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RFU Rugby Pitch Maintenance with Keith Kent in Association with Sisis Machinery - Month 2, October

http://www.sisis.com/ http://www.rfu.com/home/managingrugby... THIS IS A MONTH BY MONTH PITCH MAINTENANCE PROGRAMME CREATED BY KEITH KENT FROM THE RFU. THIS GUIDE IS SPECIFICALLY FOR RUGBY CLUB GROUNDSMEN AND DETAILS PITCH MAINTENANCE USING SISIS GROUND CARE MACHINERY. This Guidance Note has been created by the RFU Head Groundsman Keith Kent and concentrates upon the maintenance and upkeep of natural turf rugby pitches. Regardless of the quality of a pitch construction or the level of drainage installed, the delivery of an appropriate maintenance programme is crucial in achieving high quality rugby pitches on a consistent basis. October The mowing will still need to be done so make sure that the grass is being cut properly. If you are using a contractor to carry this out speak to them. Make sure that the blades are on cut and that it is not too wet on the leaf to mow. At this time of year do not cut the grass below 50 mm in height and do not leave it any longer than 75mm in height. It is always good to chain harrow or Quadraplay when there is morning dew on the grass as this knocks off the wet and leaves you with a brilliant pattern. Look to apply your autumn and winter feed towards the end of the month, using the weather forecast as a guide. Use a 4-10-10 autumn and winter feed at 30g/m2. Have a couple of hand forks available to hand fork away any surface water on bad match days. The referee will be grateful of his touch-judge's runs being hand forked on a wet match day. EQUIPMENT It is extremely important to make sure you will have access to the appropriate equipment throughout the season. Investing in good quality, up-to-date equipment will greatly increase the efficiency of your program and make maintenance work less time consuming and expensive in the long run. It is good practice for a club to set aside an annual budget for new equipment, annual servicing and replacement of worn out implements. Machinery can also be hired out from reputable dealers as and when needed. KEITH KENT'S RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT A compact Tractor: at least 18.9 KW or 25hp such as the ISEKI TM 3265 An aerator: tractor mounted such as the SISIS Multi-tiner A chain harrow/SISIS Quadraplay: to break up clumps, level and stripe the surface. A mower: various models fulfill different requirements but cylinder mowers produce a better quality finish Hand tools: spade, fork, half moon brush, drag brush, edging shears, wheelbarrow and measuring equipment A sprayer: for application of liquid fertiliser and pesticides A line marking machine