Video: Sand quality control

Selecting the right sand for use in greens rootzones or for topdressing and aerification will positively impact surface firmness, water and air movement and even plant growth and health. The first step is to work only with USGA specification sands. But to further narrow down the options to the best performing sands, a look at the sand's particle size distribution can be useful.

In this video, we illustrate a quick quality control procedure that can be used to characterize sand…