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Infill Depth Perfection
After nearly six decades on the market, synthetic-turf fields for recreation and athletic facilities are an integral part of being able to schedule and complete games. While the technology has evolved since the Houston Astros played its first season on synthetic turf in 1966, the application remains resource-intensive to install and replace, along with regular maintenance.
Maintenance Pillars For Natural-Grass Athletic Surfaces
Communal spaces unite communities. Athletic surfaces are not solely dedicated fields: In open and flat areas, spontaneous games pop up among friends, families, and sports teams. Facility
Athletic Field Safety And Turf Health Through Testing And Records
How can parks departments, school districts and others who manage recreational facilities balance the conflicting needs of their many user groups (players, parents, athletic directors,
Pouring With Answers
Although high summer temperatures just ended, anytime is a good time to make sure your irrigation system is running at its peak potential. An irrigation audit ensures you are not
Order Like A Pro From SiteOne
Getting out ahead--it's what it means to be a pro. Stocking up on the right supplies at the right time means ordering like a pro, too. At SiteOne, we have all the turf-maintenance
Stay Ahead Of The Game
Most people have a good understanding of the benefits that synthetic turf can provide—primarily that it can take a beating. But once it has been determined that a synthetic-turf
Blade By Blade
Maintaining the largest sports complex in Arizona certainly comes with challenges, yet there are many rewarding aspects I still enjoy. Seeing all 18 soccer fields and four Little League
Laying The Ground Rules
Ideally, a successful natural grass-playing surface requires someone in the role of “sports field manager” to make and implement decisions that deliver safe, quality playing surfaces on a consistent basis.
Keep A Clean Complex
Maintaining a youth-sports complex is not a 9-to-5 job. As sports-turf managers, we help generate revenue for the local economy and provide a venue for teams to compete on safe, playable, environmentally friendly fields.
Give ФEm A Break
With more than 240,000 residents, the city's 62 parks, six recreation facilities, and six aquatic centers serve hundreds of thousands of people each year. One area that receives the most impact from this continuous use is the 47 athletic fields.
Synthetic-Turf Maintenance Basics
Let's begin with the knowledge that synthetic-turf fields are NOT maintenance-free. With that aside, let's look at what it takes to properly maintain a synthetic-turf field to ensure the longest life possible.
Spring Cleaning
David Pinsonneault looks out his window as he speaks on the phone with me. He says, ТIХm watching snow come downСwhen this storm is said and done, weХll have more than 60 inches on the ground.У
UMASS Winter Turf School
The perennial goal of the UMass Winter School for Turf Managers is to furnish turf managers with concepts essential to the maintenance of high quality turf, while instilling a sense of environmental
Barenbrug Taps Prod Mgr
Barenbrug USA has hired John Rector as the Company's Turf Product Manager. ТWe are very pleased to have John on board Й he brings us a great knowledge of the professional turf industry including sod p
Xtreme Turf Makeover
Xtreme TurfЄ Makeover has launched into the market, offering advanced diagnostic testing and three levels of environmentally-friendly synthetic turf maintenance, from decompaction to complete field re
UConn Turfgrass Field Day
The University of Connecticut invites you to the 3rd Biennial UConn Turfgrass Field Day!Attendees will have an opportunity to discuss ongoing research and management concerns with the UCONN turf
Xtreme Turf Makeover
Xtreme Turf Makeover has launched into the market, offering advanced diagnostic testing and three levels of environmentally-friendly synthetic turf maintenance, from decompaction to complete field