THIS WEEK’S FIELD THOUGHTS

With autumn sports getting ready to ramp up in the coming weeks and with summer baseball/softball season winding down, it’s wise to finalize your fall renovations NOW. It’s always amazing to me how many people in our industry wait until the last minute, scrambling at the eleventh hour to try to pull a project together. Now, they may be successful at pulling that off, but it surely won’t happen without some stress for the manager and his or her crew.

The Earlier The Better: If your fall renovations involves bringing in contractors, you’ll want to lock them in quickly before they get booked up for the fall. The rule here is the earlier in the year you can confirm the project, the better. Part of your fall renovations may require some quantitative testing, such as a soil fertility test for grass areas. These tests are used to help determine your fertility needs in order to bring your soil fertility up to optimum levels for your turf grass. This is always a good idea, especially going into fall as the soils have been depleted somewhat from the active summer growing season… Click to continue reading about planning for Fall Renovations from Beacon’s head groundskeeper, Paul Zwaska:  Just Around the Corner? Fall Renovations

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Infield Soil Test & Analysis
SAVE $20

Typically ships within 10–15 business days. Soil testing provides quantitative data to help to identify the shortcomings of an infield mix. And, with proper analysis, a solution can be found to make sure your infield is as good and playable as it can be. Results may take up to two weeks. Price is per sample.(Discount thru Friday, August 31 applied automatically)

OPEN BOX ITEM OF THE WEEK

OPEN BOX Item — Custom Goal Post Padding — SAVE $110!  – Attaches with grommets (rather than Velcro), and is 2″ padding with an OD of 8″ and 6′ high. COLOR IS YELLOW. Brand-new condition. (Reg. $260) NOW ONLY $150 

By Groundskeepers, For Groundskeepers.

The time and effort necessary to train new staff each year can become overwhelming, and that’s exactly why we developed Groundskeeper U. GU is the perfect online tool for teaching new staff, summer help, and volunteers. Through videos, photos, audio, and written material your staff will learn the right way with the tried and true practices taught by Paul Zwaska.

Enjoy this by-groundskeepers-for-groundskeepers resource and, when you find a lesson or technique you know others will benefit from, be sure to share it on social media and with your colleagues!

Find what you need, it’s all here.

If you there’s something your field needs, you’ll find it in our catalog. Request your copy of The Ultimate Ballfield Resource. Our catalog features a complete listing of products to keep you rolling with everything you need all season long. This is your go-to must-have resource.