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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

What Type of Grass is That?

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I was posed that question yesterday while making a site visit for a future project.  Here is a photo of the field: The answer - The gre...
Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Creating a In-Season Divot Mix

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I get this question a number of times during my travels?  How do handle the bare areas on my field? This is a major problem on cool season...
Sunday, September 30, 2012

Renovating a Mound On a Budget - Re-post from Spring 2011

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The second of two re-posts from spring 2011. Back to Avon South Middle School for renovating a mound on a budget. For this task, we had ...
Saturday, September 29, 2012

Renovating a Homeplate on a Budget - Re-post From Spring 2011

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Fall is a great time to renovate baseball fields.  Since many coaches and grounds staffs are renovating their fields, I wanted to re-post ...
Thursday, September 27, 2012

How Do Fall Seeding Dates Effect Establishment?

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There have been numerous research reports detailing the proper seeding windows to establish Kentucky bluegrass in the Midwest.  I wanted to ...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Should I Overseed My Bermuda Grass Field?

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This is the first of what will be many photos/posts this fall as I monitor bermuda grass fields in the Midwest. First stop, St Luke Cathol...
Saturday, September 22, 2012

Youth Field at Camp Swoneky - Vol III

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The third and final post from the youth field renovation at Camp Swoneky in Oregonian, OH. Setting base anchors: Installing Dura Pitc...
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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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