SportsTurf Consultants (Aust) Pty Ltd

45 Westerfield Drive Notting Hill Victoria 3168

Ph 03 9574 9066 Fax 03 9574 9072 email: info@sportsturf.com.au

BRANDON PARK RESERVE

Assessed 25 May 2015
Junior pitches
- west side
Hardness
N

50
50
50

30
40
30
40
40

Main pitch
- east side

60
50
40
70
40

60
50
60
80
50

30
60
50
40
60

70
50
40
60
60

soft
acceptable
hard

Both pitches have dried since last week

East side is drier and firmer
Traction

10

18

15

low
acceptable
high

10

18

10

15

20

Poor traction where grass cover is poor or

ground moist
Surface Cover (%)

80%; goal areas & west corridors bare

Botanical Composition

50% couch / 50% ryegrass

Vigour (max. 5)

rated 4 of 5: sodded couch areas browning off due to dormancy

vigour of ryegrass has improved

Density (max. 5)

rated 3 of 5: thin ryegrass cover

loss of cover due to traffic in centre corridors

Evenness (max. 10)

5: many localised depressions

No water on surface
Many areas with footmarks making uneven surface
Major wear damage on West side pitches - grass churned into soil
East pitch corridor is thinning

Wear
Surface Damage

Many footprints causing uneven surface

East Pitch: Both goal areas bare; Centre corridor thinner;
West Pitch: Centre corridor of both junior pitches severely churned into mud.

Rainfall during past week mL

Recommendations

1.

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thur

Fri

Sat

Sun

18-May

19-May

20-May

21-May

22-May

23-May

24-May

0.2

4.4

6.8

0.0

Roll both fields with flat roller to even out footprints so that rain will not collect on
surface.
Take care to avoid vehicle damage on wetter areas