This top-of-the-range lawn was installed four years ago, but at the end of each sports season it undergoes special treatment. She is simply “scalped”. The top layer of this hybrid lawn disappears with the help of specialized machinery. A necessary treatment at the end of each season: “The lawn of the Gaston-Petit stadium is a high-level lawn. It undergoes maintenance almost every day with successive mowings which take place several times a week throughout the season. Mowing causes an accumulation of waste on the surface. They must be removed once a year so that this lawn retains all its characteristics. So we just “scalp” the surface. We remove between one to three centimeters and we arrive on the ground, that is to say the fiber substrate and of course we proceed, afterwards, to a new sodding.” says Loïc Paul, Managing Director of Sportingsols.
The lawn of the Gaston-Petit stadium has already been titled the best lawn in Ligue 2
The new lawn after maintenance and calibrated watering will be operational for the resumption of the championship. These lawns have an undeniable advantage. Thanks to this clever mix of sand and fibres, they can grow back faster than ordinary grass. In just eight to twelve weeks grows, a magnificent lawn that can host football matches. It takes rather 12 to 16 weeks of waiting for a classic lawn! But above all, it offers a playing surface of excellent quality which is maintained throughout the season. A sacred best lawn in Ligue 2 during the 2017-2018 season and second best lawn in 2020 2021.
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The new turf will therefore be operational on Friday August 12, the date of the resumption of the championship. Last advantage, ecological and economical. The Gaston-Petit stage substrate requires less water than other hybrid substrates because it is composed of sand, fiber but also cork which retains water and soil moisture.
The Sportingsols company is also in charge of the TOP 14 rugby pitches such as the Rochelais stadium or the Rennes and Angers clubs in Ligue 1 football.