Cleaning of Equipment 
Making sure any equipment is cleaned and then safely, and securely, stored, after use will not only help it to last longer than if it is not looked after, but will also reinforce and demonstrate good working practice and also present a professional approach to lawn care and groundsmanship. Cleaning might be by wiping with a cloth; washing down; brushing clean with a hand brush; or blowing off debris such as grass clippings with compressed air. Some other good reasons why equipment should be cleaned after use include:
Cleanness of Cutting
A characteristic which is used to evaluate the relative cleanness of cut which is produced across the leaf width of a turfgrass cultivar. Perennial ryegrass is the main species for which this relates. Ensuring mowers are well sharpened and correctly set so as to produce a sharp cut between the bottom blade and cylinder, as well as cutting in as dry conditions as practicable will help to contribute to a cleaner cut.
Clip Rate
The number of cuts the reel on a cylinder mower makes against its bottom blade over a defined distance. The clip rate is usually stated as clips per linear metre. This is also called Frequency of Clip.
Clipping Height
The height at which a grass sward is cut, more often referred to as Height of Cut.
Clippings Management
Mowing a grass surface creates clippings; these can either be boxed off or Let Fly and returned to the surface. A turf manager must decide how the clippings are to be managed, especially considering that returning clippings can add many benefits, not least the return of valuable nutrients to the sward, but also many disadvantages, not least the creation of a softer and more easily worn surface. When annual meadow grass is in flower and the grass forms a significant percentage of the grass sward then it is inadvisable to let clippings fly as this leads to the spreading of this undesirable grass
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Close Mowing
Cutting which is at the low end of the height at which a turfgrass species will survive without excessive stress for a short period of time, although its ability to withstand regular or intensive wear will be negatively affected.
Cold Seeding
The overseeding of a turfgrass sward during the autumn and late winter period, typically from late October through to March, however, mid-December to mid-February would be less likely for this approach of applying the seed, unless located on the south coast of England, or where warmer winter micro-climates exist in the UK. The aim being to get the seed into the ground before really cold weather arrives, or to get it in a month or two before a typical spring overseeding, but it will vary according to location.
A suggested benefit of this approach, which is actually as a complement to the mor
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Combination Surface
Combing
The use of an implement with metal teeth which is fixed behind the front roller of a cylinder mower to help raise up flattened grass and creeping stems prior to mowing. In effect it is a metal comb. Combing is a form of grooming.
Compact Tractor
A small tractor with a power rating in the region of 20-40 horsepower, although there isn’t a strict definition, earlier definitions from the 1980s would typically see the range being about 20-26hp. These types of tractor are relatively small and mobile, being able to work in narrow spaces making them ideal for enclosed sports grounds and limited access fields, as well as on finer turf areas such as greens and tees, as well as on synthetic and hard porous surfaces.
It would typically have a 3-point linkage and a pto speed of 540rpm and a maximum weight of around 2,000kg. the larger sized co
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