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| Author(s): | Middleton, Sarah |
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| Title: | Learning curve |
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| Section: | Latymer Upper School
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| Source: | The Groundsman. Vol. 60, No. 10, October 2006, p. 26-28. |
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| Publishing Information: | London, England: Institute of Groundsmanship. |
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| # of Pages: | 3 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Sports turf maintenance; Facility profile; Fertilization program; Leaching; Nitrogen fertilizers; Irrigation program; Drainage; School turf
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| Facility Names: | Latymer Upper School, in London, England |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Profiles the four rugby/football pitches, two cricket squares, and sand-filled carpet and sand-dressed carpet pitches at London, England-based Latymer Upper School. Details maintenance practices used at the facility, stating that "it's a hungry site that takes a lot of feeding because it's so incredibly free draining." Explains that "the pitches are sat on a site that is a far cry from the previous London clay base. They were boggy and wet in winter and bumpy and dry during the summer." Describes the groundsmen's role as "[keeping] the soil open and aerated. [They] do that by verti-draining to a variety of depths using different tines as this helps to avoid a soil pan from forming." Provides the fertilizer application process, including "[taking] soil samples from each pitch on a regular basis to keep a close eye on soil nutrient status and to determine what fertilisers [fertilizers] need to be applied, and in what form and when." States that "[the] main battle is keeping the sward green. It loses colour [color] really quickly." Concludes that "this has to be one of the highest specification school sports grounds in the area - it's on a par with the training grounds of premiership football clubs." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Middleton, S. 2006. Learning curve. Groundsman. 60(10):p. 26-28. |
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