KNOWLEDGE BANK
Knowledge Bank
Why Now is the Time for EcoAdvance® Premium Biology on Your Turf
Spring is the perfect time to set your turf up for a strong summer ahead. With EcoAdvance® Premium Biology, you’re not just fertilising—you’re building a healthier, more sustainable turf ecosystem from the ground up.
Victory AU: A Bentgrass Breakthrough for Clever “Lower Input” Turf Management
Victory AU is redefining bentgrass performance with a unique combination of sustainability, resilience, and playability—making it a standout choice for modern golf greens.
Thatch Management: Building Firmer, Healthier Surfaces
Explore the causes and limitations of traditional thatch management — and learn about Thatchzyme, a targeted enzymatic solution designed to accelerate natural breakdown and support healthier turf.
Spring into Stronger Turf with Tribeca
Tribeca is a powerful, broad-spectrum fungicide that provides both protective and curative action for some of the most persistent turf diseases.
Navigating the Season: A Strategic Guide to Sportsfield Transitioning
Transitioning turf from cool-season to warm-season species is a delicate balance of timing, product selection, and cultural practices.
MESA: Advanced Nitrogen Delivery for turf performance
MESA® is a premium, high-performance nitrogen source designed for turf professionals, who highlight performance and efficiency. Its innovative delivery system ensures that nutrients are absorbed effectively, minimising waste, while promoting consistently healthy turf.
Consistent turf response with MP CARBON GREEN
MP Carbon Green is a premium homogeneous micro-grade fertiliser engineered to deliver consistent turf response and build resilient soil health.
Precision Under Pressure – The Royal Sydney Golf Club
The Go-To Team behind Royal Sydney’s Irrigation Success
Annual Living Turf National Sales & ASTMA Conference Week Gallery
Annual Living Turf National Sales & ASTMA Conference Week Gallery
Key Pests, Diseases and Weeds
Spring Turf Health Alert: ERI Diseases
As spring arrives and soil temperatures begin to rise, turf managers across Australia and New Zealand need to be vigilant for Ectotrophic Root Infecting Fungi (ERI) diseases. Early action is the key to keeping ERI diseases at bay and ensuring a vibrant, healthy playing surface all season long.
AUTUMN DISEASES
As autumn settles in, it is essential to focus on common turf diseases that thrive in the season’s cooler, moist conditions. Here’s our tips on how to treat them…
ERI Management Programming Tool
ERI pathogens, while not being strong and aggressive, are very persistent and can accumulate within turfgrass root zones.
Anthracnose Issues?
Anthracnose Issues?
It attacks weakened Poa and can lead to turf death. It commonly follows environmental stress including moisture and reduced light.
Argentine Stem Weevil this summer
Over the past 30 years the period over which ASW poses a threat has widened from about 3 months to 6 months as the climate warms.
A fresh look at Turf Mites
Turf mites are now a major economic pest and are credited with severe restriction of couch regeneration in Spring. Mite populations build quickly as new shoots are produced…
Great success this season with EN’s for Argentine Stem Weevil Control
The team at Living Turf has supported the use of EN’s (Entomopathogenic Nematodes) over the past…
MATCHPLAY
Beat summer turf stress with MP Vitalise
MP Vitalise is a key part of all Living Turf stress management programs as it prepares your turf for summer stress.
Challenger Turf Seed Gains A-LIST Certification
MP STADIUM, has earned the distinction as the first accredited ‘A-List’ blend in the southern hemisphere.
New Product Innovations for Professional Turf Management
We are excited to announce the availability of three innovative products from our R&D partners, designed to elevate the performance of your turf …
Repair and prepare your turf this autumn
A MATCHPLAY Superior Liquids nutrition program can help repair turf leading into autumn and prepare turf as it comes into spring.
Introducing our latest MATCHPLAY Product – MP VERDANT
Living Turf is proud to announce our latest product MP VERDANT which joins our MATCHPLAY portfolio range.
Boosting Soil Biology – MATCHPLAY Superior Liquid Range
As spring continues to ramp up and soil temperatures are on a steady climb it is an opportune time to consider…
Boosting Cell Strength and Defences – MATCHPLAY Superior Liquid Range
As a cool spring winds down, it is important to start conditioning turf to handle the rigours of summer…
Which MATCHPLAY Superior Liquid products to use in spring
As spring renovations wrap up and the promise of a long, dry, hot summer looms it might be of some interest to quickly look at the importance…
Announcements
Fountainline Leading the Way in GPS Line Marking
Fountainline, Australia’s line-marking leaders for almost a century, have raised the bar again with their new SmartLine GPS range …
Brittney Goldsworthy Joins Living Turf’s WA Team
Living Turf is pleased to welcome Brittney Goldsworthy to our team. A graduate of the prestigious Purdue University in the USA …
Greenshed Acquires Australian Sports Turf Consultants (ASTC)
Greenshed’s consulting division, Greenspace 4D, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Australian Sports Turf Consultants (ASTC) …
Two Turf Industry Experts Join Living Turf
Living Turf are excited to welcome Andrew Peart (ViC Sales Agronomist) and Peter Abel (QLD Sales Representative) to the team.
Irrigation specialist, Clint Shaw joins Living Turf
Living Turf are excited to have an experienced irrigation specialist, Clint Shaw join them bolstering our “irrigronomy” team.
New Team Member in Auckland – Bevan Houghton
Living Turf are excited to have Bevan Houghton join our New Zealand team based out of Auckland from 13 March 2023.
Rain Bird Awards for Irrigation Excellence
The ‘Rain Bird 2022 International Golf Awards’ were held as part of GIS (Golf Industry Show) in Orlando, USA on 7 February 2023.
Living Turf to adopt BASF turf portfolio
From January 1, 2023, Living Turf will represent BASF’s professional turf product portfolio including Lexicon Intrinsic and Maxtima.
Streamline your Compliance when Spraying & Spreading
Let myApply help you plan, execute, validate and securely store your on-site spraying and spreading application records.