Athletic Field & Sports Turf

Nothing can replace experience when it comes to a major project where community time and money are invested. Each project has its set of unique conditions. Plaisted soil experts are ready to help you identify the best solution within your budget parameters.

Just as there is a move to organic foods, many landscape architects are finding that the environmental benefits of natural turf far outweigh those of artificial turf. And after decades of debates over natural versus synthetic athletic field turf, one thing remains, professional athletes prefer high performance, sand-peat grass fields.

As of 2013, all but two of the Major League Baseball fields are natural turf. Of the 22 NFL stadiums with open roofs, only eight have artificial turf and six of these are the northern most NFL stadiums in the United States.

New information on the long-term costs of health risks of synthetic fields is moving dollars back to natural turf. Take a fresh look from the overall perspective.

Advantages to using peat in today’s high-performance and sand-based sports fields:

• Peat is highly decomposed. It can provide a stable growing environment for your turf, reducing soil compaction.
• Peat adds valuable water holding capacity and allows for better root penetration and aeration—your turf requires less irrigation!
• Peat reduces thatch by creating an excellent environment for microorganisms.

Here are key benefits natural turf has on the environment:

• The cooling effects
• Pollution control
• An aquifer recharger
• Naturally regenerative
• Naturally attractive