4th Nov 2026

Early Start: Why Dew Management Should Be Part of Every Turf Professional’s Toolkit

For turf managers, grounds teams and greenkeepers, dew is more than just an early morning inconvenience. Persistent leaf moisture can contribute to increased disease pressure, poorer playing conditions and additional maintenance requirements throughout the growing season. Early Start has been developed to help tackle that challenge with a simple, effective approach to dew control.

Early Start works by reducing the surface tension of water droplets on the leaf, helping moisture disperse more quickly and limiting the accumulation of dew across the turf canopy. The result is a drier surface and a growing environment that is less favourable for the development of many common fungal diseases.

One of the product's key strengths is its longevity. Depending on application rate, Early Start can provide between one and three weeks of dew control, helping to reduce reliance on daily switching, brushing or dragging to remove moisture from playing surfaces.

For busy turf professionals, efficiency is equally important. Early Start requires no watering in after application, making it quick and easy to incorporate into existing maintenance programmes. It can be used throughout the year whenever conditions favour dew formation, providing flexibility across a wide range of turf surfaces.

Whether managing golf greens, sports pitches, bowling greens or amenity turf, controlling excess surface moisture is an important part of an integrated turf management strategy. By keeping leaf surfaces drier for longer, Early Start helps support healthier turf, improved surface performance and a more proactive approach to disease management.

Recommended application rates range from 0.12-0.2 litres per 1,000m² in 40-60 litres of water, allowing users to tailor performance according to conditions and desired duration of control.

The simplest way to view Early Start is as a practical preventative tool. Rather than reacting to moisture each morning, turf managers can take positive steps to minimise its impact, helping maintain cleaner, healthier playing surfaces with less disruption to daily maintenance operations.

Early Start: Proactive dew control for healthier, more resilient turf.

For more information about the products, please contact our sales team.

Contact

Vitax Ltd | Owen Street, Coalville, Leicester LE67 3DE

Tel: +44 (0) 1530 510060 | Email: info@vitax.co.uk | Web: www.vitaxamenity.co.uk

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