Monthly Archives: April 2024

What a turf-week this has been, namely down to the 2024 Week of Turf Madness, where Scotland was turf-challenged by Skåne and Västra Götland. The challenge runs for seven days from 21st to 28th April and follows the usual format for … Continue reading →

11..00 am tomorrow morning and the start of another Turf competition. This one is called the 2024 Week of Madness, an interesting and perfectly apt title. It’s a three-team challenge between Scotland and two teams from across the North Sea, … Continue reading →

Ever since the beginning of time, human beings with too much spare time on their hands, i.e. human beings who turf responsibly, are happily retired and spend far too much time blogging, ask questions like, why do you feel refreshed … Continue reading →

There’s a strange feeling I encounter at the start of a new Round, after all my hard-won points and zones from the previous Round turn to dust. I’ve found that unless I get out turfing straight away and get some … Continue reading →

Yes, it’s going to happen! Following on from the success of last years event, the Scottish Turf Open Weekend 2024 will again take place in Edinburgh, Scotland, running from 31st May to the 2nd June and goes by the codename … Continue reading →

The rain has stopped. Yes, the rain has stopped. Seems like it’s been raining for 40 days and 40 night but really just the past few days, leaving the ground waterlogged, and mud and puddles, and muddy puddles, all over … Continue reading →

A dual-purpose trip to Edinburgh today. One, to grab a couple of turfer unique zones near the city centre. Two, to purchase a pair of turfing boots. Yes, you would normally call them walking or hiking boots but as the … Continue reading →