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Martin Sampson, and his assistant Russell Ashford, were faced with a difficult choice - to seed or turf - following the removal of a huge marquee from his ground alongside the RFU headquarters at Twickenham
football pitch that had been covered for thirty-one days during the 2008 Autumn Series of international rugby matches at Twickenham.
artin Sampson, Head Groundsman at Cardinal Vaughan School, is always mindful of spending his budgets wisely and getting value for money. This was again the case when he was faced with a choice of either returfing or re-seeding an area (1300m2
M ) of his first team
throw of the stadium and earns income from letting their ground out to the RFU for car parking during matches, and from corporate hospitality, much of this being ploughed straight back into the facility. And, of course, the RFU benefit from having quality pitches nearby for training and practice. One of the busiest times for
Martin is during the lead up to an international match, when the surfaces have to prepare for over 1,000 cars and a 1,300 square metre marquee, which overlaps the 1st XI pitch. The Investec series saw four back to back internationals, which meant an area of the pitch (one of the penalty boxes) was covered for thirty-one days from 4th November. Before the marquee base went
The School lies within a stone’s
whether to turf or seed the area once the marquee was removed, bearing in mind he needed the pitch back in play by January. Having done some research, and comparing the substantial cost saving between seeding and turfing (some £13k), he decided he would trial Barenbrug’s new BAR 50 SOS seed mixture. Martin contacted Neil Pettican, the company’s Regional Sales Manager, who explained that, although SOS would not give him an instant playing surface, he believed that it would provide a sufficient surface for the first game in January, improving from thereon with additional overseeding. Neil explained that there was a risk involved, although due to the substantial cost savings it was a choice that he would take in the same situation. Neil’s decision was based on the results from extensive laboratory and practical field trials conducted by Barenbrug Research together with UK field trials he had personally seen in January 2008. Martin undertook the following
work: 5th December
• Spiked, brushed and raked with SISIS Quadraplay
down Martin mowed the grass, fed it with some 4:0:10 with turf hardner and punched holes into the soil profile.
• Vertidrained area
• Applied three bags of Green Power Multi K miniprilled fertiliser 13:0:46
However, Martin was debating
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