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Sport ground maintenance

This is a schedule of planned maintenance for our sports grounds to improve turf quality for sports codes.

In spring and autumn we carry out weed spraying. Signs will be displayed onsite when the contractor is working.

Gisborne city sport grounds

Anzac Park  JanFebMarAprMayJuneOct
Fertilising     
Under sowing      
Weed spraying     
Spray Fairway for flat weeds and cape daisy.
Recommend re-entry to ground is 2hrs after application.
Awapuni StadiumJanFebMarAprMayJuneOct
Fertilising      
Undersowing      
Weed spraying      
Barry Park JanFebMarAprMayJuneOct
Fertilising     
Undersowing      
Weed spraying     

Spray Katana/Simazine to remove rye/poa so couch can come through.
Recommend re-entry to ground is 12hrs after application.

Spray Fairway for flat weeds and cape daisy. 
Recommend re-entry to ground is 2hrs after application.

Childers Road Reserve JanFebMarAprMayJuneOct
Fertilising     
Under sowing      
Weed spraying      
Spray Fairway for flat weeds and cape daisy. 
Recommend re-entry to ground is 2hrs after application.
Harry Barker Reserve JanFebMarAprMayJuneOct
Fertilising     
Under sowing      
Weed spraying      
Spray Fairway for flat weeds and cape daisy. 
Recommend re-entry to ground is 2hrs after application.
Heath Johnston ReserveJanFebMarAprMayJuneOct
Fertilising      
Under sowing      
Weed spraying      
Nelson Park JanFebMarAprMayJuneOct
Fertilising     
Weed spraying      
Spray Fairway for flat weeds and cape daisy. 
Recommend re-entry to ground is 2hrs after application.
The Oval JanFebMarAprMayJuneOct
Fertilising     
Undersowing      
Weed spraying     
Spray Fairway for flat weeds and cape daisy. 
Recommend re-entry to ground is 2hrs after application.
Waikirikiri Reserve JanFebMarAprMayJuneOct
Fertilising     
Weed spraying      
Imidacloprid to control black field crickets - applied to sports fields when it's raining
Wainui Reserve JanFebMarAprMayJuneOct
Fertilising    
Under sowing      
Weed spraying      
Spray Fairway for flat weeds and cape daisy. 
Recommend re-entry to ground is 2hrs after application.
Watson Park JanFebMarAprMayJuneOct
Fertilising      
Undersowing      
Weed spraying      
Spray Fairway for flat weeds and cape daisy. 
Recommend re-entry to ground is 2hrs after application.

Rural sport grounds

Hatea-A-Rangi ReserveJanFebMarAprMayJuneOct
Fertilising      
Under sowing      
Patutahi Soccer GroundJanFebMarAprMayJuneOct
Fertilising      
Te Karaka Reserve      Oct
Weed spraying      
Spray Fairway for flat weeds and cape daisy. 
Recommend re-entry to ground is 2hrs after application
Uawa Reserve JanFebMarAprMayJuneOct
Fertilising     
Undersowing      
Weed spraying      

Spray Katana/Simazine to remove rye/poa so couch can come through.
Recommend re-entry to ground is 12hrs after application.

Spray Fairway for flat weeds and cape daisy. 
Recommend re-entry to ground is 2hrs after application