Message Board - Natural Turf: playing field floods
5 Nov 2002 by mart
playing field floods
Last week due to a blocked pipe a stream run over the playing field i maintain, this resulted in the surface lifting making the pitch like a water bed with out breaking the surface of the grass what damage would this have caused to the turf and what maintenance should i carry out now.
5 Nov 2002 by Cliff
Water damage
It may not have caused any damage, in fact the opposite-If possible stay off the field till it's dry again, levels should be easily returned by mowing/rolling in different directions with small weight. The water will have ruptured the ground and left behind beneficial air space once the water had gone. The only problem will be possible contamination in the water, and a soil analysis may be beneficial to find out if there has been concentrates left behind. You may find that the soil will have become more fertile as a result-let us know what happens
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