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So, the grass would have been fine if we did not get the rain the night before the game. Instead of letting it grow for the next month we will spend an extra $300k to put new grass in one week before the Ole Miss game. If the current grass should have been good last week, shouldn't it be good after anot her month of growth?
The problem was the seams. The rain was a compounding issue.
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Should have sodded with St Augustine hahaha.
Bermuda for sports turf. Don't want the vines tripping people
It was a joke, but it wouldn't have seams. Ha
Where do you get this seem free St. Augustine sod?
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So, the grass would have been fine if we did not get the rain the night before the game. Instead of letting it grow for the next month we will spend an extra $300k to put new grass in one week before the Ole Miss game. If the current grass should have been good last week, shouldn't it be good after anot her month of growth?
The problem was the seams. The rain was a compounding issue.
False. The problem was that the sod had not had enough time to establish an adequate root system. It was essentially just laying on top of the sand and was able to come up in large chunks very easily.
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Rain events like the one before the Rice game do not come about unexpectedly. Why not just roll out a tarp when you know it's going to happen an then unroll it either before the game or when the rain stops? I don't see why rolling out an entirely new surface in mid season and then playing on it after a single week trumps leaving the existing field and giving it another three weeks to take root.
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So, the grass would have been fine if we did not get the rain the night before the game. Instead of letting it grow for the next month we will spend an extra $300k to put new grass in one week before the Ole Miss game. If the current grass should have been good last week, shouldn't it be good after anot her month of growth?
The problem was the seams. The rain was a compounding issue.
False. The problem was that the sod had not had enough time to establish an adequate root system. It was essentially just laying on top of the sand and was able to come up in large chunks very easily.
...at the seams. Had the grass had adequate time, the roots would have spread from sod piece to sod piece and would have created an adequate "floating floor", if you will, over the sand. Time is the main issue. Secondarily, the rain exposed the fact that the sod squares had not cleaved to one another by exasperating the negative qualities of sand. If the seams were solid, the rain wouldn't have mattered. If the roots were longer, the sand wouldn't be a problem. That's why I said the rain was a compounding issue rather than the main cause..
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How about more than one tarp?
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Covering baseball fields doesn't seem to be a problem.
quote:quote:Hey, maybe I'm wrong and if so please inform me with some facts. I've laid grass before. I do know this, laying grass before the Ole Miss game can't be a great idea... not enough time
I love bed sores but he doesn't know dick about grass.
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Please see above where I believe replacing the playing surface is unnecessary. After the grass is established, a tarp is completely unnecessary. The only reason they are used in baseball, is for the clay or dirt areas. The grass areas have enough subsurface drainage to handle way more than a 4" rain.
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Jeremiah, you set um straight!
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Jeremiah, you set um straight!
Only my mother calls me that
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The roots absolutely grow from sod to sod. They also grow down.
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I'll take rhizomes for $200, Alex!