Greenmaster Pro-Lite Cold Start – Trial #2

Objective: To review the performance of various fine turf spring fertilisers applied in very early spring (10th March 2015)

Duration: March 2015 – April 2015

Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire

Field site: The trial was situated on the practice chipping green

Design: Block design, fully randomised with three replications

Summary

• The treatments were applied in March before a cold spell of spring weather.
• Strong responses were noted despite the cold early spring weather.
• Clear differences were noted in the response to treatments even though N levels were the same.
• The Greenmaster Pro-Lite Cold Start provoked and sustained a strong colour and quality response through the month after the early March treatment.
• The Greenmaster Pro-Lite Turf Tonic produced stronger results as time passed.
• The potassium nitrate produced a slight NDVI blip early on but did not product any marked result otherwise.
• The untreated turf deteriorated rapidly without any fertiliser treatment.