terra Float Air has played a significant role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wiedenmann UK\u2019s National Sales Manager, Mike James said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Course managers are increasingly looking at the composition of their swards and asking whether they’re growing the right grasses for the future. The emphasis is shifting towards species that require less water, fewer fertiliser applications and lower levels of chemical intervention, while still delivering the quality of playing surface golfers expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“That’s one of the reasons for strong interest in the Terra Float Air<\/em>. It allows greenkeepers to adopt a much more gradual approach, introducing small quantities of seed on a little-and-often basis and steadily influencing the make-up of the sward over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “We’ve seen that approach adopted by links courses – Nairn, St Andrews and Newquay are among many who have all carried out successful long term programmes but it’s equally relevant to inland courses that are looking to improve drought tolerance, reduce inputs and strengthen the overall health of the turf.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Terra Float Air<\/em> combines precise seed application with the flexibility to tackle a wide range of conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The machine’s electrically driven metering system gives operators complete control over application rates, helping to minimise waste while ensuring even coverage across the entire working width. The result is accurate seed placement and improved germination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As its name suggests, the Terra Float Air follows the contours of the ground exceptionally well. The floating design enables the machine to work closely with undulations, delivering a clean, even finish from pass to pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another reason for the Terra Float Air’s popularity is its versatility. A choice of tools and dosing sleeves allows operators to tailor the machine to suit different surfaces, conditions and objectives, whether the priority is introducing new grasses, improving seed-to-soil contact or carrying out routine renovation work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Terra Float Air<\/em> has helped many clubs increase the frequency of overseeding operations without disrupting playing surfaces. The machine first opens the surface before an air-flow and deflector system meters seed accurately and uniformly into the prepared ground. Fine rollers, brushes and interchangeable sleeves help create excellent seed-to-soil contact while incorporating topdressing and leaving behind a remarkably clean finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Accurate calibration at quantities as low as 1 g per square metre, an on-board computer and the ability to work quickly and efficiently have made the Air<\/em> particularly effective. Like every machine in the Wiedenmann stable, versatility lies at the heart of the 1.6 m wide design, switching to work as a soil conditioner when required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For demo contact your local Wiedenmann UK dealer or call 0141 814 3366.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At many of Britain’s leading golf courses, the philosophy is simple: little and often. That approach has helped clubs gradually increase the proportion of bent and fescue grasses in their playing surfaces, improving turf quality while maintaining the firm, fast conditions players expect. Accurate overseeding has become an important part of the process, and Wiedenmann’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1029,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[638,637,478,331,636,84,51,363,120,85],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wiedenmann.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1028"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wiedenmann.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wiedenmann.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wiedenmann.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wiedenmann.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1028"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wiedenmann.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1030,"href":"https:\/\/wiedenmann.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1028\/revisions\/1030"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wiedenmann.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wiedenmann.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wiedenmann.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wiedenmann.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}