The Year In Review - Travels of John Mascaro

The below photo's are a photo journal for my website visitors to enjoy. I have been fortunate to have been able to travel from time to time and with each trip, I photograph turfgrass conditions that I encounter. I will continue this forum and add to the photo's (and of course soil profile samples) as I continue to travel from place to place.


In January 2001 the drought in Florida reached new levels, phase two water restrictions were put into effect and even the alligators were thirsty.	Not everything I see is as it should be, take for example this municipal park on the west coast of Florida. This multipurpose field is set up for soccer, softball, football and also doubles as a parking lot.

Superbowl XXXV was played at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, FL. The turf was fiber reinforced 419 Bermudagrass with 30# per 1000 sq/ft of PHD blend overseeded onto it.	Superbowl XXXV, Tampa Stadium in Tampa, FL. George Toma, agronomist for the NFL with John Mascaro on field.

Lysimeter being installed into research green at the University of Florida research center in Davie, FL. Stainless steel Lysimeter is placed six inches below the grass surface and the complete profile is rebuilt.	The University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, hosted one of the Superbowl Teams so the NFL built a new practice field for the University. The pile of soil in the background is the old field.

The University of Tampa, Tampa, FL. This is a soil profile of the new practice field.	I got tired of carrying around a full size Mascaro Profile Sampler so I invented the Pocket Mascaro Profile Sampler. The Handles detach and go inside the cutter blade when not in use.

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