Cut Here# STMAinaction Meet the Members who missed the Directory Printing
STMA’S ANNUAL PRINTED DIRECTORY is current Steven Biehl, Oswego, IL Jim Osborne, All Saints Episcopal School, Ft. Worth, TX through May 20. Any member who joins STMA or Andrew Bird, Rec Sports, Sparta, MI Eric Owens, Homewood Parks & Rec, Homewood, AL renews a membership, regardless of the date, is Scott Brooks, Trussville Parks & Recreation, Pinson, AL Walter Parker, Mansfield Public Schools, Mansfield, MA always included in the real-time on-line directory. Darin Budak, CSFM, CPRP, City of Bakersfield, Reed Pryor, City of Scottsdale Parks & Rec, Scottsdale, AZ Following are those who joined as new members or Bakersfield, CA Tim Purdy, University of Tampa, Tampa, FL renewed their memberships after the May cutoff Tim Burns, Longwood Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill, MA Ryan Radcliffe, Lakewood Blueclaws, Lakewood, NJ date. This list is current through August 4. For full Wayne Cady, City of Scottsdale Parks & Rec, Scottsdale, AZ Rusty Reese, City of Plainview, Plainview, TX contact information, please go to the member only Ben Carson, Juanita High School, Kirkland, WA Matt Rogers, Holly Springs, NC side of www.STMA.org. Rus Carter, City of Clearwater, Clearwater, FL William Rudometkin, California State University/Long STMA thanks all of its members for their continued Bob Christofferson, Seattle Mariners, Seattle, WA Beach, Montebello, CA support of the association! David Clausen Jr., Seattle University Grounds Dept, Roger Russomanno, City & County of Denver Parks & Rec, Seattle, WA Denver, CO Affiliate Richard Cooke, The Pingry School, Martinsville, NJ David Schilling, Paradise Valley SD #69, Phoenix, AZ Jim Hermann, Annandale, NJ Tony Cotter, City of Napoleon, Napoleon, OH Edward Sherman, Snohomish School District, Darren McCormack, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY Michael Coyle, Wright State University, Dayton, OH Everett, WA Joshua Sells, Charlotte Country Club, Indian Trail, NC Jesse Cuevas, Jr., Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha, NE James Smith, San Antonio, TX Zola Short, U.S. Soccer Foundation, Washington, DC Alfred Cybart, Upper Merion School District, Athanasios Souvlis, Anaplasi Topiou Ltd, Athens, Greece Troy Taylor, Meadowbrook HS, Richmond, VA King of Prussia, PA Brian Stallings, Durham Bulls Baseball Club, Raleigh, NC Anthony Davis, University of Technology-Jamaica, David Stuhlsatz, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Commercial/Commercial Associate Members Kingston, Jamaica Bill Tabor, City of Rifle, Rifle, CO Tariq Ahmed, The Brickman Group, Langhorne, PA Brad Detmore, Round Rock Express, Missouri City, TX Nathan Torres, Goodyear Ballpark, Goodyear, AZ Chris Bawcum, Trigon Sports International, Memphis, TN Daniel Dewey, BYU-Idaho, Rexburg, ID Jason Waldron, City of Scottsdale Parks & Rec, Michael Bean, Airfield Systems, LLC, Edmond, OK Brian Dossett, CSFM, Oxner Landscape Maintenance, Scottsdale, AZ Scott Bills, CSFM, Northern Nurseries, Somerset, NJ Piedmont, SC Tom Whitmore, City of Rifle, Rifle, CO Robert Blum, Lakewood, OH Scott Drayton, City of Greenville, Greenville, SC Alfred Williams, City of Coolidge Parks & Recreation, Thomas Burger, Superior Turf & Landscape, Furlong, PA Joshua Edgerton, Homewood Parks & Rec, Coolidge, AZ Dustine Callahan, Kromer Co, LLC, Pacifica, CA Homewood, AL Thomas Williams, Township of E Brunswick, Bruce Dees, Bruce Dees & Associates, Tacoma, WA Mike Echols, Clemson University, Clemson, SC East Brunswick, NJ Sharon DeWolfe, Jacobsen, A Textron Company, Pete England, Vista Soccer, Springfield, VA Michael Wilson, Professional Turf Specialties, Inc., Charlotte, NC Tim Fleming, City of Cooper City, Cooper City, FL Fullerton, CA Jeff Fisher, Eco Chemical, Inc., Seattle, WA David Fortier, Pace Academy, Atlanta, GA Tim Wilson, Seattle Mariners, Seattle, WA James Goebel, Landscapes Unlimited, Lincoln, NE Matt Fortier, Pace Academy, Atlanta, GA Robert Yaun, Ware County BOE - Memorial Stadium, Raul