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Thursday, February 27, 2014

Rolling Natural Grass Infields

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I am getting a number of calls on rolling fields after the snow melt.   Due to significant frost heave during the winter, rolling newly se...
Monday, February 24, 2014

Winter Damage to Bermudagrass?

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That is the question many grounds managers are asking across the Midwest.  So, I went to a site with newly seeded Riviera bermudagrass last ...
Thursday, February 20, 2014

Melting Snow - How Do I Get My Infield Ready to Play?

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Currently, many areas across the Midwest are melting down snow from the snowiest winter from the Dec-Feb time period since weather has been...
Monday, February 17, 2014

Removing Snow From a Playing Surface

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Many areas of the country are under snow cover from a cold and snowy winter.  In fact, this winter Indianapolis, IN has received more snow t...
Thursday, February 13, 2014

Winter Education Vol 11 - Installing a New Homeplate

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Installing a new plate can be challenging.  At higher levels of play it is not uncommon to call in a surveyor to assist in aligning a new ...
Monday, February 10, 2014

Winter Education Vol. 10 - Building a New Backstop Wall and Net

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I have received a number of calls over the winter looking at the possibility of constructing a new backstop wall and installation of a new ...
Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Winter Education Vol 9 - Renovating a Plate on a Budget

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As you can see from previous blog postings, J&D Turf travels to fields and facilities of all levels of play. Our company view is ...
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About Me

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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