“The players have no excuses for performing poorly on what is one of the
sellers of worm suppressants! Unfortunately, time limits the amount of monitoring done, but root growth, and consequently grass coverage, is steadily improving under this regime, and penetrometer readings reveal an impressive reduction in compaction throughout the diamond.
Last May the company
arranged for the pitch to be fraise mown taking off the top 15-20mm of vegetation using the Koro. It was then vertidrained and overseeded with the top- rated BSH A20 seed mix. This was followed with 60 tonnes of 80/20-rootzone dressing from Banks Amenity. There is always the problem of getting 60 tonnes of topdressing into an Edwardian city centre ground where the only access is via 8 foot wide gates fronting onto a very busy narrow market road! The wet
summer months were ideal, thankfully, as the watering system is very primitive. Germination and growth was excellent.
Whilst visiting the ground I met up with Graham Turner and he had nothing but praise for the standard of work the grounds team were achieving. He said the players have no excuses for playing poorly on what is one of the best pitches in their league. Gareth and Mike put it down to having well-paid staff, trying to use the right equipment at the right time, learning from others in the profession and taking advantage of the huge amount of information available on the internet. The current condition of the Hereford pitch is a shining example of what can be achieved by a club with a total annual grounds maintenance budget of under £20,000.
best pitches in their league” Hereford FC’s manager Graham Turner
Highground’s machinery list
Hayter T44 Hayter L324
John Deere 2653A John Deere 455 John Deere 1145 Ford 1920 tractor SISIS 123
Efco Toureg 4WD rough mower Charterhouse Vertidrain SISIS Aeraid, SISIS Litamana 3 Allett Buffaloes 2 Allett Shavers Allett Big John scarifier
Jacobsen Greensking with thatchaway units Cushman Topdresser Cushman Slitter
450litre Gambetti sprayer SISIS Variseeder Fleming fertiliser spreader Groundsman aerator
Thatchaway verticutter/rotobrush
Bernhard reel grinder and bottom blade grinder Dennis pricker 3 Fleet Kombis 1 Fleet Beamrider
Teamscout pedestrian sprayer Protea Greens Mower SISIS Rotabrush/Scarifier Greentek Thatchaway 3 Rover rotary mowers 2 John Deere mulchers, 2 Kawasaki strimmers
Mansfield Sand & Fibresand
For more Michael Curran
both pitches with four visits to each pitch scheduled throughout the season. Dr Steve Baker undertook these visits, the first two taking place at Bristol in April and October followed by visits to Newcastle in September and November. Third visits to the pitches were scheduled for mid February. It is encouraging to report that all results to date are consistent with the research programme results. The views of the players, from both clubs, and also
Craig Richardson
visiting teams, has been extremely positive with comments such as “more forgiving” to describe the surface and “more player friendly” indicating that the reduced hardness and increased resilience results appears to have been confirmed.
A final end of season
report will be given in due course which will be more detailed in all respects but, at this stage, it is definitely fair to say, so far very good.
The Mansfield Sand Company Limited, Sandhurst Avenue Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. NG18 4BE Fax: 01623 420904 E-mail:
mansfield-sand.co.uk Website:
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The Mansfield Sand Company Limited, Sandhurst Avenue Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. NG18 4BE Fax: 01623 420904 E-mail:
mansfield-sand.co.uk Website:
mansfieldsand.co.uk
information call Russell Latham on 01623 622441
or 07887 527382
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