Western Boone High School - Fountain Central High School - The Tale of Two Football Field Grow-Ins

Both projects have been discussed on the blog in 2013.  Here is an update on both projects:

Western Boone - Below is a picture taken on July 23, 2013.  The sodded Kentucky bluegrass surface (maintained at 4 inches) is performing well in the rather cool summer.  With that said, the field is a bit dry.  Irrigation has been adjusted after discussion with the grounds staff:

To learn more about this project click HERE and HERE.

Fountain Central - Below is a picture taken on July 26, 2013.  The seeded Riviera bermudagrass surface has made great strides over the past 3 weeks.  The field was topdressed just prior to this photo and is maintained at 1 inch:

To learn more about this project click HERE.

Bottom line, both fields will perform well this fall.  Which surface would you prefer to manage?

The SmartTurf Blog will monitor each surface as football begins.

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

Play on!
--Jamie
@JamieMehringer