Ok trendsetters – let’s call it an idea rather than a project at this stage.

I have a mangy bit of lawn, but with good retic. How does one turn a patch of lawn into a putting green? What steps to follow? How to go about it?

(I can take pictures during daylight hours tomorrow and post them oif you need some further info)

party_pants said:

Ok trendsetters – let’s call it an idea rather than a project at this stage.

I have a mangy bit of lawn, but with good retic. How does one turn a patch of lawn into a putting green? What steps to follow? How to go about it?

(I can take pictures during daylight hours tomorrow and post them if you need some further info)

First of all, define putting green. If you want to putt on it, you need the correct species.

Second, preparation is everything. Remove all weed species and their seeds.

• I have a mangy bit of lawn, but with good retic. How does one turn a patch of lawn into a putting green? What steps to follow? How to go about it?

Dig it up, get roll on…

party_pants said:

Ok trendsetters – let’s call it an idea rather than a project at this stage.

I have a mangy bit of lawn, but with good retic. How does one turn a patch of lawn into a putting green? What steps to follow? How to go about it?

(I can take pictures during daylight hours tomorrow and post them oif you need some further info)

using the correct type of grass is probably a good start

party_pants said:

Ok trendsetters – let’s call it an idea rather than a project at this stage.

I have a mangy bit of lawn, but with good retic. How does one turn a patch of lawn into a putting green? What steps to follow? How to go about it?

(I can take pictures during daylight hours tomorrow and post them oif you need some further info)

What breed of grass p_p?

Some will never get to the putting green.

what type of grass?

party_pants said:

what type of grass?

oogle could be your friend. g

party_pants said:

what type of grass…

..should I be looking for as starters?

party_pants said:

what type of grass?

If it’s kike or buffalo, you’ll never get that look.

party_pants said:

party_pants said:

what type of grass…

..should I be looking for as starters?

One that never gets very long.

jjjust moi said:

party_pants said:

what type of grass?

If it’s kike or buffalo, you’ll never get that look.

unnecessary.

party_pants said:

party_pants said:

what type of grass…

..should I be looking for as starters?

Couch, seaside bent. But you are looking at a shitload of maintenance.

roughbarked said:

jjjust moi said:

party_pants said:

what type of grass?

If it’s kike or buffalo, you’ll never get that look.

unnecessary.

He has mangy grass already, read.

• But you are looking at a shitload of maintenance.

Concrete. Astroturf. Done.

Maybe a miniature windmill…

Tifdwarf and Tifgreen for a barnbougle type green, but any creeping bentgrass would be fine

jjjust moi said:

party_pants said:

party_pants said:

what type of grass…

..should I be looking for as starters?

Couch, seaside bent. But you are looking at a shitload of maintenance.

not just maintenance, plenty of preparation as well

jjjust moi said:

party_pants said:

party_pants said:

what type of grass…

..should I be looking for as starters?

Couch, seaside bent. But you are looking at a shitload of maintenance.

Yeah. High maintenance. Lots of work to make any putting green type lawn, anywhere in Australia and indeed anywhere on earth.

jjjust moi said:

party_pants said:

party_pants said:

what type of grass…

..should I be looking for as starters?

Couch, seaside bent. But you are looking at a shitload of maintenance.

That’s a good start then. It is couch. Was laid as roll-on for a wedding. Was absolutely beautiful and lush once, but the wedding was several years ago and it’s been left go for a while.

jjjust moi said:

roughbarked said:

jjjust moi said:

If it’s kike or buffalo, you’ll never get that look.

unnecessary.

He has mangy grass already, read.

why offer him more then?

roughbarked said:

jjjust moi said:

party_pants said:

..should I be looking for as starters?

Couch, seaside bent. But you are looking at a shitload of maintenance.