Gonzalez, Ewing Irrigation Products, Phoenix, AZ Wes Fortier, Pace Academy, Atlanta, GA Waycross, GA Kenneth Hopkins, Tropic Designs, Jonesboro, GA Patrick Francisco, Smith River Sports Complex, Neal Hornbeck, Pacheco Brothers Gardening, Hayward, CA Martinsville, VA Research, Teaching, Extension Clayton Hubbs, Stabilizer Solutions, Phoenix, AZ Peter Fusco, Bristol Public Schools, Bristol, CT Tom Bidart, Northern Lakes College, Chase Kirby, Championship Field Construction, Inc., Paul Greenwell, Gwinnett County Public Schools, Slave Lake, AB, CAN Woodstock, GA Lawrenceville, GA Jason Henderson, Ph.D., University of Connecticut, Skip Kirby, Championship Turf of Florida, LLC, Jason Hilderbrand, Inland Empire 66ers, Storrs, CT Woodstock, GA San Bernardino, CA Harold Howard, Ph.D., Turfscience, Inc., Phoenix, AZ Stuart Kruger, Enviro Turf, Madison, MS Barry Hill, Homewood Parks & Rec., Homewood, AL Jason Kruse, Ph.D., University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Casey Kyle, Carolina Green Corp, Ft. Mill, SC Chris Hohnstrater, The Principia School, St. Louis, MO Scott McElroy, Ph.D., Auburn University, Auburn, AL Malcolm MacDougall, Armacell LLC, Mebane, NC Michael Hrivnak, Washington Nationals, Washington, DC David Minner, Ph.D., Iowa State University, Ames, IA Patrick Maguire, Stantec Sport, Boston, MA Richard Hunter , Franklin Township Community School Mike Schrader, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN Grant McKnight, Natural Sand Company, Slippery Rock, PA Corp, Indianapolis, IN George Pacheco, Pacheco Brothers Gardening, Gary Johnson, Ohio Dominican University, Columbus OH Students Hayward, CA Greg Johnson , William Penn High School, New Castle, DE Joshua Alleman, Holt, MI David Renner, Zephyr Turfcare Equip, Santa Ana, CA Bradley Kirkland, Auburn University Athletics, Auburn, AL Mark Duzenski, Southern Pines, NC Chip Richardson, Sweetwater Construction, Inc., David Kuczynski, Somerset County Park Commission, Matthew Elmore, Knoxville, TN Helena, AL Northbranch, NJ Daniel Estel, Boyd, TX Frank Santos, Converted Organics, Inc., Boston, MA Brian Kusler, O.S. Memphis/Mike Rose Soccer Complex, Joshua Evans, Ft. Collins, CO Damon Sump, Profile Products, Newberg, OR Memphis, TN Davis Fisher, Lenoir, NC Jim Surrell, Hydraway, St. Peters, MO David Lee, Southern Nazarene University, Bethany OK James Garrett, Prince Frederick, MD David Taylor, STEC, Sandy Springs, SC John Lesperance, Litchfield School District, Litchfield, NH Brett Johnson, Hickory, NC Emory Thomas, Bare Spot Solutions, Wharton, TX Leo Liebert, Seattle Mariners, Seattle, WA Daniel Mathews, Xenia, OH Oscar Veloz, Pacheco Brothers Gardening, Hayward, CA Michael Loftus University of Delaware, Newark, DE Gerin Meissen, Winter Garden, FL James White, Southern Athletics Design & Consultation, Dan McClelland, The Principia School, St. Louis, MO James Michaels, Lenoir, NC Madison, GA Nathan McGuire, Zanesville, OH Michael Mosso, Lancaster, PA Stephen McIntosh , Mylan Park, Morgantown, WV Nathan Reddell, Martinsville, NJ Sports Turf Managers Brian McNeill, University of Southern Mississippi , Zachary Reed , Spencer, WV Bryan Barkley, Connecticut Tigers, Norwich, CT Hattiesburg, MS Kelly Roder, Lake Ozark, MO Kevin Bell, Clemson University - Athletic Grounds, Mark Mullendore, Trinity Valley School, Ft. Worth, TX Marcus Sheppard, Ft. Worth, TX Clemson, SC Newton Nicholson, City of Daytona Beach/Grounds Frank Smith, Myrtle Beach, SC Pete Benevento, Jr., University of Maryland, College, MD Maint. Div., Daytona Beach, FL Martin Volz, Mt. Pleasant, MI ■
42 SportsTurf | September 2010 www.sportsturfonline.com Chapters Highlights STMA Affiliated Chapters Contact Information
Sports Turf Managers Association of Arizona: Ohio Sports Turf Managers Association Chris Walsh [email protected] or (OSTMA): www.ostma.org. Johnathan Knight, CSFM [email protected]. Oregon STMA Chapter: 503/953-9406
