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| Publication Type:
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| Content Type: | Q & A |
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| Corporate Author(s): | Sports Turf Research Institute |
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| Title: | Mole drainage |
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| Section: | Enquiries and replies
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| Source: | Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute. Vol. 54, 1978, p. 120. |
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| Publishing Information: | Bingley, West Yorkshire, UK: The Sports Turf Research Institute |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Question: | "Our 9th fairway, which overlies heavy soil, has never been drained and lies wet in the winter but although we appreciate that it is the ideal solution, we can not afford to install a full pipe drainage system. A neighbouring club has had success with mole drainage and your views on this would be appreciated." |
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| Answer/Response: | "Although not a permanent solution, mole drainage can bring about much improvement lasting quite a long time and is cheaper than pipe drainage. For the operation to be successful, the subsoil should have a clay consistency which we gather exists on your 9th fairway but any pockets of stone will result in lack of continuity in the mole runs. When doing the work the soil should be in a moist condition but the surface relatively dry to avoid undue damage. The mole channels should run in such a way as to make use of the existing slope, ensuring that a minimum fall of 1 is 200 is achieved and the mole should be pulled uphill, each run not exceeding 200 m (220 yd.). The mole diameter and depth of operation depend upon the tractor power available. Using your own fairly large tractor you might be able to produce 50 mm (2 in.) moles at a depth of 450 mm (18 in.). A spacing of 2 m (6 ft.) is suggested. A good outlet is important, e.g. an open ditch could be used (protecting the last metre or so of mole run with piping) or a well laid 100 mm (4 in.) diameter clayware drain - the latter being at least 75 mm (3 in.) below the mole run and suitable backfilled with porous aggregate. Possibly the new few weeks would be a good time to do the work if you decide to go ahead. Some surface disturbance must, of course, be expected but we agree that something needs to be done!" |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Drainage installation; Drainage system design; Evaluations; Mole drainage; Recommendations; Soil properties
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Sports Turf Research Institute. 1978. Mole drainage. J. Turfgrass Sports Surf. Sci. 54:p. 120. |
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