Best Management Practices for Maintaining Sand-based, Natural Grass Athletic Fields

This publication recommends specific ways to manage sand-based fields, which will require more frequent fertilization, irrigation and cultivation for proper maintenance than native soil fields. This publication emphasizes the critical aspects of turfgrass maintenance, including the primary cultural practices (mowing, fertilization and irrigation), as well as the secondary cultural practices (cultivation, top-dressing and interseeding). This publication is also available as an ebook.