Colorado Sports Turf Managers Association: Ozarks STMA: www.ozarksstma.org. www.cstma.org. Pacific Northwest Sports Turf Managers Florida #1 Chapter (South): Association: www.pnwstma.org. 305-235-5101 (Bruce Bates) Southern California Chapter: Florida #2 Chapter (North): 850/580-4026. www.socalstma.com. Profile: Oregon STMA Florida #3 Chapter (Central): 863-665-5800 South Carolina Chapter of STMA: July was a busy month for the Oregon STMA. In www.scstma.org. addition to helping make the STMA Northwest Gateway Chapter Sports Turf Managers Regional Conference a strong success, more than 25 Association: www.gatewaystma.org. Tennessee Valley Sports Turf Managers (See Expanded Profile included in Chapter Association (TVSTMA): www.tvstma.com. chapter members participated in the chapter’s first- Highlights) ever field make-over. The chapter is less than two Texas Sports Turf Managers Association: years old yet has 90 members and is growing. Georgia Sports Turf Managers Association: 866/897-8621. www.gstma.org. The field make-over was at Alpenrose Dairy in Virginia Sports Turf Managers Association: Portland, which hosts the Little League Softball Greater L.A. Basin Chapter of the Sports Turf www.vstma.org. World Series. During the series, the Softball World Managers Association: www.stmalabasin.com. Wisconsin Sports Turf Managers Association: Series Challenger Game is played. This game helps Illinois Chapter STMA: 847/263-7603. www.wstma.org. (See Expanded Profile mentally and physically challenged youth enjoy the included in Chapter Highlights) full benefits of Little League participation in an envi- Intermountain Chapter of the Sports Turf Managers Association: www.imstma.org. ronment structured to their abilities. Forming Chapters: Iowa Sports Turf Managers Association: Gulf Coast Chapter: 225/757-9136. www.iowaturfgrass.org. Indiana Chapter: Joey Stevenson, The many hands of the Oregon [email protected] Kentucky Sports Turf Managers Association: chapter were able to sod cut high www.kystma.org. Nevada STMA Chapter: 702/884-2987. areas, re-grade and sod the back Keystone Athletic Field Managers Org. (KAFMO/STMA): www.kafmo.org. STMA International edges, foul base lines, home plate Affiliate Organizations: mound circle and coaches boxes. Michigan Sports Turf Managers Association (MiSTMA): www.mistma.org. National Parks, Singapore: www.nparks.gov.sg
The field that this game is played on is primarily Mid Atlantic Sports Turf Managers Sports Turf Association, ON, CANADA Association (MASTMA) (formerly the www.sportsturfassociation.com for practice and often gets overlooked for consistent Chesapeake Chapter STMA) maintenance, so the goal of the field day was to get Ph. 410-704-2197 www.mastma.org Forming International the field in excellent shape. The many hands of the Affiliate Organizations: Minnesota Chapter STMA: www.mstma.com. Oregon chapter were able to sod cut high areas, re- Irish Institute of Sport Surfaces MO-KAN Sports Turf Managers Association: grade and sod the back edges, foul base lines, home Institute of Groundsmanship plate mound circle and coaches boxes. The chapter www.mokanstma.com. (See Expanded Profile included in Chapter Highlights) also worked on the game day fields, primarily on the irrigation system. Nebraska Sports Turf Managers Association: In addition to the chapter’s volunteers, the field 402/441-4425. Chapter Sponsors day was directed by Little League Softball World New England STMA (NESTMA): Series Tournament Groundskeeper Mike Hebrard, www.nestma.org.
Athletic Field Design, and had the commercial sup- Sports Field Managers Association of New port of Ewing Irrigation, Oregon Turf and Trees, Pro Jersey: www.sfmanj.org. Turf Solution, Profile Products, Target Specialty, Sports Turf Managers of New York: EnviroLogic Resources, Portland Parks, Tualatin Hills www.stmony.org. Park and Recreation, Willamalane Parks, and other local citizens. Alpenrose hosted an ice cream social at North Carolina Chapter of STMA: www.ncsportsturf.org. the end of the work day. The Chapter was recognized for its field makeover during the Challenger game Northern California STMA: August 14. ■ www.norcalstma.org.