Yeah. High maintenance. Lots of work to make any putting green type lawn, anywhere in Australia and indeed anywhere on earth.

might be better putting a scrape in…

From my days working for a seed retailer most Melbourne sandbelt clubs used a very fine couch – Zip Bermuda. But it not only the grass as mentioned previously you need to prepare the ground first, including levelling with a lawn rake or such like. To get the best putting green effect you also need to top dress with a good quality sand

roughbarked said:

jjjust moi said:

roughbarked said:

unnecessary.

He has mangy grass already, read.

why offer him more then?

If his mangy grass was kike or buff, forget the putting green look.

Capsico? Or is this your usual stupid period?

• Lots of work to make any putting green type lawn, anywhere in Australia and indeed anywhere on earth.

Sand. Diesel. Rake…

furious said:

• Lots of work to make any putting green type lawn, anywhere in Australia and indeed anywhere on earth.

Sand. Diesel. Rake…

Diesel is a no no nowdays, water table and all that shit.

Don’t know what is used.

kryten said:

From my days working for a seed retailer most Melbourne sandbelt clubs used a very fine couch – Zip Bermuda. But it not only the grass as mentioned previously you need to prepare the ground first, including levelling with a lawn rake or such like. To get the best putting green effect you also need to top dress with a good quality sand

Sand should be no problem. I was thinking about sieving a few barrow loads of it. This property is nearly all sand.

that was “good quality sand”, p_p, not the WA variety.

the other thing to get would be a good quality mower and keep the blades sharp.
A roller you can get from bunnings, they sell the drum ones that you fill with water to the required weight

party_pants said:

kryten said:

From my days working for a seed retailer most Melbourne sandbelt clubs used a very fine couch – Zip Bermuda. But it not only the grass as mentioned previously you need to prepare the ground first, including levelling with a lawn rake or such like. To get the best putting green effect you also need to top dress with a good quality sand

Sand should be no problem. I was thinking about sieving a few barrow loads of it. This property is nearly all sand.

The big maintenance is verti-cutting and coring twice a year.

Topdressing only, encourages thatch. This has to be verticut.

Coring removes old roots and thatch and gives the grass a new growing medium.

stumpy_seahorse said:

the other thing to get would be a good quality mower and keep the blades sharp.
A roller you can get from bunnings, they sell the drum ones that you fill with water to the required weight

Yes you can’t use a slasher mower.

party_pants said:

kryten said:

From my days working for a seed retailer most Melbourne sandbelt clubs used a very fine couch – Zip Bermuda. But it not only the grass as mentioned previously you need to prepare the ground first, including levelling with a lawn rake or such like. To get the best putting green effect you also need to top dress with a good quality sand

Sand should be no problem. I was thinking about sieving a few barrow loads of it. This property is nearly all sand.

maybe installing a sand trap for chipping practice would be easier? :P

stumpy_seahorse said:

the other thing to get would be a good quality mower and keep the blades sharp.
A roller you can get from bunnings, they sell the drum ones that you fill with water to the required weight

a roller mower was on the list

Sounds a huge amount of fuss & bother. Just level the ground and lay a green felt carpet, and drill some holes in it.

Don’t forget, you will need an old fashioned cylinder mower to make it into a putting green.

stumpy_seahorse said:

party_pants said:

kryten said:

From my days working for a seed retailer most Melbourne sandbelt clubs used a very fine couch – Zip Bermuda. But it not only the grass as mentioned previously you need to prepare the ground first, including levelling with a lawn rake or such like. To get the best putting green effect you also need to top dress with a good quality sand

Sand should be no problem. I was thinking about sieving a few barrow loads of it. This property is nearly all sand.

maybe installing a sand trap for chipping practice would be easier? :P

A public golf course would be easier p_p.

Mowing every second day, fertilising every two weeks. Need I mention pests and diseases?

Bubblecar said:

Sounds a huge amount of fuss & bother. Just level the ground and lay a green felt carpet, and drill some holes in it.

I was going to make a small square for practice iron shots.

