Proper Turf Care Will Prevent Excessive Recoveringof Turf Later On.

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Athletes aren’t concerned about the damage they do the the earth beneath their feet. They’recompeting for physical and competitive supremacy — they’re out to be their best. A single high-schoolathletics department has the ability to displace hundreds, if not thousands of turf divots in a given day.Proper turf management is the route towards a beautiful and resilient surface.

How To Take Care Of Turf

In theory, the field should be a completely neutral element. Too often an athlete will find himselfstruggling to deal with the landscape of the field, rather than the gameplay elements evolving upon thefield. Commonwealth Sports Turf Services realizes the importance of high-tech cutting edge turfmanagement efforts. At the same time, they never lose sight of tried-and-true methods like effectiveaeration. The more attention and focus that goes into promoting turf health, the better the results willbe. Turf grass replacement will never become a major concern for those tasked with turf managementat any organization, if they are attentive.

Every professional turf manager will attest that there is a given limit to the amount of traffic a piece ofturf can sustain without getting torn apart. One pro-tip that will save a ton of mess and a bunch of laborlater is to schedule field use around times where the turf is at its most dry. The more wet the turf, themore damage it is likely to sustain during activity.

Best Practices To Take Care

Another useful practice to reduce the amount of turf recovery necessary is to attempt to rotate the fieldoften. If a field is large enough to section off into four or more zones, it is wise to consider adding thisincreased organization to the deployment of field activities on the turf. Proper advance planning is asure-fire way to achieve excellent results and to get a bit more quality use out of a field.

Whether the game is football, soccer, field hockey or something else — there’s plenty that goes into turfrecovery after a game. Golfing activity poses a large threat to turf health and simply trying to treat thepock marks that show up all across the course after a day on the links isn’t a lasting solution.Commonwealth has a pro-active approach that includes advanced turf assessments. Starting arelationship with any field involves an in-depth soil study. Keeping that relationship strong entailsunderstanding the soil, grass and mineral components of the turf on a scientific level. For athleticmanagers who are eager to get out and work in a lot of practice on the field as the weather gets warm— exercise caution! Activity on turf that hasn’t fully defrosted and come back to life from a dormantwinter is even more damaging than the same activity done in Spring-time. Proper turf management andcare will optimize the benefit any particular field can offer.

Keith Kitchen

Owner at Commonwealth Sports Turf ServicesGrowing up on a working farm that feeds your family gave Keith an appreciation for the importance ofplanning for growth. It was corn and peanuts then, now it sports turf. After graduating from VirginiaTech with a Bachelors of Science in Agricultural Economics and spending 5 years with SouthernStates, Keith partnered into a new business venture overseeing natural turf maintenance for LuxuryLawns, a startup maintenance company. Continued growth over 20 years has placed Luxury Lawns, acompany Keith now owns, in the top small businesses in the Midlothian area specializing in residential

turf management, landscape design and installation, and hardscape applications. After success in theresidential turf market, Keith launched Commonwealth Sports Turf and now manages the day to dayoperations of the business.