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Turf Grass Articles:

Athletic Field Management on a Limited Budget
Implement a site specific management program.
Written By: David D. Minner Associate Professor Department of Horticulture Iowa State University
End of the Season Practices for Athletic Fields
If you are putting your field to bed this fall and tucking it in nicely with some love and care then you can expect it to wake up next spring ready to go and ahead of the game.
Written By: David D. Minner Associate Professor Department of Horticulture Iowa State University
Growing Lawns Under Shaded Conditions
The establishment and maintenance of good quality lawns in partially shaded conditions may be possible if the basic requirements are known and understood. Trees have extensive root systems that enable them to take up huge amounts of water and nutrients. Dense leaves decrease the light intensity under the trees. Competition for water, nutrients and light are some of the basic causes for turf failure in shaded conditions.
Planning for Field Renovation
Before you can develop a field renovation program, you need to get a handle on all the details: the number of sites, the number and type of fields at each site, and the condition of each field. Others will need access to the information you gather and the program you develop, so set up a system to record the details. This could be a computerized spreadsheet, handwritten notes in a notebook or a combination of the two.
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Tips For Athletic Field Care
In most cases, facilities are needed for play before seeded grass has completed a full year’s growth. Higher seeding rates allow for faster ground coverage and provide better competition with weeds, especially crabgrass. Higher than normal seeding rates that provide faster coverage are Kentucky bluegrass 3 to 4 lbs/1000 sq.ft.
Turf Maintenance for Athletic Fields
As a football or baseball coach, you are concerned with the safety of your athletes. You provide them with protective gear to reduce physical injury and with programs for physical conditioning. But, do you provide them with a safe playing field? Many of the knee, foot and ankle injuries sustained by football and baseball athletes are a direct result of poor athletic field construction and maintenance programs.