March 11, 2011

Q&A - Professional Baseball Infield Maintenance - Part 1

March 11, 2011/ TMC

Maintaining a high quality baseball infield surface requires paying constant attention to several important factors. The best infields receive this sort of dedicated attention to detail on a daily basis. Eric Ferland and Karsten Blackwelder are Head Groundskeepers for the Midland RockHounds and San Antonio Missions...

March 01, 2011

Infield Maintenance - Part 2

March 01, 2011/ TMC

This is part two in our series covering several topics involving in-season softball and baseball field maintenance. This part covers managing moisture on your infield skinned area surface.

February 11, 2011

Infield Maintenance - Part 1

February 11, 2011/ TMC

Infield Skinned Area When it comes to infield skinned area maintenance, the goal of every ball field manager should be consistency. Consistent firmness, moisture and smoothness is the key to a quality playing surface.

January 05, 2011

Aeration of Sports Fields

January 05, 2011/ TMC

It is the job of the sports turf manager to perform cultural practices that relieve the compaction that field use and frequent mowing causes. Aeration is the primary cultural practice for reversing this compaction.

November 10, 2010

Spreading Granules Like the Turfgrass Pros

November 10, 2010/ TMC

Double pass spreading; Use the right equipment the right way when applying granular product on your sports fields.

October 27, 2010

Working In The Dirt: TMC Featured in Bobcat Worksaver Magazine

October 27, 2010/ TMC

Bobcat Worksaver article on Texas Multi-Chem using the Toolcat 5610 to construct and renovate softball and baseball fields all over Texas.

October 21, 2010

TMC Sports Turf "MVP" - Danny Hardin of Sonora ISD

October 21, 2010/ TMC

Danny Hardin of Sonora ISD has received the first ever TMC Sports Turf "MVP" Award from Texas Multi-Chem, Ltd.

September 30, 2010

Time To Overseed In Texas

September 30, 2010/ TMC

It's time to overseed your athletic fields in Texas. Here is a checklist for preparing your sports fields for overseeding so they will be ready for the Spring athletics season.

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