Sprigging Bermudagrass

We were able to get 2 soccer fields sprigged with bermudagrass this week. That only leaves us with 8 more to do! Yes it is late in the season to be sprigging but weather and schedule haven't exactly been on our side this year so we felt it was best to get in what we could now. We will push the grass to fill in as much as possible before the end of the warm season and re-evaluate the fields next spring. This week hasn't been as extreme with heat and humidity but I feel pretty confident we will return to normal before long. Here are some pics!

Testing irrigation heads before sprigging...

Closeup of sprigs - Tifway 419

The sprigging machine basically cuts open the soil, drops the sprigs, and crimps them into soil. A starter fertilizer was spread before sprigging began...

It is very important to get water on the sprigs as soon as possible. Sprigs are living plant material and must stay soaked for the first few weeks of establishment

A finished field...

I know, it looks like a soupy mess! Grow little sprigs, grow.

Some pics of some of the other progress this week....

HQ building framing

Installation of asphalt multi-use trail

View of baseball field progress from top of hill

Dugout block construction