The blast and the curvularia are the obsession of Ligue 1 gardeners. In Montpellier, but not only. Their presence and their resurgence considerably damage certain lawns of the championship. First appeared a few years ago on the meadow used by the MHSCthey resurfaced, this summer, due to the humidity present in the twelve centimeters of sandy mixture of the hybrid terrain from which the grasses spring.
Thus, large yellowish spots are visible in different places and these surfaces devoured by both mushrooms. Only, this time they could not extend over the whole of the rectangle, thanks to the intervention of the gardeners of the metropolis, helped in particular by large fans which allow the grass to dry out, after the morning dew. .
Since July 20, Bruno Fablet and the five gardeners that he pilots and who intervene both at the Mosson and at the GGL Stadium, work tirelessly to try to get rid of evil. A job that pays off and thanks to which the first league match, between La Paillade and Estac, was able to take place without difficulty.
– Bertrand Queneutte
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It is a question of giving back to this lawn the aspect which made it one of the most beautiful of the French Ligue 1 championship, last season but also the previous ones, since it had finished second in Ligue 1, in last May, and first the season before, ahead of PSG. A ranking that is obviously the pride of those who invest and those who intervene. Thierry Guitet is director of sports at the metropolis of Montpellier.
Bruno Fablet, turf referent for the metropolitan area of Montpellier, is at the head of a team of five gardeners. He knows this disease well.which had already struck a few years ago, and which is difficult to overcome.
The lawn is in bad shape, at the moment, but pampered all year round by Bruno Fablet’s team, which reveals to us part of his secret.