Well here we are, 4 days until the beginning of the 2013 season at Elizabethtown Sports Park. We continue to struggle with getting tasks accomplished in our constantly fluctuating weather conditions. However we have taken full advantage of the good days and slugged through the bad. By we I mean of course, the Crew, they have done a great job getting things done here in the last several weeks. I have recently added additional seasonal crew members and they are eager to work and learn!
Here a couple photos of some of the field specific work we have been able to accomplish...
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| We rolled all of the infields to help compact them again after all of the freezing and thawing. Rolling also helps "seal off" the surface to force water to run off and not soak into the mix... |
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| A few days later we were able to lightly scarify drag the infields to open up the top 1/2" or so. We let the infields sit open for a few hours to dry in the sun and wind. We then went over them with a roller to seal off the surface again. |
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| I took this photo a few days later after a morning shower to show that my footprints barely disturbed the surface. I sank down into the mix maybe 1/4"-1/2" |
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| For the first tournament of the season we are hosting a large soccer event which will use all of our sports fields, including the dormant bermudagrass. Playing on dormant bermudagrass is a normal occurance across the Southern States. We found that striping the fields with blue paint really stands out on the dormant bermudagrass. |
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| Another look at the blue paint striping on the dormant bermudagrass... |
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