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practices. In addition to helping
the plant conserve energy we save
money on fuel and labor by slowing
grass growth.
Proper mowing with sharp
blades or reels is another key
summer maintenance practice for a
successful fall soccer field program.
Depending upon your species of
grass this practice will vary widely.
Our cool season grass of choice
for our irrigated soccer fields is
Kentucky bluegrass. During spring
and fall sports the fields are mowed
shorter and more frequently for
better ball roll using Toro 6000 Z
mowers. During the offseason and
summer, we use a Progressive 15'
roller mower puller by a John Deere
4066 tractor to efficiently mow most
fields. This combination allows one
operator to mow multiple fields very
quickly and to travel on the road
between locations without needing
a truck and trailer. After the spring
sports season ends, the mowing
height is raised in order to encourage
Compaction is typical in goal mouths for sports. Photo courtesy of A. J. Powell, Jr., Ph.D.
deeper roots. To minimize injury
to the grass, we don't mow athletic
fields when temperatures are above
85 degrees. At temperatures above
85, cool season turf is really just in
survival mode and grass damage
can occur from mowing or traffic.
Typically, mowers will start in the
morning and shut down when temps
peak 86 or higher.
Pesticides are sometimes needed
for summer soccer field maintenance.
Warm night temperatures with high
humidity are favorable conditions for
turf grass fungal disease. Healthy
grass is fairly disease resistant but
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