Kernels installing new $150,000 field
Nobody likes a lawn that's strangled by weeds and has unsightly brown spots in the grass, and it's especially worrisome if million-dollar bonus babies are running on your lawn at full speed and trying to make sliding catches.
That's why the Cedar Rapids Kernels plan to install a new $150,000 grass field at Veterans Memorial Stadium this fall.
The field has been infected with poa, which Kernels General Manager Doug Nelson described as a "weed grass" whose roots grow sideways and choke the regular grass. It's led to discoloration in the outfield and unstable sod.
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