FIELD OF THE YEAR SCHOOLS AND PARKS SOCCER
Our management team truly listens to us. They’ re always receptive to our concerns, especially when it comes to field closures for maintenance.
SFM: Can you share a little about your overall management approach to the winning field and what you feel have been the most important aspects to getting this field to an award-winning level? Hamilton: I’ d like to take a moment to brag about one thing: Our management team truly listens to us. They’ re always receptive to our concerns, especially when it comes to field closures for maintenance. To maintain the high level of play we receive and continue providing a world-class surface, they understand that downtime for turf TLC is essential.
Beyond that, our approach is simple but effective. We focus on foliar applications for fast results and always aim to keep the grass“ hungry” and thriving. We’ re fortunate to have some great tools that help us achieve this. We utilize our fertigation system to ensure a steady supply of nutrients, allowing us to feed the turf in a controlled and cost-efficient way. Our John Deere 7200A reel mower provides an incredibly precise, scissor-like cut that gives us that pool-table-quality turf. And the Swozi auto painter is a game-changer, allowing us to quickly move wear and tear to different areas of the field as needed by painting a new field just feet from the original field. It’ s the antiresod machine that saves time and money for multiple areas in our park’ s sports field.
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