Home Company Staff Job offer Contact Horticulture Public parks Industrial buildings Sport Decision criteria for the maintenance of natural grass pitches What are the decision criteria for the maintenance of a natural grass pitch? 1. Which renovation works were carried out last year? Did the renovation works carried out last year (May-June) after this implementation result in a closed turf of good quality at the start of the new playing season? If not, what do you think caused this? 2. Were there any problems with drought during the summer months? Sufficient water is essential for the success of the renovation works. During dry summer months, natural rainfall may be insufficient and artificial irrigation should be considered. 3. Until which period of the playing season has the turf remained sufficiently good? Until October - November? Until January - February? Until April - May? 4. If the turf has proved to be of insufficient quality during the playing season, what is the probable cause? Overplay? Water shortage during the summer months? Flooding? Bad rooting? Street grass problems? Soil diseases: nematodes, soil insects? Mowing regime? 5. Were there problems with flooding (puddles of water, etc.)? Where on the playing field? When in the playing season? 6. If problems with flooding are due to: Structure problems topsoil? (Rolling is out of the question!) If yes, to be solved by specialized aeration machines. Bad drainage of the substrate? If yes, check existing and / or installation of new drainage system. 7. Can the daily / weekly maintenance of the turf be carried out as agreed? By the municipality? By the club employees? By others? 8. Hoeveel bemestingsbeurten zijn in de praktijk haalbaar/gepland? Het aantal geplande bemestingsbeurten zal medebepalend zijn voor de keuze en de dosis van het type meststoffen. Een extra grondontleding kan aangewezen zijn om de keuze nog beter af te stemmen op de behoeften van de grasmat. 9. Welke opmerkingen/klachten over de grasmat zijn herhaaldelijk geformuleerd door de verschillende gebruikers? Te weinig gras? Hobbelig terrein? Modder? Wateroverlast? En kan hiervoor door een aangepast renovatieprogramma en goed dagelijks onderhoud een oplossing geboden worden? 10. Waren er ook extra-sportieve activiteiten op de grasmat, welke en wanneer? Zo ja, hebben deze een nefaste invloed gehad op de kwaliteit van de grasmat tijdens het speelseizoen en kan dit in de toekomst vermeden/opgelost worden? © 2016 De Ceuster nv|Algemene voorwaarden|Conditions générales|General conditions Fortsesteenweg 30|B-2860 Sint-Katelijne-Waver|T +32 (0)15 31 22 57|F +32 (0)15 31 36 15