John Mascaro's Photo Quiz
Answers from page 17
The brown line in early January on this field is the result of a growth
cover that seperated. (You did not overthink the reason for this line I
hope.) Since this part of North Carolina is in the transition zone, many
bermudagrass fields in this area are overseeded. Since this soccer stadium had no late play and did not have a match until April 1 however,
the Sports Turf Manager felt like they had plenty of time to get the
bermudagrass green for the first match. The crew put covers on the
field at the end of November and left them down until 2 days before
the match. They did remove the covers in late January to put out an
application of pre-emergent herbicide and that is when this area was
discovered. They actually caught the cover separation with plenty of
time and covered it back up prior to the event. Standing on top of
the spot you could slightly see the line but you could not see it from
the stands and the field played very well for the event.
Photo submitted by Jimmy Simpson, CSFM, facility works expeditor for the Town of Cary, Cary, NC. n
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