Parkview Field replaces turf Thursday

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Parkview Field is replacing their old blue grass mixture turf with pure blue grass from a farm in Fort Morgan, Colorado on Thursday.

The grounds keeper at Parkview Field said the next step in the process will be to bring in a three-ton roller to smooth out the field and rebuild the infield and warning track edges.

According to Parkview's schedule, the process of laying down the new sod and completing the infield should be done by the end of October.

The field is getting the new sod because the grass at the field right now is more than 50 percent filled with a weed, called called poa annua grass, that turns grass a yellow or light green color.