COSTA MESA

The six soccer fields at the Farm Sporting Complex will finally open this July, one year later than city landscapers originally forecast, the city’s parks manager said this week.

“It was a nice fall, and the grass has grown in nicely,” David J. Alkema said. “I’d say it’s about 99% filled in.”

Earlier this past fall, city officials said they hoped the grass would be ready by spring. The city bought the 18-acre parcel of land for $7.5 million three years ago with plans to open six soccer fields by spring 1999.