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We are about to finish our field and So they need to know their establish- less than ideal conditions and no irri- want to seed bermudagrass on August ment options to get the ground cov- gation, full establishment is normally 23, is that too late? Raleigh, NC ered one way or another. closer to the upper end of the range. Our new high school field will be All plants have an ideal tempera- Of course if you get no rain, then finished in mid-August and ready for ture range for seed germinating and there is no germination or growth. planting. Can we still plant bermuda- plant growth. If the temperatures are Unfortunately, seeding 14 days Qgrass sprigs or must we sod? We don’t just outside the optimum, then the later (Aug 23), does not guarantee need the field until the middle of next seed will not germinate as quickly that 95% cover will be achievable by summer. and the resulting plant may not grow October 15. Much of the lateral Charlotte, NC as vigorously. This is generally not a growth of bermudagrass stops when BY DR. GRADY MILLER big deal. The question then becomes, the soil temperatures drop below 60 Professor, North I have written several articles is there adequate time to complete degrees. One way to cheat and Carolina State University related to establishing turfgrass, but I the grow-in before the first frost? But extend the growing season several mention the issue of timing. get too far outside the optimum weeks is by using covers. Questions? Establishment timing based on a range, and nothing may happen, no I would not normally recom- Send them to date is an interesting topic because germination and no growth. mend a late August planting, but if Grady Miller at our extension publications always To answer the questions sent to the field is bare it is probably a good North Carolina State University, provide optimum situations. Our me, the bermudagrass seed should risk to take, hoping for the best. Box 7620, Raleigh, NC 27695- extension fact sheets indicate that in germinate and the sprigged field Some coverage is often better than 7620, or email central North Carolina, the opti- should see growth. But do not expect none. But be ready with a back-up [email protected] mum planting date for bermudagrass significant turf coverage before the plan. is April to July. first frost. Outside of using covers, my sug- Or, send your Our publications do not say what It is generally recommended that gestion would be to have some rye- question to will happen if someone plants after soil be at least 65 degrees (optimum grass seed on hand to overseed if it David Minner at July or before April. It is logical to is 75 to 80 degrees) before planting. gets late in the fall without adequate Iowa State University, 106 wonder what will happen if If the soil temperature at 1-2 inches bermudagrass cover. Annual ryegrass Horticulture Hall, Ames, IA 50011 bermudagrass is planted in is less than 60 degrees, do not expect is cheaper and seems to establish bet- or email September or October. Like much in germination. Sprigs should tolerate a ter later in the year than perennial [email protected]. turf management, the answer is not slightly wider range of temperatures ryegrass. But perennial ryegrass pro- black and white. The biggest because of energy reserves in the liv- vides higher quality surface in the unknown is weather, specifically the ing material. In much of North spring and is easier to chemically onset of cool weather and lower Carolina, soil temperatures are above remove. In this situation, annual rye- humidity—two situations that do 65 degrees in September and in grass usually wins. My suggestion is not favor bermudagrass growth. The many areas into October. Research to keep the rate as low as practical. other factor that is working against reported in an Applied Turf Science Less if the field will not be used until you is decreasing day length. paper estimated that with normal summer, more if it may get some late Of course we have all experienced temperatures and good cultural prac- spring use. Between 5 to 10 pounds exceptions in weather. I remember tices, seeded bermudagrass planted as of seed per 1000 square feet is usual- once sprigging a bermudagrass green late as August 9 in Nashville, TN ly adequate. in Florida in late September and get- should have 95% coverage by Remember the goal is to hold the ting it fully grown in before the first October 1. soil in place while minimizing the frost. Even in Florida, that would From August 9 until October 1, competition for the bermudagrass. not be a normal outcome of a late that is 55 days until 95% coverage. I Do not let the ryegrass grow sprigging. It seems more often that would consider that a good grow-in unchecked, or you may find it weather works against you. rate in the transition zone. My nor- shades out your bermudagrass in the In the case of the fields in these mal response when asked how long it spring. With some luck, you can questions, they are probably bare dirt takes to grow-in bermudagrass (seed complete your grow-in in the spring at this point, so the field managers or sprigs) is 45 to 90 days. Under and the field will not require re-seed- are “behind the 8-ball” in needing ideal conditions, with irrigation and ing or re-sprigging. ■ something on the ground before good cultural practices, it should be wind and rain erodes the rootzone. on the lower end of the range. Under
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