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Content Type:Q & A
Corporate Author(s):Sports Turf Research Institute
Title:Loss of levels on a slit drained pitch
Section:Enquiries and replies
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Source:Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute. Vol. 70, 1994, p. 142-143.
Publishing Information:Bingley, West Yorkshire, UK: The Sports Turf Research Institute
# of Pages:2
Question:"Just over two years ago our soccer pitch was drained, employing sand slits at 2 m centres, connecting up to the existing and functioning pipe drains. The drainage work was totally successful with a dry surface available all last winter. Unfortunately, we were unable to play on it because of erosion of the sand over the slits leaving a rutted, dangerous surface. What can be done to bring the pitch into a playable condition?"
Answer/Response:"A degree of sinkage must always be expected in the 12 months following the introduction of an intensive slit drainage scheme. However, in this instance the level of disruption to the surface was exaggerated by climatic factors following the drainage work. Slit drains were topped with aggregate and seeded in the spring. The grass stood no chance of establishing through the dry summer which followed without available irrigation. Unfortunately there is no irrigation to site, or at least none worth mentioning. As a consequence initial erosion was caused by the lack of stability of the sand-filled trenches at the surface, without a turf with its roots to bind it together the sand was subject to wind blow. Once the erosion process begins it rapidly accelerates, added to by the traction from pre-season training and anticipated sinkage losses. The short-term solution to your dilemma is to keep topping up trenches with a mixture of sand and organic amendment to restore levels. This may have to be done frequently through the winter playing season to make up for further disruption caused by play, as such it should be considered a part of your post-match renovation procedure. Next spring plan to make a final application of the fill mixture before overseeding with a pre-germinated perennial ryegrass. Hopefully, some of the existing grass will have crept over the surface of the trenches by then helping to stabilise the sandy mix and hold some moisture to encourage a rapid take of seed. The moral of the story is pre-planning and in this instance, ensuring that an adequate water supply is available when undertaking works involving the establishment of seed, particularly where a sand rootzone medium is involved."
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Erosion; Recommendations; Slit drainage; Soccer fields; Sports turf maintenance
Language:English
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ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Sports Turf Research Institute. 1994. Loss of levels on a slit drained pitch. J. Turfgrass Sports Surf. Sci. 70:p. 142-143.
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