Sand topdressing and clipping volume

May 24, 2026

We've written a lot about normal sand topdressing amounts and especially about site and seasonal adjustments based on clipping volume.

- Sand and Growth Potential, with spreadsheets

In 2020, I did some rough math and made an estimate that adding 1 L of sand for every 1 L of clipping volume removed might be a rate that would keep soil organic material (OM246) constant. I've been monitoring what actually happens, and it turns out that a 1:1 ratio is too…