Shape matters: topdressing sand selection

Many of you have already embraced light sand topdressing, or "dusting" into your greens management programs for its myriad benefits in pest control, moisture management, thatch control and greens smoothness and firmness. But what kind of sand should be used?

Data recently presented by Dr. John Inguagitao and colleagues at Rutgers University addressed this question in their study on the effect of topdressing sand shape on anthracnose severity. In a two-year project conducted on poa greens, they found that topdressing…