This is another post in a periodic series entitled #LifeOnTheRoad.
The background is simple. During my travels I encounter many grounds
managers/coaches doing great things. Because of this, I have started
this series. The goal - expose more grounds managers, coaches,
architects, etc to areas of facility and sports turf maintenance that
may be implemented to their facility/design.
Many
times, having an on site sod farm at a facility is a great idea. A
small amount of sod that is under a program similar to the playing
surface will allow for quick in season repairs with sod that will be
comparable to the existing turf on the field. Here are a couple shot of
the sod farm outside of
Marlins Park:
The
sod farm is fully irrigated and on the same fertility program as the
playing surface. It is also maintained at the same cutting height.
There are two types of sod due to the fact that both 419 bermudagrass
and paspalum are grown at Marlins Park.
Here is a photo of the sod farm at
Parkview Field, home of the
Ft Wayne TinCaps. Although it is smaller in area, it serves the same purpose as the farm in Miami.
Is an on site sod farm a fit at your facility?
Go to
j-dturf.com to learn more about J&D Turf.
Play on!
--Jamie
@JamieMehringer
