As grass seed prices are looking to soar, turf grass managers, golf course superintendents and others are plotting out their annual plans. Many are considering whether to overseed with rye grass and/or to use colorants in the coming season of turfgrass dormancy. Add fertilizer price increases, shortages of some raw materials and shipping delays, and industry professionals are planning ahead this year more than usual.
Geoponics' turf colorant division manager, Jennifer Seevers, previews each coming season. Weeks ago, Seevers sought to prepare her clients and months prior, created a forecast for Geoponics. Now, as seed prices are soon to be published, many other professionals have begun offering similar forecasts. Planning ahead may be more critical than ever.
What Will the 2021-22 Turfgrass, Turf Colorant and Seed Market Look Like?
Geoponics, the Makers of Endurant, Provide Programs for Year Round Green Grass
Endurant turf colorants provide year round green grass for lawns, golf courses and athletic fields. The organic pigments and nontoxic binders provide a solution to an array of growing challenges in turfgrass management.
We've created a customizable protocol for Sports Field Managers, another for Golf Course Superintendents and yet another for Lawn Care Providers. Each of the three protocols is customizable and yet provides the framework for maintaining green turfgrass throughout the seasons, depending upon your needs.
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It's easier than ever to purchase Endurant turf colorants in Las Vegas and throughout Nevada. Now, it's actually easy being green. Despite water challenges or other impediments to green grass, Endurant turf colorants are simple to use, provide natural color and are lasting with their organic pigments and nontoxic binders.
Seeing the Signs: Customers Drawn Into Nevada Stores with Banners Showing Endurant Is Available Inside
[caption id="attachment_1630" align="alignnone" width="672"]SiteOne Landscape Supply branch in Las Vegas, Nevada shows customers they carry the popular Endurant turf colorants using this banner provided by Geoponics.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_1633" align="alignnone" width="664"] Ewing Irrigation in Nevada shows they carry Endurant, drawing customers seeking natural looking green grass.[/caption]
Ewing & SiteOne Offer Endurant Turf Colorants
Geoponics, the makers of Endurant landscape colorants, is proud to announce that two powerhouse lawn and landscape distributors, Ewing Irrigation and SiteOne Landscape Supply, now offer Endurant at their stores. Together, Ewing and SiteOne provide more than 850 storefront locations throughout the U.S.
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Gator Green Grass is making it easy to maintain healthy green grass all year long in Northeast Florida. The unique combination of Endurant turf colorant with Geoponics' plant and soil nutrition makes for gorgeous results all year.
Whether turf is brown from winter dormancy, dry from low rain and wind, or patchy from challenges in the soil, Gator Green Grass provides instant solutions and lasting results.
[caption id="attachment_1610" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Gator Green Grass of Jacksonville, Florida provides vibrant green lawns even during dry weather conditions and winter dormancy, using Endurant turf colorants and enhancing soil and plant health with Geoponics SoilPlex and Carbotein.[/caption]
Launching a Grass Painting Business
John Tunsill launched his grass painting business, Gator Green Grass, servicing Jacksonville and the surrounding Northeast Florida area in late winter to early spring 2021.
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A father and son lawn care business based out of Houston, Texas sought a way to work and profit year round. Otherwise, business stopped for Alawnso Services when the lawns stopped growing each winter.
Endurant lawn painting became the answer—and more than they expected.
Ruben Alonso, Jr and son Ruben J Alonso, who goes by “Ru,” researched ways to expand their offerings at Alawnso Services from mowing to more.
“In the summertime, my son asked me, ‘what will we do in the winter? The grass isn’t going to be growing.’”
“We’ll figure it out,” Alonso replied “Something will come up.”
When they learned about grass paint, they realized they could find a market for people who wanted a great looking green lawn even in the winter months. They could go back to mowing them in the summer months.
Colorant would provide the annual work and income sought after for Alawnso Services.
“But I wasn’t ready for the burst of opportunities that was coming,” said Alonso.
