Thursday, August 28, 2014

A Core Sample Can Tell A Story - Part II

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Back to the core samples posted on Tuesday.  Why is there a difference.  First a little background. The Field: Sand based bermudagrass ...
Tuesday, August 26, 2014

A Core Sample Can Tell a Story - Part 1

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Pulling regular core samples off a playing surface can help with maintenance and assist in telling a story in regards to a natural grass pla...
Sunday, August 17, 2014

New Bermudagrass - Fountain Central High School

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As many of you know, this past winter was very harsh on bermudagrass.   Fountain Central High School needed to re-seed their football field ...
Monday, August 11, 2014

2014 - Riviera Bermudagrass Seeding - The Earlier the Better

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This summer has been extremely cool and wet across the midwest.  This has effected Riviera bermudagrass seeding.  To what extent?  See below...
Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Infield Mix - It May Be More Than Meets the Eye

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I visited a site early this past week.  Here is what the infield looked like on Monday: The AD stated, "I don't think this i...
Saturday, August 2, 2014

Installing Corner Markers for a Multi-Use Field

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This past week I had the opportunity to install corner markers on a 15 acre sand-based playing surface.  Needless to say, a 15 acre piece of...
Sunday, July 27, 2014

Infield Mix Drainage - DO NOT USE GRAVEL/STONE!

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At multi-field complexes, drainage along the backstops can be challenging due to elevations of the press box building and bleacher areas of ...