Operations to complete in March:
- Aeration - Carry out one operation when conditions allow.
- Brushing/Sweeping - daily to remove dew and surface debris.
- Disease - Check daily, keep an eye on fungal disease attack.
- Divotting - after all matches and training sessions.
- Pitch Drainage - Inspect drainage outfalls, channels and ditches.
- Fertiliser Application - if grass shows signs of stress (weak growth, discoloured).
- Goal posts - Inspect goal posts and sockets weekly to check they are safe and secure.
- Harrowing.
- Irrigation.
- Litter/debris - Inspect and remove debris daily from playing surface, litter, twigs and leaves.
- Marking out.
- Machinery (Repairs and maintenance).
- Mowing.
- Pre-match inspections - Inspect pitch surface and line markings & check post safety.
- Post-match - Replace divots, tidy or repair worn areas.
- Seed bare and worn areas.
- Weeds – Apply selective herbicide where required.
- Soil tests – send samples away for annual analysis.
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