Bubblecar said:

Sounds a huge amount of fuss & bother. Just level the ground and lay a green felt carpet, and drill some holes in it.

my front lawn is putting green flat, but the grass cover it too patchy to be used as such…

jjjust moi said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

party_pants said:

Sand should be no problem. I was thinking about sieving a few barrow loads of it. This property is nearly all sand.

maybe installing a sand trap for chipping practice would be easier? :P

A public golf course would be easier p_p.

Mowing every second day, fertilising every two weeks. Need I mention pests and diseases?

red-headed cock chafers are a big problem for tassie golf courses

jjjust moi said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

party_pants said:

Sand should be no problem. I was thinking about sieving a few barrow loads of it. This property is nearly all sand.

maybe installing a sand trap for chipping practice would be easier? :P

A public golf course would be easier p_p.

Mowing every second day, fertilising every two weeks. Need I mention pests and diseases?

The other option for a new hobby is one of those RC helicopters :\

party_pants said:

Bubblecar said:

Sounds a huge amount of fuss & bother. Just level the ground and lay a green felt carpet, and drill some holes in it.

I was going to make a small square for practice iron shots.

That has to be tougher grass than the putting green stuff.

jjjust moi said:

party_pants said:

Bubblecar said:

Sounds a huge amount of fuss & bother. Just level the ground and lay a green felt carpet, and drill some holes in it.

I was going to make a small square for practice iron shots.

That has to be tougher grass than the putting green stuff.

square of artificial turf, I mean.

party_pants said:

Bubblecar said:

Sounds a huge amount of fuss & bother. Just level the ground and lay a green felt carpet, and drill some holes in it.

I was going to make a small square for practice iron shots.

a heavy sheet pegged along one side to the hills houst, a length of irrigation pipe pinned diagonally down each side and the base of the ‘funnel’ pegged to the ground.

Makes a good practice fairway for irons and returns the balls to you

• The other option for a new hobby is one of those RC helicopters :\

Get a drone.

Put out fires in your spare time…

furious said:

• But you are looking at a shitload of maintenance.

Concrete. Astroturf. Done.

Maybe a miniature windmill…

This.

Don’t muck around, hire a dingo or bobcat.

Excavate the soil and put in solid formwork.

Call up your local supplier and get a couple of metres of concrete. For a couple of slabs of beer, you can get some young blokes to screed and finish it.

Head down to Bunnings, get out the credit card and buy some natural looking artificial grass. It’s about $20 per square metre.

Glue it down.

No watering, no mowing, no spot weeding just kick back and enjoy.

Teleost said:

Don’t muck around, hire a dingo or bobcat.

Excavate the soil and put in solid formwork.

Call up your local supplier and get a couple of metres of concrete. For a couple of slabs of beer, you can get some young blokes to screed and finish it.

Head down to Bunnings, get out the credit card and buy some natural looking artificial grass. It’s about $20 per square metre.

Glue it down.

No watering, no mowing, no spot weeding just kick back and enjoy.

he’ll need a metre or 2 of sand to go on top of the artificial turf if he wants to do it properly

How, and how often do you mow?

bob(from black rock) said:

How, and how often do you mow?

I’ve only moved in here a couple of months ago. Right now I haven’t done anything with it apart from general mowing with the old Victa. I know I’ll need to mow more often and with a different style of mower.

roughbarked said:

jjjust moi said:

party_pants said:

..should I be looking for as starters?

Couch, seaside bent. But you are looking at a shitload of maintenance.

Yeah. High maintenance. Lots of work to make any putting green type lawn, anywhere in Australia and indeed anywhere on earth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXNlLWf9NpM

Bentgrass Cultivars for Golf Course Turf
http://www.njaes.rutgers.edu/pubs/publication.asp?pid=E324

The above is an example of information available through the
University Experimental Stations & Co-Operative Extensions
I suggest seeking out a Co-Operative Extension for YOUR Area
through your closest State University for Turf & Maintenance
more suitable for your particular growing area.