JOHN MASCARO ’ S PHOTO QUIZ
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This fescue , bluegrass and ryegrass football fi eld had a magnifi cent monostand of goosegrass through the center third of the fi eld due to fi eld renovation delays . These renovations were planned to occur immediately following the installation of a new irrigation system . The county ’ s in-house team cut sod out of the center third of the fi eld in preparation for new sod to be installed while they waited for the contractor to fi nish installing the irrigation system . The pump assembly ended up being on back order for more than a month , and the resulting wait time allowed the fi eld to develop this crop . Since goosegrass is a perennial grassy weed and can germinate and spread from seeds , underground root structures and rhizomes , it ’ s hard to pinpoint exactly where this banner crop came from . Once the irrigation was up and running , the area was treated with a nonselective herbicide and the area prepared and fi nally sodded . This is an interesting example of “ what is really down there ” in the seed bank !
Photo submitted by Shawn Beaumont , CPRP , recreation / maintenance coordinator at Prince George ’ s County in Hyattsville , Maryland .
John Mascaro is president of Turf-Tec International
If you would like to submit a photograph for John Mascaro ’ s Photo Quiz , please send a high-resolution digital photo to John Mascaro via email at john @ turf-tec . com . If your photograph is selected , you will receive full credit . All photos submitted will become property of SportsField Management magazine and the Sports Field Management Association .
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