SportsTurf

June 2014

SportsTurf provides current, practical and technical content on issues relevant to sports turf managers, including facilities managers. Most readers are athletic field managers from the professional level through parks and recreation, universities.

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20 SportsTurf | June 2014 www.sportsturfonline.com Field Science | By Julie Adamski In the heart of the facility sits the Maureen Hendricks Field. In 2012, our crew decided that even though the stadium pitch was good, it could be better. The end goal of our thinking was for the pitch to be able to sustain more use while requiring less water and fungicides. To make the pitch the best that it could be it needed to be renovated due to three main reasons: to remove the built-up organic layer, to eradicate the inheritedPoa annua population, and to return the pitch to its original grade. The pitch consisted of a 4-inch heavy organic layer. This layer was comprised of 11/2-inch thick cut sod and 21/2 inches of organic build-up that was consistent with all fields in our complex over a 12-year span. Clippings and the use of low-quality organic compost caused this organic layer. By From Seed To playing in 35 dayS Just 35 miles northwest of washington, DC, sits an athletic oasis. Each year, thousands of athletes from around the world visit the Maryland SoccerPlex, a 600-acre park consisting of 22 pitches. The facility includes 16 native soil pitches (9 cool season, 7 bermudagrass), three sand-based pitches (1 cool season, 2 bermudagrass), and three synthetic fields. The Soccerplex has hosted everything from MLS Open Cup matches to the University of Maryland rugby team. Dimple seeding Adding ≤ inch of topdressing First day of mowing 20 days after seeding The organic layer

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