This question has been asked more than once in my tenure here at Bellevue. It all comes down to what size divot is taken. A small thin divot will most likely dry out before it has a chance to grow in; whereas a thicker divot will have a much better chance of growing in. So when deciding, unless you take big heavy divots, we are better off just using the divot seed mix to fill in the void. The nice thing about the seed mix is even if the seed does not grow, the sand acts as a medium for the turf around the divot to grow laterally into and fill in the divot relatively quickly. Also, the small pieces of soil in the green sand mix is a result of the grounds staff adding during the seed mixing process. We use a concrete mixer to mix the sand and seed into a uniform mixture. The sand by itself is very dusty and dry so the workers making the mixture just add a shovel of soil to keep the mixture from being too dusty and keep the mixture from going airborne in the mixer.
Mike O'Neill
Superintendent
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