DePauw University - Bermuda After 28 Days of Play

I made a quick trip to west-central Indiana today.  Look for posts this week from Indiana State as well as Rose Hulman.  First stop and post is an update from DePauw.  There are two warm season fields at DePauw.  The first set of photos is from the new soccer field.  This field was seeded with Riviera Bermuda grass on May 15 of this year.  Cutting height 1/2 inch.  So far, the field has seen 23 straight days of play:

The shear tester is reading 15 ft. lbs. before the field tears.  This is similar to a well maintained bluegrass field.

Next stop was up the hill to the 1 year old Patriot Bermuda grass field hockey field.  Cutting height 1/2 in.  So far, this field has seen three straight weeks of women's field hockey practice:

The shear tester is reading 30 ft. lbs. before the field tears.  This is similar to a well maintained Bermuda fields in the Midwest.  Not surprisingly, a one year old field is much stronger than a 3 month old field.  

Look for more updates as the season continues.  

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Play on!

--Jamie

@JamieMehringer