Immediately following the end of the season, work starts on the pitch at
  The Den. The grass is stripped off, exposing the brown soil beneath. The
  fresh soil is seeded and fertilized, then covered with a "germination
  sheet" to retain the soils precious moisture, and to protect the new seeds
  from the beaks of South Bermondsey's scavenging bird population.
 

Out with the old.....

Seeding time

After seeding

Shooting buds of May

 
  Within a month, the new seeds start to germinate producing a luxuriant
  new mantle of green, which shows remarkably few signs
  of wear. This rare event, captured on camera, is reproduced here
  showing the complete transformation from the bare earth to the rugged
  green playing surface you will see throughout the 2009/10 season.
 

 It grows...

...and grows....

 

...and grows....

...and grows....

...getting greener....

...until there is a carpet of grass!