DePauw University - Sprigs Have Been Installed, Here We Grow.

Back to DePauw. I stopped by yesterday. The Patriot bermuda grass sprigs were installed last Thursday. As mentioned in an earlier post, the crown was re-leveled before sprigging and the cool season turf was sprayed with glyphosate (RoundUp) and scalp mowed.

Here are two photos of the field:

No, the sprigs are not dead and the field is not being overwatered. For the first 10 days after planting, the sprigs need to stay extremely wet. Is is working? Here is an up close shot of a sprig I pulled out of the soil. (Click on the photo to enlarge the photo, and then click again to zoom in)

As you can see, there are a couple of white roots extending from the stolon and green plant tissue extending from the crown. We are well on our way to a warm season field.

I will be posting weekly photos of this field.

To see the earlier post on this project, click HERE.

To learn more about DePauw University athletics, click HERE.

Go to j-dturf.com to learn more about J&D Turf.

Play on!
--Jamie