Unlike cake, an infield isn’t better with layers. In fact, a layered infield is bound to have severe issues in the spring.
The above photo shows an infield with three distinct layers:
Calcined clay
Infield material from somewhere in the South (notice the red color, which comes from iron oxide in the soil)
A base material that has been there since the initial field construction
The calcined clay is about an inch and a half deep, more than three times what it should be. Any more than half an inch of calcined clay becomes too loose in dry conditions.
The infield material isn’t incorporated into the base material, making it difficult to manage in wet conditions. Layering also causes the infield mix to chip into shale-like pieces.
To correct the layering in this field, you would remove the calcined clay and till the infield into the base material. Roll and grade the infield before returning about a quarter-inch of the calcined clay as a topdressing.
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