Turfgrass Management for out of Season Events
How Off Season Events Affect Turfgrass. As turf agronomists we are constantly trying to offer our clients the best solutions to sports ground management problems. Not only do we offer the latest in product innovations we also strive to create solutions to common issues. One of these is the Increasing use of venues in Australia for are traditionally regarded as ‘’off season’’ use. Concerts, moto cross and even large scale theatrical productions are now more the norm than the unusual. This, coupled with the greater use from more traditional sports such as Rugby League, Rugby Union and soccer mean that the playing surface has come under increased pressure. TV is an unforgiving mistress. Many of these events are televised and have come under an unprecedented level of scrutiny from many ‘’arm chair’’ experts. Is it possible that we are at a point where the demands on these surfaces has reached a tip off point? One where recovery is not going to occur due to pressu...