Sports Turf Service
Pro Touch Landscapes presently maintains 10 sports fields for varsity and junior varsity teams
in the Hall County area. We have experience in analyzing problems and developing site plans for
athletic fields, establishing, fertilizing, irrigating and pest management control of grassed
area, and planning and implementing a relevant school-to-work transition experience. We reel mow
our playing surfaces with our tri plex reel mowers and keep our playing surfaces between 3/4-1-1/2”.
These mowing heights require more frequent mowing so that we do not remove more than 1/3 of the
leaf blade at a given time. These mowing heights also allow for our customers to take advantage
of a faster, denser playing surface for their players.
Our sports turf fertility program focuses on turf products that requires up to 30% less
water, produce tougher tighter turf and produce longer, stronger roots to handle summer stress
and high traffic. We use polymer science to control the uptake of nitrogen and maintain other
nutrients in the soil profile. This keeps nutrients from leaching from the soil. By using this
technology we alleviate the growth spikes that our competitors experience by using sulfur coated
products and/or straight mineral products and we don’t have the sudden high growth rates that
turf grass is prone to experience. Our products are released by soil microbe activity and basically
allow the plant to take what it wants when it wants it. This results in fewer clippings, a more
constant greener color and a more even playing surface. It also develops better soil structure
over time.
Fertilization, mowing and management of thatch and soil compaction are all management practices
that influence the water requirements of a Turfgrass area. Specific use of the field and the financial
operating budget dictate the frequency at which we perform each of these tasks. We recommend aerating
your sports fields at least one time annually and more times would be better. We also recommend
topdressing your playing surface to aid with leveling and controlling the thatch layer.
Over-seeding your baseball, lacrosse and soccer fields is also recommended so that you protect
your Bermuda grass in the winter months when you are playing on the fields. It is an easy process
if left alone after seeding will provide a nice green turf to play on throughout the winter months. |
