Category Archives: Turf

Turf Blog 23-06-23

With a few days turfing under my belt while riding the Harley Quinn single speed bicycle, I’ve come to various interesting conclusions. The first concerns bicycle weight. And what a difference not having a heavy bike makes to the day, … Continue reading

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Turf Blog 21-06-23

After the excitement of seeing some noctilucent clouds, see Turf Blog 16-06-23, I’ve been out every night since in the hope of photographing them. Unfortunately, they seem to be very rare and only occur for a short period of time … Continue reading

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Turf Blog 18-06-23

Following a recent comment from another turfer about Turf Video 10-06-23, asking about cycling though fields of crops and having zones in such locations, I thought it might be informative to take a look briefly at some legislation we lucky … Continue reading

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Turf Blog 16-06-23

The past few days have been hot, to put it mildly, though there’s nothing mild about the temperatures, well into the mid-20’s and the word scorchio comes to mind. Far too hot for turfing during the day, at least as … Continue reading

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Turf Blog 15-06-23

One might think, that after 30 months turfing, one would get used to losing large numbers of zones to another turfer, who goes by the name of, well just let’s say in fairness, They-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. You switch the turf app on … Continue reading

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Scottish Open 2023

The very first Scottish Open Turf Championship will take place in Edinburgh, Scotland, on the 30th September 2023 and there are two separate 90 minute events. The event for bikes starts at 11.30 am and the foot event starts at … Continue reading

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Turf Blog 13-06-23

Here’s an interesting question. How many turfers go out turfing at 1.00am and are also looking for hedgehogs, or rats, but not rabbits, dogs, bats, hare, horses, roe deer, fox sheep, cattle. badgers or cats? You don’t know! Daft question, … Continue reading

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Turf Video 10-06-23

Regular visitors to Planet Gary will have come across various posts on the topic of single speed bicycles, my latest project, or rather, series of projects as there will be more than one. My first project is a single speed … Continue reading

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Turf Blog 07-06-23

Chores first thing this morning. Watering plants for a relative away on holiday, I know not where. Takes over an hour, hundreds of the bloody green things, the hose dribbles and the water pressure is quite low. And that’s just … Continue reading

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Turf Blog 06-06-23

Let’s talk about zones. Zones are more often than not, at least from my experience, not the most exciting or interesting places to visit. Yes, sometimes, they are quite spectacular, amazing and thrilling, but your average common or garden variety … Continue reading

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