Advice to Grounds Managers during Wet Pre-Season
- Disruption is inevitable.
- Be patient, don’t panic.
- Don’t take heavy machinery on the ground if you are treading water, if you get stuck you can cause more damage than good.
- Don’t rush to get heavy roller on your square. Pre-Season rolling best done when the conditions are right and can also be done as the season starts.
- Early use of the heavy roller can cause ribbing and root break.
- If your feet are leaving impresssions on the square keep off.
- The sun and wind are key factors in the drying process.
- Once your square is dry enough you can get on with machinery and will soon catch up.
- When you can get on to cut outfields, avoid the very wet areas so you don’t get stuck, you can catch them up as the outfields dry.
