I saw the very first Dandelion in flower yesterday on a lawn. Surrounding it, were Daisies enjoying the spring sunshine. Spring arrives early this year. While March 21st is traditionally the first day of spring, the astronomical event that marks the turn of the seasons – the Vernal Equinox – occurs at 11.44 on Friday the 20th March.
As their name suggests, the two equinoxes of spring and autumn are the points when day and night are of equal length – at least north or south of the equator, where light and dark are a lways in balance.
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Turf Managers are always faced with challenges in their daily work, mostly from the perils of the prevailing weather, making their work harder. Advice may be sought from an amenity turf care products supplier or distributor, relating to one of their fertilisers or chemicals or from a professional body such as the Sports Turf Research Institute or the Institute of Groundsmanship. The majority of advice comes from word of mouth or from fellow turf managers on their local patch. There are a lot of amateur volunteer groundsmen and groundswomen out there, looking after cricket clubs, tennis clubs, bowls clubs and football clubs. They are not paid for their work in support of their sport club or sport facility and may not have received much practical or technical training. Where do they or can they turn for advice when they need it?
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