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The pitch after the second game on 27th July on the day of the match.
From late July to late August, I put down an application of GoGreen with Rootmass Plus, plus fourteen bags of Marathon 16:4:8, a tank mix of GoGreen, PKursor and Salute WSP and a tank mix of 600ml Primo, GoGreen, Salute WSP, Intrench, and Rootmass Plus.
I’ve also had the pitch verti- drained again and run the Procore over the surface twice. I’ve managed to have two nice new sprinkler heads fitted which have helped with watering overnight and making sure the pitch gets an even coverage of water, and stopped me from using the hosepipe!
It’s been my first renovation on my own and it has been a tough test, but I can’t argue with the condition of the pitch considering the equipment I have at my disposal and limited resources.
I’ve worked closely with our suppliers who have been great, helping me with my budgets and that’s been a challenge in itself, providing the right fertilisers and chemicals for the money the club are willing to pay. And, as I say, I’m happy to have got through my first renovation with a pitch that isn’t too bad!
The skills and techniques I have learnt since starting out as a groundsman five and a half years ago, at three different clubs, has given me the opportunity to take on the challenge here at Stockport and, as much as it is hard work being
alone, and a lot of hours are spent walking behind my mower, I’m enjoying every minute of it, especially when the team win on a Saturday.
Going into winter will again be challenging for all groundstaff up and down the country, and it’s no different here with the removal of frost covers daily, the inevitable snow fall and temperatures rarely getting above zero, even in the day.
We have some very early signs of it creeping in here as we have a 15-20m strip right down one side of the pitch which doesn’t see any sunlight in the winter, and it’s a challenge in itself keeping the frost out of that area come November time. We manage to get the new seed through in the growing months (albeit a little slower than other areas) as obviously
temperatures are higher and it’s much easier growing grass.
Although we cannot afford the luxury of lighting rigs, what we have going into November is mostly what were left with once February/March time arrives, so it’s vital that, in these growing months, I try and get the pitch in the best possible condition to hopefully avoid any major problems in the winter, other than maybe some crazy cold weather which none of us can do anything about!
Hopefully, this winter will be kind to all of us, although I’m sure there will still be a few sleepless nights!
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The pitch on 26th August with the season underway
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