Message Board - Football: reseeding the goal areas.
4 May 2011 by Maesglas Football Club.
HI any thoughts on
1. when is the best time to reseed the goal areas, we have also a few bare patches dotted in mostly one half of the pitch and we were told that we could use an injector seeding machine <or something like that> on the one of the pitch.
2. also with the weather been so dry leaving a lot of ruts etc on the playing area, would a chain harrow be a good idea to get rid of the worst areas before obviously reseeding....
5 May 2011 by Suave
Hi there
as to the seeding, i have used the blec uniseed for the same job as you want to do and i would reccomend it, not just for the goalmouths but for the whole pitch
as for the ruts, if budget allows, how about a roll then aerate with a solid tine?
5 May 2011 by Monty
Hi ya, the best time to reseed goal areas is when there is some rain forecast unless you have access to water?
With your bare areas if your budget allows I would like recommended overseed all the pitch if you can afford to deep spike do that too..
Hope this helps
It's a lot less bother with a hover!
5 May 2011 by Kelvin Lockwood
If it was me working on a budget and with limited tools I would have one eye on the forecast, hand fork, create a tilth with a rake, scatter seed and rake in some compost until I couldn't see the grass seed.
2 bags of compost in each goalmouth can go pretty far if spread thinly.
9 May 2011 by Maesglas Football Club.
thanks for advice, we have decided to go down the road of a solid tine and then to reseed whole of pitch with sport amenity seed approx 50kilos and it will be direct drilled into ground. is this any good ?
9 May 2011 by Kelvin Lockwood
you will need 6 to 12 bags to do the whole pitch and if your going to the expense of hiring in a machine I would get as much seed on as you can.
9 May 2011 by Grassman2011
As a guide, i always use/suggest at least 13 bags per pitch if using a disc seeder. That equates to 260 Kilos.
11 May 2011 by Barry Pace
General rates for standard mix...
Bare Seeding - 25/35/40 gms/sqm
Overseeding 10/15/20 gms/sq.m
Pitch say 65 by100 - 6500 sq.m
@ 10 g/sq.m = 4 bag
@ 15 g/sq.m = 5 bag
@ 20 g/sq.m = 7 bag
@ 25 g/sq.m = 8 bag
@ 35 g/sq.m = 11 bag
@ 40 g/sq.m = 13 bag
Obviously thicken up in bare areas by adding extra bags as required.
Gordon... 40g/sq.m? gold plated mate..
For Overseed would normally expect between 8 and 10 bag depending on wear, level and budget, concentrating more through centre and in 3 directions minimum if disc seeder..
Plastic.... it's The End I tell you... THE END!!!!
11 May 2011 by Grassman2011
I use ten through the disc seeder Barry and use the other three in the goal area's, centre circle and half touch lines and any other textra thin area's there may be.
I also rather like a gold plated pitch.
11 May 2011 by Mike
Never forget to do the linesman's run's... I can't stand seeing a bare 'path' up the side of a pitch!
Mike
11 May 2011 by Barry Pace
Gordon, as long as the budget is equally gilted it is nay problem... but it sooo rarely is
Plastic.... it's The End I tell you... THE END!!!!
13 May 2011 by Mal
Ditto Mike
Geography is everywhere
13 May 2011 by martin deans
Gordon, I would never dream to disagree with you but 13 bags of seed per pitch seems a bit heavy. Just re seeded 2 adult pitches 2 mini soccer pitches and 1 intermediate pitch (width of penelty box only) with contractors using the blec, did all this with 10.5 20kg bags of pro 81, did the same last year and with a regular fertilizer programme after germination had excellent coverage and both adult pitches have played over 70 games each and stood up to the challenge.
14 May 2011 by Grassman2011
Just to clear a couple of points lads, one pitch that asks for advice has over 100 games played on it in all conditions and hardly ever applies anything like enough fertiliser and another soccer and rugby ptch that i manage make up a large proportion of a cricket outfield that plays at premier two standard and again little fertiliser. So a little extra seed helps a little at least.
14 May 2011 by Andy Willis
I am thinking of putting down rubber crumb along the linesman's run's when the new seed has taken, been told it helps with the wear and tear. Anyone else tried it?
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