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SEE US ONLINE - http://www.sportsturfonline.com using ...fibers makes sense economical- ly, environmentally and aesthetically. It is very player-friendly and requires low field maintenance," he says. To ensure optimal performance, the fibers were roto-tilled into the soil at a depth of four inches and at a rate of one pound per 12 square feet. The field was then laser graded to a smooth crown. The surface grading was adjusted to transition from the nat- ural turf field to the artifi- cial turf peri- meter smooth- ly, ensuring there was no discernible lip between the two. According to Dixon, "We had to make sure the blend between the artificial turf bor- ders and the natural turf was smooth for both safety and aesthetic reasons." The field was then row planted and surface broadcasted with sprigs of 419 (Tifway) bermudagrass. Preparation was complete by the spring of 1995, A layer of crushed gravel was laid as a sub-base and topped with 10 to 12 inches of a sand and peat mix. and the Razorback field was fully grassed by mid-August, in ample time to begin fall practice. A Season Later The turf required little irrigation during the first season, often going seven to ten days without watering even during the summer heat. In fact, it was in such good condition at the end of the season that it did not require the typical overseeding to maintain stability during the dormant season. As part of his on-going diagnos- tic/maintenance contract with VA, Dixon is now waiting to see if turf fibers can solve another long-term problem common to grass surfaces: rhizomes. Rhizomes are the central source of both the blade and roots. "After two to three years, natural fields typically have a problem where the rhizomes start to come to the sur- face," he explains. "I want to see if the ...fibers help to slow or prevent this from happening. Only time will tell." 0 Circle 119 on Postage Free Card January 1997 31
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using ...fibers makes sense economical-ly, environmentally and aesthetically.It is very player-friendly and requireslow field maintenance," he says.
To ensure optimal performance, thefibers were roto-tilled into the soil at adepth of four inches and at a rate of
one pound per12 square feet.The field wasthen lasergraded to asmooth crown.The surfacegrading wasadjusted totransitionfrom the nat-ural turf fieldto the artifi-cial turf peri-meter smooth-ly, ensuringthere was nodiscernible lipbetween thetwo.
Accordingto Dixon, "We had to make sure theblend between the artificial turf bor-ders and the natural turf was smoothfor both safety and aesthetic reasons."
The field was then row planted andsurface broadcasted with sprigs of 419(Tifway) bermudagrass. Preparationwas complete by the spring of 1995,
A layer of crushed gravel was laid as a sub-base and toppedwith 10 to 12 inches of a sand and peat mix.
and the Razorback field was fullygrassed by mid-August, in ample timeto begin fall practice.A Season Later
The turf required little irrigationduring the first season, often goingseven to ten days without wateringeven during the summer heat. In fact,it was in such good condition at theend of the season that it did notrequire the typical overseeding tomaintain stability during the dormantseason.
As part of his on-going diagnos-tic/maintenance contract with VA,Dixon is now waiting to see if turffibers can solve another long-termproblem common to grass surfaces:rhizomes. Rhizomes are the centralsource of both the blade and roots.
"After two to three years, naturalfields typically have a problem wherethe rhizomes start to come to the sur-face," he explains. "I want to see ifthe ...fibers help to slow or prevent thisfrom happening. Only time will tell." 0
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