UPDATE | Southport FC Pitch Progress

7th May 2020
UPDATE | Pitch Progress

Update May 3 300 tonnes of sand added Friday and Saturday. This is now being stone raked to ameliorate the sand and soil.

A few more pictures taken on April 29th showing the installation of over 40 gravel trenches that intersect the already in situ lateral pipe drainage. These run at 3 metre centres diagonally across the playing surface.

The work schedule is slightly different this time around.

Spray the surface to kill the vegetation (already completed)

Koro of the top surface

Cultivate and level the surface

Apply 300 tonnes of sand

New sand slits at .5m centres (were 1m centres last year)

New gravel drainage running at 3m centres diagonally across the surface.

Seed and sow

All the work is being carried out within the necessary social distancing guidelines.

UPDATE | Southport FC Pitch Progress

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