Natural Grass Football Field Maintenance New

 Natural Lawn Care
Stages and Equipment

1- Lawn Mower

* Rotary blade grass cutting
* Cylinder Blade Grass

2- Grass Surface Ventilation

* Verti-cut)
* Verti Drain
3- Sand Blasting
4- Fertilization, Spraying
5- Combating Tools for Mid-October,
Cylindrical and Winter Season

Natural Grass Football Field Maintenance.
Rotary blade grass cutting

 Mowing grass at an appropriate height is the basis of lawn care in football fields. The physical
strength of the football fields is not affected, the normal bounce and the course of the ball is
controlled and the plant is normal

 Grass shape height should be basically 25mm-30mm during the game season. However, in the off-
season periods, the height of the form requires changes according to the metrological structure
with the methods for protection between the extremely hot summer months and the winter period.
The shape height should not go below 20 mm except in very special cases.

 In grass forms, cutting should be done by changing direction. Grass fibers that remain on the field
after the lawn is made should always be removed.

 In hot weather, to prevent burns due to sudden water loss after the form, the form should be made
in the evening and watering should be done immediately after the form.

 Stone, wood, metal piece, etc. of the area to be shaped. It must be cleaned from substances such
as glass pieces and the shape must be made with a suitable clean and sharp blade machine.

Natural Grass Football Field Maintenance.

Cylinder Blade Grass Cutting

 Cylinderative grass If cutting is done for the first time on the ground or if it is sowed, the horizontal
blade (rotary) machine should be cut, and

 cylinder blade machines should be used when the grass's root holding increases.
 Cleaning of the machines should be greased and cleaning after shaping

Natural Grass Football Field Maintenance.

Grass Aeration (Verti-Cut)

 Ventilation is carried out with a special grass, rubberized verti-cut machine, with a work width of 100–190 cm,
which can collect the collected grass residues in its warehouse. As a result of the collection of dead and living organic materials
that are deposited on the soil surface with the form of grass, the soil surface and green. It is made between vegetation areas
This layer will be cut by surface ventilation with Verticut and It will be removed. The fibers following the surface ventilation
should be cleaned with a good fiber collecting machine.Surface ventilation is used to reduce the negative effects of soils with
very frequent plant growth.

Grass Aeration (Verti-Drain)

 Since intensive use, cylindering, rain and other unsuitable conditions will cause compacted soil over time, the grass
roots in the 10 cm part from the surface will be affected by increased airlessness.

 In order to eliminate this situation, ventilation should be provided by rooting the root ventilation machine under the
supervision of Specialist Landscape Architect or Agricultural Engineers, by inserting the blades called tine up to 1 cm
- 10 cm from the surface vertically. This application can be done with the machines working by taking power from the
tail axle of the tractor or with the motorized machines. Preferably, it is recommended to use a fully vertical
motorized machine.

 Root ventilation is performed at least twice a year during the maintenance process, depending on the needs of the
site. The process will be repeated according to the need, the condition of the ground compaction and the decrease of
water permeability. Soil conditioners should also be used to ensure water drains. Sandblasting, fertilizing and seeding
after root aeration, grass growth and strengthening

Natural Grass Football Field Maintenance.

Sandblasting

 It is made with a special grass blasting machine that has traction type attached to the grass tractor or working with
hydraulic power outlets, with a working width of 120 - 150 cm with a working width of 1 mm - 20 mm.

 Non-program sandblasting should be done for all kinds of ventilation, verticut, after intermediate cultivation and for
defects in the out-of-program ground formation.

 Sand to be used must be washed, sifted, on average 0-2 mm in size and should not contain clay. The sand thrown by
the blasting machine must be distributed and fed homogeneously on the grass surface.

Natural Grass Football Field Maintenance.

Fertilization, Spraying/Hygiene

 Fertilization should not be done while the grass is wet.
 Lawn fertilizer should be used 3 times a year.
 Compound fertilizer (N.P.K) is applied to the grass field regularly every month, at the rates required by the plant.
 Field resistance should be supported with plant growth regulators (activators), soil regulators, rooting hormones and

micro nutrients.
 It should be sprinkled evenly over the whole area without leaving lumps and deposits on the grass. The area and the

amount of fertilizer to be used should be divided into equal parts and the distribution of the fertilizer should be
ensured. Otherwise, there will be a difference in color and development on the grass and a bad image may appear.
 Enzyme leaf and root fertilizers should be applied in winter.
 Fertilization should be done in the morning or evening hours.
 Fertilization should not be done on frost and windy days and during very hot hours.
 Fertilization should be done homogeneously with the fertilizer machine.
 It should be done with a single or double centrifugal fertilizer spreader with a minimum of 110-400 lt tank volume,
which allows manual or hydraulic drive and homogeneous fertilizer to be thrown away.

Spraying

 It is made with a 100-600 L volume long arm spraying and fertilizing machine driven by the tail shaft connected to the
tractor with a three point suspension system. Plant nutrition products in liquid or powder form are applied using a
pulverizer with a good calibration calculation based on the size of the site.

Natural Grass Football Field Maintenance.

Intermediate Grass Planting

Sahada mevcut karışıma uygun sertifikalı spor çeşidi çim türleri ile ara ekim yapılmalıdır.
 Intermediate cultivation should be done with certified sports type grass types suitable for the mixture in the field.
 Seed planting; September insemination should be applied as March insemination and local insemination after each

match.
 The amount of square meter grams in the areas where seeds are planted may vary up to 80-100 g / m2 in September

and March insemination under the control of engineer or landscape architect, and 25-30 g / m2 in local insemination
after the match. After seeding, 0.8 cm - 1 cm high, 0-2 mm thick sand will be laid over the entire area. Cyling will
be done after sowing the grass.

Cylinder

 Cyling should be adjusted according to the vegetation period of the grass plant. It is made of light and medium.
Cylinders should not be used on very wet or very dry surfaces. 200-250 kg of light cylindering should be done after
planting the seeds during the construction and seeding.

 Normal cylindering must be completely cylindrical before each match.
 It should be applied to strengthen the repaired areas, to correct the compression marks made with crampons, after

the match and training in wet grass.
 It should be done with cylinders weighing 250 kg -500 kg, the length of which is 1 m, and the diameter does not

exceed 70 cm.