Article: Worms and mudcats.(Q&A)

Article: Improving native soil athletic field drainage.(Irrigation ...
SportsTURF;  July 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... often one of the few fields in town with lights ... high school athletic field is often important to ... High school athletic fields constructed on native ... dilemma include complete field renovation. However ... system and subsequent sand topdressing applications, providing ...

Article: Aerating: an invaluable cultural practice.(Field Science)
SportsTURF;  August 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... growing season. Periods of heavy field use result in high levels of wear ... Aerification followed by core removal and sand topdressing is the best method of controlling ... compaction created during sports field construction when significant earth ...

Article: The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out.(Q&A)
SportsTURF;  June 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... responsible for managing fields, but too often they ... Rich has rolled the field because there are too ... that they can make a field nearly unplayable and ... be used on athletic fields but is not labeled for ... of visible casting. Sand topdressing also creates an abrasive ...

Article: Attack of the earthworms.(Q&A)
SportsTURF;  November 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... recovery in 6 years. The field looks good until the ... commonly found on athletic fields. Earthworms may retreat ... have applied to your fields. As I mentioned earlier ... topdressing. Many field managers use sand topdressing as part of their normal ...

Article: Proper mechanics for field repair.(In & On the Ground)
SportsTURF;  September 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... there may be scuffs on the field, the crowns remain intact ... cautions. They also topdress the field completely in the spring ... divot." Since they began the sand topdressing program a few years ago (with ... inch or so per year), the field has stayed more playable with ...

Article: Used correctly, crumb rudder can help. (The Front Office).
SportsTURF;  October 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... amended football field. Athletic Director ... conditions on a field that sees 45-50 ... grass from these fields," he says ... being used in new fields as FieldTurf Prestige ... Our research shows sand topdressing results in the same ... portions of your field. And he adds a ...

Article: Grant me better grass.(q&a)
SportsTURF;  May 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... too much traffic on the field and since that is most ... by aerification, the field will be slightly softer ... Under simulated traffic, sand topdressing with 0.5 to 0.75 ... uneven pockets on the field during heavy rain. Reestablishing ... practices for crumb rubber fields have not been ...