“Blades are becoming a big concern for groundsmen at football league clubs”
temperatures to keep the grass plant active and stimulated.”
Grass cover is very good, however Michael is keen to keep as much growth on his pitch as possible and, when temperatures are favourable, he will look to overseed any bare areas. He is prepared to wait until the summer renovations for any major oversowing to be completed, even though the window of opportunity will be small. The Arena will be staging a
Bon Jovi concert in June which, in effect, only allows a couple of weeks to complete all the renovations required. Work planned include fraise mowing the pitch, top dressing with 50 tonnes of fresh rootzone material and then sowing a mixture of Barenbrug Bar 7 using several methods of seed drilling and sowing techniques. According to Michael the early success of the pitch
can be attributed to three key factors - using quality products and services, working closely with the manufactures and service providers, and keeping the Arena’s management and SIS informed of how the pitch is performing. “If I can justify what I am doing the club will support my needs,” said Michael. Some examples of this can be seen with Fleet and Dennis who have worked with Michael and his team
to improve the service delivery of their products. Fleet have provided a
Kombi linemarker, modified to produce an even better line with the introduction of additional paddles at the side of the spray jet. Michael has been impressed with the Kombi and the back up from Fleet.
The same goes for Ian
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