Sports Turf Plant: Red Fescue Term: Sprig

Fine or Red Fescue Cool season Shade tolerant Fine texture Establish by seed or sod Deep green Drought tolerant Low – No additional fertilizer required Mow to 1 ½ to 2” Creeping fescue or Chewnings fescue

Cool season

Shade tolerant

Fine texture

Establish by seed or sod

Deep green

Drought tolerant

Low – No additional fertilizer required

Mow to 1 ½ to 2”

Creeping fescue or Chewnings fescue

Sprig Cut up pieces of grass plants that spread by rhizomes and stolons Disc them into soil Or Spread across soil and cover with a thin layer of sand. Root and grow rapidly in summer Doesn’t work until it is warm out

Cut up pieces of grass plants that spread by rhizomes and stolons

Disc them into soil

Or

Spread across soil and cover with a thin layer of sand.

Root and grow rapidly in summer

Doesn’t work until it is warm out

Bentgrass Cool Season Grass Full sun Grown on sand Texture: Fine Requires more water than most sod Requires mowing minimum every 2 days to 1/8” to 1/4” Prone to disease Fertilize every 4-6 weeks Recommended Uses Golf Courses Greens Lawn tennis courts Croquet pitches Lawn bowling greens Not a lawn grass!!

Cool Season Grass

Full sun

Grown on sand

Texture: Fine

Requires more water than most sod

Requires mowing minimum every 2 days to 1/8” to 1/4”

Prone to disease

Fertilize every 4-6 weeks

Recommended Uses

Golf Courses Greens

Lawn tennis courts

Croquet pitches

Lawn bowling greens

Not a lawn grass!!

Virginia Tech Lane Stadium - Worsham Field Sports Turf Management Association’s college field of the year 2008 Patriot Bermuda grass New variety developed for sports turf by Oklahoma State University

Sports Turf Management Association’s college field of the year 2008

Patriot Bermuda grass

New variety developed for sports turf by Oklahoma State University

Greentech ITM Richmond, Virginia Company Has installed field turf for: Virginia Tech Michigan State New York Giants 2004 Athens Olympics 2008 Beijing Olympics

Richmond, Virginia Company

Has installed field turf for:

Virginia Tech

Michigan State

New York Giants

2004 Athens Olympics

2008 Beijing Olympics

Integrated Tray Management 4,600 4 x 4 trays rest on pedestals 2 -3” above an asphalt base. Fertigation system A vacuum system connects 22 air vents under the field Moisture level is precisely controlled The air vents allow air to be blown up through the trays to improve the flow of oxygen, which will enhance grass growth. A heating system warms the soil to extend the Bermuda grass active season

4,600 4 x 4 trays rest on pedestals 2 -3” above an asphalt base.

Fertigation system

A vacuum system connects 22 air vents under the field

Moisture level is precisely controlled

The air vents allow air to be blown up through the trays to improve the flow of oxygen, which will enhance grass growth.

A heating system warms the soil to extend the Bermuda grass active season

Virginia Tech Grass Patriot Bermuda grass Supplied by Oakwood Sod Farm in Delmar, MD Improved Bermuda grass with greater cold tolerance Established with 2,000 bushels of grass sprigs Takes 90 days from planting to game ready

Patriot Bermuda grass

Supplied by Oakwood Sod Farm in Delmar, MD

Improved Bermuda grass with greater cold tolerance

Established with 2,000 bushels of grass sprigs

Takes 90 days from planting to game ready

Turf Program Jason Bowers turf manager. 2008 Turf award winner 2000 graduate of Virginia Tech’s 2 year turf management program Sows 3,500 lbs of ryegrass seed every September Keeps field green until Late November Cover with straw from December until April Remove the ryegrass with a dethatching machine in May.

Jason Bowers turf manager.

2008 Turf award winner

2000 graduate of Virginia Tech’s 2 year turf management program

Sows 3,500 lbs of ryegrass seed every September

Keeps field green until Late November

Cover with straw from December until April

Remove the ryegrass with a dethatching machine in May.

Trays

Transition Golf Turf Greens Bentgrass Mowed to 1/8” to ¼” height w/ special mowers Tees – Bentgrass, Bermuda or Zoysia Fairways & Rough Bermuda – Ryegrass combination Bluegrass Fescue

Greens

Bentgrass

Mowed to 1/8” to ¼” height w/ special mowers

Tees – Bentgrass, Bermuda or Zoysia

Fairways & Rough

Bermuda – Ryegrass combination

Bluegrass

Fescue

Quiz tomorrow Review Best grass for shade? Best grass for quick greening? Best grass for drought tolerance? Best looking cool season grass? What grass is going dormant now? What could you do to get it to turn green?

Review

Best grass for shade?

Best grass for quick greening?

Best grass for drought tolerance?

Best looking cool season grass?

What grass is going dormant now?

What could you do to get it to turn green?

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