Seeding a Lawn

The use of grass seed to create a lawn. Once soil bed has been prepared then the sowing of a suitable grass seed, or seed mixture, can begin.

  Seeding Rate

The application rate at which grass seed is sown. This might be expressed as grams per square metre; or kilograms per hectare. Seeding rates for many situations within the UK will be between 17 and 50 grams per square metre; although if a fine bentgrass is sown on its own then this might typically be from 4-8g/m². Where Professional football and rugby (especially reinforced) pitches are maintained in stadium environments with undersoil heating and supplementary lighting, then routine overseeding over the autumn and winter period might also be carried out on a monthly basis at a rate of 5 g/m².

  Seedling Turf [1]

Turf that has typically been seeded onto biodegradable mesh or other fine nettings, which aids rapid lifting, rolling up and transportation to a site for laying.

  Seedling Turf [2]

A young sward which has recently germinated, has not reached a significant height or density and is still developing into a compact, well rooted sward. Depending upon the species sown, it might relate to a turf which is from one to two months of post-germination development.

  Self-Travelling Sprinkler

There are different main types of self-travelling sprinkler unit, with two common operating mechanisms: one is powered by water directed to the gears to drive the sprinkler unit forward, often having a front wheel with side discs that will typically be placed over the hose pipe and with water being connected to the back of the sprinkler drives it forward, this allows the hose pipe to be laid out to water irregular shaped lawns. The other main operating mechanism is controlled by a cable or rope which is unreeled and securely fixed into the ground and then the cable or rope is wound up by a mot

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  Setting Out [1]

The measuring and initial marking out of an area for levelling, construction or drainage works. This might typically consist of wooden pegs, string lines or paint marks to indicate what is required from the works.

  Setting Out [2]

The positioning of and squaring up of a sports surface, typically using pegs and string, ready for marking out.

  Shaving

Cutting an entire, or significant portion of a, turf surface too short. Usually this is due to the mower height of cut being too low and too much leaf is removed during a cut. This exposes the non-green basal stem, which is typically coloured yellow, brown, pink, purple, or white, depending upon the grass species.

  Sheep’s Trail

A visible track of straw-coloured grass which often occurs when groundstaff or players walk across a frosty pitch or grass surface.

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  Shovel

A flat bladed hand implement with upward curving sides. It is used for moving soil or the spreading of topdressing.