On Thursday we took a trip to see the operation at BMO field which is home for Toronto Football Club, and also holds premier league matches. Field manager Rob Heggie said it is one of the nicest fields in North America and is the benchmark for new technology. The field consists of both Kentucky Blue and Annual Rye grass, and is built on a USGA spec soil profile. Under that soil is a sub air system to regulate field moisture and oxygen levels, as well as a glycol heating system to extend the growing season allowing for a playable field all year round if necessary. This system makes a turf managers job much easier because they set up the ideal growing environment for growing flawless grass. This trip certainly gave me a new perspective of the turf industry and has me thinking about a career path in sports turf.
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| Toro happened to be there for the aeration day at BMO and brought lots of equipment. |
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| Aeration in progress. |
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| Heating and sub air systems. |
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Their practice facility is no slouch either. Three natural turf fields and two artificial. This also has an in-ground sub air system.
Link: http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/stnew/article/1989may6.pdf |
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