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#78
#78
Volrocketman said:
That article is one person’s opinion on bad stuff that happens. My oldest son played football in high school in Huntsville. Prior to his senior year, the city replaced the turf on the main field everyone played on with one of the new artificial turf grass options (the artificial grass with the sand-like rubber beads) - you know, the turf that is supposed to be low maintenance and “safe” for the players. In the third game on a warm, humid N. Alabama night, my son was making a tackle of a running back as they were headed towards the sideline. As he wrapped his arms around the runner in a bear hug to take him to the ground, one of his feet slipped on the turf putting stress on his legs to the point one of his femurs snapped at mid-thigh. I’m watching from 30-40 yards away and at the end of the play I see him lying on the ground with his foot next to his head. Not a sight you want to see. He did recover but that play effectively ended his football career.

Could the turf have contributed to his injury? Maybe. At the end of the day, it’s football. Young men running full speed into each other eventually leads to injuries. You hope and pray they aren’t serious, but that’s the price you pay for something that brings a lot of joy to a lot of people.
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We bit on the synthetic turf lie that claimed teams would nearly eliminate knee injuries b/c there would be no foot plant in the grass. lol Then we installed a 3M Product that grew black mold and algae.

Regardless sh*t happens and I hope your son is well today!
 
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#81
StarRaider said:
do you know where someone could get chicken litter? askin' fer a friend.
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Anywhere in north Georgia or Cleveland TN area. Where is your friend? I have some 10+ year old litter that has been composted with leaves and grass clippings, etc. so it is the best soil amendments you can find. I mix it with river sand/ silt/ top soil dredged locally. Better than top soil.
 
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Chickenfarmer said:
Anywhere in north Georgia or Cleveland TN area. Where is your friend? I have some 10+ year old litter that has been composted with leaves and grass clippings, etc. so it is the best soil amendments you can find. I mix it with river sand/ silt/ top soil dredged locally. Better than top soil.
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George R Stuart alum here
 
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Chickenfarmer said:
Anywhere in north Georgia or Cleveland TN area. Where is your friend? I have some 10+ year old litter that has been composted with leaves and grass clippings, etc. so it is the best soil amendments you can find. I mix it with river sand/ silt/ top soil dredged locally. Better than top soil.
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This is how my in-laws do it. Best tomato output I have ever seen. They get incredible results on red skin potatoes with this set up as well.
 
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AdoptedVOL said:
Any update on the field condition? I’ll bet it’s beautiful and ready for the battle.
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Yep the VQ guys talked about it as soon as the concerts were over in Sept. The company installing the new sod is from NC, they brought an army/convoy and worked 24hrs a day for a few days until the new field was completely laid and sewn together. AP and Hubbs said those sod guys were basically super heroes and what they did was amazing. That was 2 full weeks ago. I am sure the surface will be pristine Saturday for national TV and the big game. GO VOLS
 
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Grateful to find an informative, centered topic. The down side is the topic is about growing sod. 😉🤙🏼

There was a divergence to discuss growing tomatoes, but that’s the way we VolNation!
 
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