Official account for the Purdue University Athletics Sports Turf Crew
West Lafayette, IN
Joined February 2013
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We love the wheel to wheel so we modified a couple for an 8in line to do goal lines and other edges. #SportsTurf – at West Lafayette, IN
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This was a lot of fun to do! Huge thank you to Kyle, Evan, Diego, Braden and Joey for the help and ideas!
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Folk Field is all set for @PurdueSoccer vs @OregonSoccer tonight! #SportsTurf #boilerup – at Lafayette, IN
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Started the week getting a nice clean out of the 2-year-old Ironcutter bermuda on Folk. We had some settling of drainage lines from the renovation, so shaved the top and will topdress heavily to level back out. Work on the practice pitch also continues. #SportsTurf – at West Lafayette, IN
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We have a few projects going on this spring for @PurdueSoccer. The training pitch is getting much needed drainage, fraze mowed, and sprigged with bermuda. @BushTurf spent the week installing pipe and backfilling with sand. Folk will get some tlc starting next week #SportsTurf 😎 xitter.cf/lievense_nick/status/1… – at West Lafayette, IN
Last wk we completed a resod of @BoilerFootball grass practice field after spring practices wrapped up. Special thx to @J_DTurf (contractor) @CarolinaGreenCo (@Tahoma31Bermuda) & Myers Sod Farm (sod install) for their help w project!
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First official game of the 2024-25 @PurdueSports season!
@PurdueSoccer vs. Washington State on an elite playing surface, courtesy of @PUSportsTurf. #BoilerUp!
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#IronCutter was installed for @PurdueSoccer at Folk Field. Last week, the pitch received its first aeration and is looking great!
A word from the field manager... "1-year old IronCutter came out of winter beautifully. Very dense already and great color " - @lievense_nick, Purdue
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Well, we made it, GAME DAY! After a difficult grow-in #FolkField is ready for 2023 season. Still some improvements to be made, but it should play great. Thanks to @PurdueSoccer coaches for all their sacrifices this year to get to this point. #BoilerUp #SportsTurf – at West Lafayette, IN
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The fresh coat of paint is down and @PUSportsTurf has the new Folk Field pitch ready for prime time!
#BoilerUp 🚂⚽️
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Covers off 7/3, mow, spray, gran fert, topdress. Covers back on 7/6 cause of night time temps in 50s. You can see the unbridled enthusiasm of turf students putting covers on for 4th time during grow-in. 😕 Covers off for final time Tues, more updates to come. #SportsTurf – at Lafayette, IN
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Have gotten way behind on Folk Field updates, frankly, cause there hasn't been much to say. So here is a small thread. Encouraging signs for roots, but lateral growth has been slow. Aerified pitch with bayonet tines and recovered wall to wall. – at Lafayette, IN
Shoutout to one of our PUSportsTurf alums Zach Ferguson’s @J_DTurf 4 quick turnaround to get @BoilerFootball prac field playable after large amount of #winterkill. Special thx to #MyersSodFarm 4 flawless install & to #GrassMastersSodFarm 4 @Tahoma31Bermuda
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Day 34 of the grow-in and the covers have definitely helped. Its crazy to see where we would be without them. Unfortunately, it has helped weeds to grow as well, so herbicides are going out. Total of 4 days in the 90s and 2 rain events in 5 weeks.🙃 #SportsTurf – at West Lafayette, IN
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Day 27 of the #FolkField grow-in and mother nature is not doing us any favors. With this weeks temps, we sprayed foliar on Mon and put covers back on to hopefully stay on schedule. Next week looks like heat will return. 🤞#SportsTurf – at West Lafayette, IN
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Day 12 for the #Ironcutter sprigs at Folk. Covers off and first foliar spray on. Very happy with the progress so far, especially with having a few nights in the 40s 🥶 Topdress and some granular fert tomorrow. #SportsTurf #growin – at West Lafayette, IN
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Put covers on #FolkField today to keep bermuda going until better temps arrive. Already helping since air temp was 70 when I put gauge under 😎 We use flat cones to mark irrigation heads so we are able to see them and make a hole for watering. #SportsTurf – at West Lafayette, IN
