Winter Sports - Football
Winter Sports - Football
The Cappielow main stand throws a shadow across the wettest part of the pitch ...
weeks using our ‘new’ Verti-Drain 7316; again, this is weather dependent at all times to allow the grass plant to take hold. Two weeks before the first scheduled league game, I fertilise the pitch with a 12:3:24 using an Everris spreader; I really don’t want fast growth in August and September. I then apply a 6:0:24+2%Fe in September. When growth slows down, I use the verticutter after each game to clean the surface of debris, but will still get recovery with slow growth. I always divot after each game once
the surface is clean and repair with a pre- germinated 100% rye grass mix. Soaking takes six days from start to finish and is mixed in with a 90/10 rootzone and feed.” Mark then goes on to explain a technique
that is somewhat unusual. “During November, and through to the end of January, I blow the whole pitch with a backpack blower after each game, a process that takes two days. This removes debris and stands up the leaf blade. Keeping the leaf blade off the surface minimises disease to
... it’s a wee bit close!
the plant. I believe the pitch is better for this and have carried this out for six years now.” “I start verticutting again after each game
in February. During this month, I usually apply a 12:4:8 to help the grass to thicken up and, with the extra daylight hours into March, get a reasonable response. When growth really picks up in April, I start cutting again, bringing the height down to 16mm for the remainder of the season.” “The last home league game is in the first week of May and, after that, I start to scarify
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