JOHN MASCARO ’ S PHOTO QUIZ
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These brighter green lines on this baseball stadium infield appeared every eight feet . When this infield turf in Wisconsin greened up in early spring , the lines were very apparent , and the sports field manager was perplexed what could have caused this phenomenon . As it turned out , when he aerified in the springtime , he discovered the cause . The aerifier at the facility had two bad hollow tines located right next to each other that were not pulling cores . In the fall , they had used a plow behind the equipment , so they never saw that two tines were not pulling cores . When they aerified in the spring and did not use the plow , he noticed a perfect eight-foot spacing between the original green lines and they were exactly where those tines made their passes . Apparently , in the fall , the areas that were aerated had not healed back yet compared to the strips with the bad tines . The mowing pattern disguised the pattern pretty well as shown in the photo ; however , if you look closely , you can still see it .
Photo submitted by Kyle A Slaton , CSFM , director of grounds for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers , Class A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers in Appleton , Wisc .
John Mascaro is president of Turf-Tec International
If you would like to submit a photograph for John Mascaro ’ s Photo Quiz , please send it to John Mascaro , 1471 Capital Circle NW , Ste # 13 , Tallahassee , FL 32303 call ( 850 ) 580-4026 or e-mail to john @ turf-tec . com . If your photograph is selected , you will receive full credit . All photos submitted will become property of SportsField Management and the Sports Turf Managers Association .
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