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 17 August 2015
Junior pitches
- west side
Hardness
N

50
40
60
60
50

50
50
50

Main pitch
- east side

40
60
60
60
50

60
60
60
70
60

40
70
60
40
120

60
50
50
60
60

soft
acceptable
hard

Surface water only at Main pitch, north goal;

base still generally firm
Traction

10

12

low
acceptable
high

12

12

12

12

Poor 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
Ryegrass is yellowing

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

Water from overnight rain on surface
Surfaces of both pitches are very fragile

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 churned up
Corridors are bare, soft and very fragile

Rainfall during past week

mL

Recommendations

1.
2

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thur

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

10-Aug

11-Aug

12-Aug

13-Aug

14-Aug

15-Aug

16-Aug

17-Aug

0.4

0.4

0.0

4.4

1.2

0.2

7.4

1. Keep all traffic (vehicles & play) off until water disappears & surface dries