INDUSTRY
Tennis court renovation
Tennis court - 26 days post renovation
compacted layer at 50mm depth so, at this stage, I just wanted to open the surface and penetrate through that layer. I’ll be looking to hire a Verti-Drain for the end of season renovations, to aerate to depth >150mm.” Thatch control is an ongoing task on all the surfaces. Tennis: “For the past two years, I have been managing thatch on one of the tennis courts as combined cultural control of worms and worm casts. After the removal of the chemical controls for worm casts, I set about trying to carry out everything I can culturally to reduce the eff ects of worm casts. Thatch control is a big part of this.” Cricket: “I would like to reduce the amount of thatch in the cricket outfi eld. To mine and my father’s knowledge (who has been a club member since the mid-1970s), the only maintenance carried out to the outfi eld has been regular mowing and, throughout this time, the clippings have not been collected. It’s remarkable that the thatch layer is only 15-20mm. This may be due to the fact
that no fertiliser has been applied and the outfi eld is not irrigated; the thatch content has probably been kept to a minimum as conditions allow the natural break down of the organic matter. Last autumn, I carried out a single scarifi cation with a SISIS AR4, to square off the wicket and in-line with the wicket in both directions. This may appear to be a time consuming job but, carried out a few hours at a time over the course of a week, it’s surprising how much can be done. With that said, I would like to scarify with a tractor-mounted scarifi er this autumn.” “I’ve always used the Techni Turf Wicket seed (from Agrovista Amenity) for overseeding the cricket pitches and tennis courts, which is 35% Monroe perennial ryegrass, 30% Chardin perennial ryegrass and 35% Dickens perennial ryegrass.” “One of the tennis courts has a limited water supply and is predominately fescue. In October, in an attempt to combat the high wear, I overseeded with a fescue mix
For the past two years, I have been trying to control the number of worms and casts. I am trying to make the soil conditions inhospitable for
worms and this has involved adjusting the pH to be slightly more acidic
Easton and Martyr Worthy Cricket Club 108 PC April/May 2021
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