Sandridge Infield Mix - AMENDED

Last week, the J&D Turf team was in Brown County, Indiana at Brown County High School. The exisiting baseball field had 4 inches of Sandridge infield mix. This mix is taken from the Ohio River, thus it is high in silt and has a elevated SCR. To learn more about the silt/clay ratio click HERE and HERE. The amendment of choice for this project, FieldSaver 50 from Natural Sand.

The photo below shows one pass of FS 50 on the infield.

The next photo shows one pass of the Blecavator. It is CRITICAL to blend the existing material into the new material when amending an infield with FS 50. To learn more about adding new material to existing material, click HERE.

After rolling, the infield was laser graded to ensure positive drainage. The photo below shows one of the final passes with the laser guided box blade.

Next, the infield was conditioned with calcined clay. To learn more about conditioners and topdressings, click HERE.

Finally, a finished product photo. This project took one day. Brown County High School played a varsity game 3 hours after the completion of the project with a balanced infield that now resides in the recreational spec.

To learn more about Natural Sand, click HERE

Go to j-dturf.com to learn more about J&D Turf.

Play on!
--Jamie