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 24 August 2015
Junior pitches
- west side
Hardness
N

60
80
80

90
100
80
80
100

70
100
90
90
100

Main pitch
- east side
90
80
120
90
90

80
90
130
70
130

80
100
70
110
100

soft
acceptable
hard

Dry firm surface;

Traction

10

12

15

low
acceptable
high

15

15

10

15

15

Low traction on bare areas

Surface Cover (%)

80%; goal areas & west corridors bare

Botanical Composition

35% couch / 35% ryegrass / 30% Poa

Vigour (max. 5)

rated 3.5 of 5
Couch starting to show new shoots

Density (max. 5)

rated 3 of 5: thin ryegrass cover

loss of cover due to traffic in goals & centre corridors

Evenness (max. 10)

5: many localised depressions

Surfaces of both pitches are dry & firm

Wear

Goal areas and centre corridors of both pitches have lost grass cover

Surface Damage

North end goal areas to CHF have been cut up by foot traffic
Thinly grassed areas on both pitches are uneven but able to be used
Corridors are bare

Rainfall during past week

mL

Recommendations

1.
2

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thur

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

17-Aug

18-Aug

19-Aug

20-Aug

21-Aug

22-Aug

23-Aug

24-Aug

7.4

0.0

0.0

1. Ok for use