Prep your fields for spring: preparing cool-season fields for spring sports involves a thorough program that actually starts each fall

摘要

Spring challenges sports turf managers. Baseball, softball, lacrosse and soccer begin before the turf has awaken from the winter. The adversary is the weather -- if it's not snowing, the spring showers are probably dousing your fields. How are you supposed to get your fields ready for play? Providing good fields in the spring always starts with the work that you do the previous fall -- aeration, fertilization, overseeding and fungicide treatments. Generally, aerate your fields as soon as the fall sports season ends, native soil fields in different directions. It's a great time to overseed, too. Start in early fall.