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INFIELD SOILS
About Topdressing |
W H Y YO U N E E D I T
A great way to manage playability is to add topdressing to your infield skin. It will greatly
improve your ability to maintain your infield, provide a consistent playing surface, and adapt to
the challenges of varying moisture levels. The types of topdressing are:
▶ EXPANDED SHALE: Sheds most water. Sedimentary shale
rock, crushed and fired to 2000°F. The final screened product
absorbs some water, but sheds the majority of it.
DuraEdge ProSlide Brown or ProSlide Red
▶ CALCINED CLAY: Absorbs most water. A clay that is heated to
1100° – 1400°F until its physical characteristics do not change
whether the clay particle is wet or dry. The final screened
product has strong capillary action, thereby absorbing large
amounts of water. It can then release moisture back into the
soil as it dries. DuraEdge Platinum, PlayBall, or FairBall
See next page for recommended amounts of
topdressing for various field sizes and layer depths.
PRO TIP
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B E N E F I TS O F TO P D R E SS I N G
◾ Makes managing infield skin
much easier
◾ Prevents wet infield soil from
sticking to cleats in rain games
◾ Improves playing consistency
of the infield skin surface
◾ Provides a professional sliding
surface to improve player safety
◾ Allows you to add more water
to infield skin just before a game
◾ Dries faster than infield soil to
allow for quicker re-entry onto the
field after rain
◾ Provides flexibility to use either
type of topdressing, or a blend,
to get the best overall result
DURAEDGE
When it comes to engineered infield soils, there is only one clear leader … DuraEdge. Others may say their mixes are engineered, but only
DuraEdge has proven consistency through soil test results. DuraEdge soils outperform all others with proper sand sizing & distribution, as
well as very unique clay mineralogy. And, unlike any other producer, DuraEdge is able to replicate production consistently across the U.S.
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