Pitch Condition.

[HTFCSUPPORTER]

Hi all, just wondering what sort of condition everyones pitch is in at the moment after all the hot weather we have had.Be interested to know if you have seen it in last few days or so.It looked like we had lost ours for a while but it now looks good,good bright colour and bald patched have taken really well.

[Jurg78]

Cobham is looking nice. Had work done on it - goalmouths leveled, re-seeded etc and looks gd. Was a bit brown in patches but the recent rain has helped that out. Will see how the Cobham bobble is on Sat, but seemed smooth under foot when i walked over it last week.....certainly better than the training pitch!!

[Trentender]

Redding Way (Knaphill F.C) is now looking good after initial problems.

Its reseeded, returfed and has just had a 4 tonne roller on it!. Nice shaded green stripes up and down and is having a fertilser treatment on it on Monday to help thicken the grass and make it look more greener then it is at the moment.

 

Watering no problem as it has two large sprinklers on it day and night.

Lets hope it hold out during the winter !

[Terrence Collina]

I was going to say Trent, what do you reckon for the rainy season?

[nut250]

4 tonne roller you sure

[Trentender]

I would say fingers crossed! And yes it was a 4 tonne roller, used only once a season as it compresses the ground, why what do you use on the magical lammas pitch?!

[wimb02]

Was at RPV pitch on saturday watching them play Kingstonian..

 

Team might be getting better but certainly the ground wont be any time soon. Was at Colliers Wood today and that is the same.

 

feel sorry for the groundmen..

[nut250]

just use the mower for rolling , pedestrian mower 36 inch

[bomaya]

Originally Posted By: wimb02

Was at Colliers Wood today and that is the same.

Me too.

Although we weren't playing on the main pitch. One of the corner flags was about 12 foot from the A3.

[HTFCSUPPORTER]

What was the score Bomaya.

[Big J R]

Meadowbank suffered in the sun after we'd weeded & seeded.

 

Parts have had to be re-turfed. This rain of late has definitely helped though.

[Non League Nigel]

our one looks ok at first glance but theres still some areas that need to be carefully looked after right up until the first game. We're very lucky our friendly is going ahead this weekend

[WackoJackoUK]

Saw the pitch at Bedfont last night - absolutely shocking.....

[bomaya]

Originally Posted By: HTFCSUPPORTER

What was the score Bomaya.

Since you ask..Merstham 4 v 1 AFC Wimbledon Reserves

[bomaya]

Originally Posted By: Big J R

Meadowbank suffered in the sun after we'd weeded & seeded.

Parts have had to be re-turfed. This rain of late has definitely helped though.

According to the Leatherhead Lip it's "a ruddy shambles on Dorking's part" that the Advertiser Tophy is off. Made me wonder why they can't host it at Fetcham Grove if their pitch is so great.

[Big J R]

We have had to cancel home friendlies to stand any chance of having a decent pitch ready for the coming season. Not a decision we took lightly.

 

I don't know why it couldn't be hosted at Fetcham Grove.

 

I understand that the match against Leatherhead will be played at the Brockham pitch as a friendly and DFC and Leatherhead are attempting to re-schedule the Advertiser Trophy for later in the season.

 

I'm sorry if I can't be more specific, but family life is a little hectic at the moment.