By Bill Nolde, MS, CPAg
Environmental stresses (heat, wind, cold, mowing, aerification, irrigation, fertilization, and pesticide application) coupled with on-going physiochemical reactions within the soil of sports fields will continually change the soil condition. More often than not these changes are not beneficial. If they were there would be no turf loss and no need to renovate or rebuild a sports field.
By Dr. Deying Li
Surface temperature has recently been raised as an important issue for artificial turf. With more and more artificial turf installed, sports turf managers are expected to manage an array of new things, including surface temperature.
Bob Curry had an early start in the turf business. As a Toronto teenager in the late 1950’s, he was one of the grounds crew who walked the turf track at Woodbine Racetrack repairing divots by hand after each race day. “We would check the Daily Racing Form each morning, hoping there wouldn’t be any races on the turf that day,” he laughs.
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