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Environmental monitoring is an important job for an athletic field manager. It provides vital data to the sports turf manager about the health of the athletic field and the environmental conditions which must be dealt with. A manager must operate … Continue reading →

In general, the rate at which water moves through a soil, otherwise known as the perk rate, is relatively slow and quite variable between different types of soil. These rates may range from a few inches per hour for sandier … Continue reading →

One way to make easy work for you and your crew is to sharpen some of the tools in your groundskeeping arsenal. By taking a grinding wheel or hand file to certain edges of some of your hand tools, the … Continue reading →

Bases are an integral component of the game. Only the pitching rubber receives more concentrated foot traffic. A quick inspection process combined with good preventative maintenance can go a long way in preventing base failure, player injury, and unwanted lawsuits. … Continue reading →

Field marking dusts are generally created using ground calcium products. These limestone-based materials are located in deposits all over the continent but were formed differently depending on location. In the mountainous regions along the east and west coasts, the limestone … Continue reading →