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Kettering Loam Kettering Loam has a typical clay content of 24%. This loam has been used by local authorities and school cricket pitches for many many years. The loam is ideal where a pitch is required to give a quality surface while receiving a minimal amount of preparation.
Benefits
• Boughton Loams produce quality, hard, consistent pitches with good bounce and carry
• Free draining for quick and easy pitch preparation and fast grass seed germination
• Sterilised to stop the importation of weed seeds and soil born fungi which can develop into fairy rings
• Boughton Loam dressings are guaranteed dry to enable easy spreading either by hand or through mechanical spreaders.
Bounty County Loam
Boughton County Loam has a clay content of between 30-32% providing a firm true pitch able to last at least four days at County Cricket level.
Benefits
• Boughton Loams produce quality, hard, consistent pitches with good bounce and carry
• Sterilised to stop the importation of weed seeds and soil born fungi which can develop into fairy rings
• Free draining for quick and easy pitch preparation and fast grass seed germination
• Boughton Loam dressings are guaranteed dry to enable easy spreading either by hand or through mechanical spreaders.
Ongar Loam™
Ongar Loam™ is a county and club wicket quality topdressing with a high clay content of 31% to create high quality and top performing wickets.
Ongar Loam is a heavy clay loam screened to 4mm. When rolled under the correct soil moisture conditions, Ongar Loam gives hard wickets of consistent pace and bounce. Adequately supplied with available nutrients for healthy grass growth. pH 7.9.
Typical Soil Analysis Clay Slit
Sand
31% 38% 31%
Motty Strength 76kg Mendip Loam
Mendip Loam is renowned as a medium / heavy natured soil with an approximate clay content of 30% screened to 4mm. The high percentage of clay and resultant resistance to wear, has established Mendip Loam as one of the most popular loams for cricket squares in the UK.
The hard-wearing nature of Mendip Loam makes it an ideal choice for anyone constructing or renovating a square with compatible material.
Typical Soil Analysis
Gravels 8mm-4mm 1% & 4mm- 2mm = 1%
Sands 2mm-0.050mm 13% Slit 0.050mm-0.002mm 55% Clay 0.002mm
30% Surrey GOSTD 125 Loam
Surrey GOSTD 125 is renowned as a first class club cricket wicket top dressing and soil conditioner. The loam is the most popular cricket dressing from the GOSTD range of loams and features a high clay content of approximately 26% - 30%, with strong binding qualities.
Specially produced as a top dressing for the finest quality wickets, to provide and maintain a fast pacey surface. GOSTD 125 has proved its worth over many years in the successful preparation of an ever increasing number of the country’s superior cricket squares.
Key Points: Heavy clay loam
Suitable for first class club standard cricket Surrey GOSTD 75 Loam
GOSTD 75 is suitable as village and school standard cricket wicket top dressing and soil conditioner. The Loam is primarily formulated to provide a medium strength clay content of approximately 23%-25% with a healthy proportion of organic matter and good binding qualities.
As a top dressing GOSTD 75 will help to provide a medium paced wicket and is ideal for venues where there is not a full time groundsman.
GOSTD 75 is also recommended for soil conditioning in conjunction
with hollow tyning procedures, when the existing soil structure has broken down, stimulating root growth and promoting a healthy vigorous sward.
Key Points: Medium clay loam Suitable for village and school standard cricket SHOP ONLINE 24/7 @
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