LCC Grounds Maintenance

Longwood Cricket Club Grounds

LCC Grounds blog began in 2008. Entries have educated membership and the public on the crew, agronomic techniques, horticulture and clay court maintenance.

We really enjoy what we do and hope the readers of this blog get something out of it. Questions , comments and any feedback on the content is highly encouraged. If you are from another club, or grounds department, please do not hesitate to contact us!

For those loyal followers of this blog, we want to let you know that our focus for social media updates concerning the grounds department will be on Twitter, where you can follow us @LCCgrounds. You can also follow us on instagram here: LCCGrounds

Sunday, June 27, 2010

June Flowers at LCC

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Bench

The bench by clay court 1 has moved from frost over the years so the footings are being lowered and the brick in front leveled.

Sunrise 5:00 am, 6/24/10, photos by Tim Burns

Monday, June 21, 2010

Weekend Pictures

Dollar Spot

Mycelium (looks like cotton) of the dollar spot fungus on the grass tennis courts. The wet, humid weather is perfect growing conditions for the fungus - the mower is taking much of the moisture off the grass. Limiting leaf wetness is a solid cultural practice in controlling Dollar Spot.

Friday, June 18, 2010

Poa on the West Coast

You think we have troubles with Poa annua here in Boston, check out this article on the Olympic Club in San Francisco (click on the title).

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Turf on TV

Click on the title for a news video regarding the UMass Turf Field Day.

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