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Thursday, April 2, 2020

A Great Tank Mix to Control Unwanted Grass and Weeds on Warning Tracks and Infields During Social Distancing Due to COVID-19

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Collectively, we are in a challenging time.  Playing surfaces are out of play with social distancing due to COVID-19.  Baseball and softball...
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Friday, March 27, 2020

Building a Set of Base Anchors

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Since many coaches and sports turf managers are practicing social distancing during this Coronavirus time, let's take some time to look ...
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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

University of Pittsburgh Softball Infield Renovation

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This past fall the J&D Turf team traveled to Pittsburgh, PA to renovate the softball infield  for Pitt Softball.   Let’s take a closer l...
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Monday, January 28, 2019

Basic Tools for Mound and Plate Maintenance

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The tools listed below are the basics needed for mound and plate clay maintenance.     1. A pump up hand sprayer for wetting down both t...
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Tuesday, January 15, 2019

#LifeOnTheRoad - Windscreen Under Bleachers

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This is another post in a periodic series entitled #LifeOnTheRoad.  The background is simple. During my travels I  encounter many grounds ...
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Friday, January 11, 2019

The #SmartTurf Blog is Back

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The #SmartTurf Blog is Back Welcome back to the #SmartTurf Blog. 2018 was a period of great growth and change within both J&D Turf and A...
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Thursday, August 30, 2018

Lafayette Central Catholic - Sand Channel Drainage – Spartan Sand Cap – A Case Study #4 – In Season Play

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Practice began on the new surface on August 1, 2017.   The first game took place on August 18, 2017.   The surface had a shear strength ...
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Jamie Mehringer
Co-founder and partner of J&D Turf. A sportsturf junkie, I cut my teeth at Victory Field with the Indianapolis Indians maintaining the playing surface at what has been dubbed "The Best Minor League Ballpark in America." From intern, to assistant to head groundskeeper over 10 seasons, I was director of operations for the team before realizing sportsturf was my passion, baseball was merely the game. My bachelor’s degree in sports management from Marian University and a degree in turfgrass science from Purdue University serve as the initial credibility with clients ranging from university to K-12 administrators, parks and rec officials, and maintenance crews to my friends with their own fields in the Major Leagues. The "Smart Turf" blog is my way of sharing my experiences as consultant, groundskeeper and business owner with the larger sportsturf community. There was a day early in my career that I'd joke that I live to make tall grass short. Given the expanding horizon of this profession over the last decade, I've come to realize and respect it as much more.
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