4 SportsTurf | August 2015 www.sportsturfonline.com
August 2015 | Volume 31 | Number 8
FEATURES
Field Science
8 Aeration: hollow-tine, solid-tine, or both?
And when and where?
14 Study: field benchmarking and permitting hours
18 Mastering the field turnaround
24 White grub control on sports turf
28 From the web: drought-tolerant turfgrass
The SportsTurf Interview
32 The SportsTurf Interview: Allen Reed, CSFM
Facilities & Operations
34 Renewing your vows: understanding the
customer/vendor relationship
Tools & Equipment
40 From the ground up: MLS Groundskeeper starts
from scratch in Orlando
41 Fight Chafer grubs
Field of the Year
42 Schools/Parks Soccer: North Area Athletic Complex
Soccer Field, Jefferson County Schools, Golden, CO
DEPARTMENTS
6 From the Sidelines
7 STMA President's Message
23 John Mascaro's Photo Quiz
45 STMA in Action
47 STMA Chapter Contacts
48 Marketplace
49 Advertisers' Index
50 Q&A
See the results on page 8 from our asking turf man-
agers: Do you incorporate hollow-tine, solid-tine,
or both? When do you conduct these practices?
What are the biggest benefits you observe in turf
health with this practice? Are there any problems or
challenges associated with these practices? Cover
photo courtesy of Scott Stevens, CSFM, Sports Turf Manager, Elon
University, Elon, NC.
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