JOHN MASCARO ’ S PHOTO QUIZ
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During spring preparation of this softball fi eld , the recreation / maintenance coordinator saw a funny green look to one of his community center softball fi elds . He stated that , upon further investigation , “ We encountered new growth on the fi eld .” Apparently , someone took it upon themselves to seed Kentucky bluegrass into this softball fi eld ’ s skinned infi eld . The presence of tire tracks and the uniformity of coverage indicated that it was probably applied with a drop spreader . He is not totally sure who performed this volunteer effort ; however , his prime suspect is a particular group that asked if they could have a “ grass infi eld ” the year prior . When questioned , they did not confess . The seed must have been applied in early spring , a week or two before the municipality ’ s crew arrived at this fi eld for renovation . The crew mechanically removed the seed by skimming the top layer off . Luckily , since the seed was in the early stages of germination , not much root mass had developed . I would classify this action as vandalism , even though the responsible party fi gured they were “ helping .”
Photo submitted by Shawn Beaumont , CPRP , recreation / maintenance coordinator at Prince George ’ s County in Hyattsville , Md .
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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