Clay packed infield

Emanski's Heroes1,000+ posts

Hey guys,

The infield at our high school has a real issue with holding water in the turf area. The basic problem seems to be that the base of the infield is solid clay, so the water has no where to go. Obviously, a complete redo of the infield would be ideal, and if I hit the lottery I'll jump right on it. Otherwise it ain't happening!

Are there any other solutions to improve drainage? I was thinking of finding an aerator that takes out big deep plugs, then going over the top with turface to fill in the plugs. I think this is a fall job, and maybe over the course of a few years we can really change the composition of the base...is that realistic? Any thoughts are welcome

2/4/1010:39 AM

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