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Publication Type:
| Report |
Content Type: | Q & A |
Corporate Author(s): | Sports Turf Research Institute |
Title: | Turf nursery |
Section: | Enquiries and replies Other records with the "Enquiries and replies" Section
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Source: | Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute. Vol. 54, 1978, p. 118. |
Publishing Information: | Bingley, West Yorkshire, UK: The Sports Turf Research Institute |
# of Pages: | 1 |
Question: | "Difficulty is usually experienced in obtaining good turf for repairs to our cricket table. Could you please put us onto a good supplier? Perhaps we ought to grow our own turf!" |
Answer/Response: | "Good quality turf is becoming increasingly difficult to find at the right price. We suggest you consult your local newspaper or Yellow Pages with a view to locating a nearby source but before bulk purchase ask for a sample for examination to ensure that the correct grasses and soil are present. We attach from our records a list of suppliers known to us in your area. You could of course use prepared turf from the outfield although this would leave you with the task of restoring the denuded area. In the long run it would indeed be a sound plan to establish your own turf nursery. For this an easily accessible area of land approximately three times the size of your anticipated annual need for turf should be selected. It should have a good depth of topsoil matching your existing soil and be stone-free to facilitate easy turf lifting. Cultivate the land thoroughly and prepare a smooth, fine, evenly firmed (but not over-compacted) seed bed tilth by alternate heeling and raking. Any lime and fertilizer should be added as necessary following a soil analysis. Ideally sowing should then take place in mid/late August using the appropriate fine seeds mixture at 35 g/m2 (1 oz./sq. yd.). Once established the area should be maintained along the same lines as for the table itself. Each year the one-third of the area from which turf is taken will need to be re-sown." |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Economic factors; Evaluations; Recommendations; Sod producers; Turfgrass nursery
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Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Sports Turf Research Institute. 1978. Turf nursery. J. Turfgrass Sports Surf. Sci. 54:p. 118. |
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