The football lawn establishment technology in Nanjing Prefecture

The football lawn establishment technology was discussed according to the experience and climate features in Nanjing Prefecture. The seedbed of the football field was divided into three layers: growing, filtering and drainage layer. The growing layer was mixed with sand and soil in proportion so that it was not only permeable to water and gas, but also conserved fertilizer and water. The spray system used eighteen underground sprinklers to spray water at one time. And underground drainage system used the fishbone shape. There were three ways to establish the lawn: sowing seeds, turf planting and sowing stems. Lawn maintenance could be divided into two aspacts which maintenance before and after lawn establishment. It should be remmbered that standard treatment of the grass beds and the reasonable soil configuration of the growing layer were the foundation of the grass growth, also, the level of the maintenance management was important.