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PROJECT

King Zwelethini grounds maintained to perfection

Marcus and Connie Govender with their trophy Mowing strips created by Protea reel mower
The stadium hosts over 100 matches per year

Floating with dragmat Top dressing is an essential process in spring treatment

Scarifying and setting up the
turf for the new growing season
Tractor spray rig

• regular irrigation using Hunter 125 gear drive pop-up sprinklers, marking, placing of goal posts, corner flags and technical area
with Hunter controller unit; runtime of 10 minutes per station, twice benches; pre-match inspection with the match commissioner.
a day; Part of Conmar’s success at the stadium is due to its consistent
• application of selective herbicides, pesticides and fungicides as application of the turfgrass management protocol, as documented
and when necessary. Solutions vary, depending on the pest activity in their yearly planning schedule. The Cynodon pitch is mowed twice
detected; weekly to 20 mm with a single, self-propelled reel mower. Regular
• monthly application of fertilisers, alternating LAN;18:1:5, fertiliser applications of limestone ammonium nitrate or LAN starting
Greensulph, Sierraform GT (22-5-11) and soil conditioning products; in January are followed with 18:1:5 and then alternated with green
• application of Primomaxx PGR in the growing season to minimise sulph and a liquid fertiliser. Growth regulators such as Primomaxx
the volume of grass cuttings generated; PGR are also used in the growing season to minimise the volume of
• turf decompaction every three months using a tractor-drawn grass cuttings generated.
Aeravator machine with solid tines to ensure adequate aeration and Decompaction every three months with a tractor-drawn tiner
drainage to turfgrass roots; ensures adequate aeration to turfgrass roots, and complete turf
• turf treatments every six months (scarifying, verti-cutting, treatment every six months keeps the playing surface in peak
decompaction, top dressing); condition.
• soil samples are sent to the laboratory for analysis every six months.
This informs the nutrition programme to be implemented; Contact Conmar Horticulture at info@conmargroup.co.za
• match preparations for soccer and rugby, namely setting out, line Dr. Jonathan Foley groundlevellandscapes5@gmail.com n

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