New FP pitch

[Chiswick Blue]

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[jambon]

I find it a bit bizaar getting pictures of the new pitch on my fb page all the time, when what we really want to know is, will there be anyone to play on it come August?

[Locky_McLockface]

I find it a bit bizaar getting pictures of the new pitch on my fb page all the time, when what we really want to know is, will there be anyone to play on it come August?

Given that Trev has authorised spending £12K on getting it done, I would suggest that he, at least, is very confident that there will be. I appreciate that we can't currently afford them, but we do still have a squad contracted to play for us. If they don't leave by the time of the first fixture, then I would assume that they will be expected to play.

[Selsey Bill]

Don't know much about football pitches, but do they always relay them at the end of the season? From where I was sat at the last home game, North Stand Lower, I thought the pitch was in superb condition. Surely some aeration, fertilization and watering could have saved us the best part of £12k?

[Pompski!]

Don't know much about football pitches, but do they always relay them at the end of the season? From where I was sat at the last home game, North Stand Lower, I thought the pitch was in superb condition. Surely some aeration, fertilization and watering could have saved us the best part of £12k?

Maybe a contract?

[Locky_McLockface]

Don't know much about football pitches, but do they always relay them at the end of the season? From where I was sat at the last home game, North Stand Lower, I thought the pitch was in superb condition. Surely some aeration, fertilization and watering could have saved us the best part of £12k?

Maybe a contract?

Don't think so, that's not the inferrence that I made when talking to the groundsman.

It is something they like to do every year, I presume it has significant benefits. Last year, as I recall, where we had a very dry (just not that warm) summer, they were sweating on the grass actually growing in time. IIRC, they can't fertilise it until the seeds have germanated, otherwise the seeds go mouldy and don't germanate at all. THey didn't have the rainfall to get th seed to germanate. I don't recall all the technicalities, but that was the general gist of it.

[ddavis]

IIRC, they can't fertilise it until the seeds have germanated, otherwise the seeds go mouldy and don't germanate at all. THey didn't have the rainfall to get th seed to germanate. I don't recall all the technicalities, but that was the general gist of it.

Correct. Sort of, anyway. You 'can' fertilise on the same day but it's advised against.