[caption id="attachment_1596" align="alignleft" width="660"] Alawnso Services and Endurant turf colorants are transforming Texas neighborhoods as Ruben Alonso and son "Ru" wow the world online[/caption]
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SiteOne's Zack Scott: Endurant colorants transform lawn care in Southwest Florida
Endurant turf colorants are a game changer for landscape services. The expectation of green grass cannot always be met using traditional lawn care methods—not even in the idyllic Southwest Florida climate—let alone across the U.S., North America and other regions.
Endurant turf colorants, made with organic pigments and nontoxic binders, provide year round green without overreliance on fertilizers, fungicides and other harsh chemicals.
Zack Scott, SiteOne Landscape Supply’s outside sales representative, who oversees the area of Southwest Florida’s Collier and Lee counties, shares how Endurant had a huge effect on this landscape market the past six months. Much of his success, he said, can be applied anywhere.
[caption id="attachment_1579" align="alignleft" width="400"] Endurant Demo: Product demonstrations for SiteOne store representatives ignites a lawn care revolution in Southwest Florida[/caption]
Transition from winter to spring a bit sooner with the help of Endurant turf grass pigments. Endurant Turf Enhancer and Endurant Flex can help your grass green up a bit sooner, for earlier rounds of golf, the best lawn on the block, a picture perfect wedding or more sod sales.
For achieving greener grass earlier this spring, Endurant provides two pigment options that are well suited for the transition from winter dormancy to spring's actively growing grass. These include Endurant Turf Enhancer (TE) and Endurant Flex (FX).
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Endurant turf colorants are year-round products that help turfgrass growers achieve the best results on their sod and landscapes, whether for TV broadcast, tournaments or discerning customers.
Just about any given professional sport played on grass and televised on HDTV these days is incorporating Endurant turf colorants. Why? Because it's the most natural looking color, made with organic pigments, and has the staying power of Endurant's unique binders.
From the highly professional to the personal-- from NFL football games and PGA golf tournaments to weddings and home lawns-- Endurant is the number choice among professional users, including sod farmers and landscapers.
From Skepticism to Success: Painting Grass Isn't Such a Crazy Idea
Robin Wicker of Geoponics interviewed Jeff Juchnowicz of Terra Garden Solutions in Naples, Florida to learn how the business owner and Zoysia agronomy expert began to utilize Endurant colorants to remain the best in the area.
Although some aspects are unique to the area, many are relevant throughout the U.S. and world.
Watch this video to hear how he went from skepticism, to curiosity, ultimately gaining back his reputation as the best in the area by knowing how and when to apply Endurant to landscapes to offer his high end clients of Southwest Florida the perfection they seek while minimizing overwatering, over-fertilizing and harsh chemical usage.
The Best Turf Colorant To Choose
Wondering which Endurant turf colorant to choose for yourself or for your clients?
Endurant Turf Colorant Line
Endurant turf and landscape colorants are a broad category covering paints and pigments for grass, mulch, palm trees, pine straw and other applications.
All Endurant colorants are made with organic pigments combined with binders for excellent adherence to the surface of a grass blade or mulch or whatever the intended surface.
Endurant Paints
Endurant paints offer full coverage, making them ideal for dormant turf or use anytime and these include Endurant Fairway (FW), Perennial Rye (PR) and Premium (P+). These colorants last about three months, depending on rate of growth, frequency of mowing, weather and other variables.
Endurant Fairway is the boldest and darkest color and often used on warm season grasses. Endurant Perennial Rye is the lightest shade of green and works well on warm season grasses. Premium is in some ways the most versatile with its mid-depth shade of green.
In this video, Robin Wicker of Geoponics shares a bit about each of the Endurant paints, which can be applied to actively growing grass or dormant grass because they offer full coverage.
Endurant Pigments
The Endurant pigments are Endurant Turf Enhancer (TE) and Endurant Flex (FX). TE is used exclusively on grass that still has chlorophyll. TE can also be used as an indicator dye and to add color to existing green that remains on growing grass.
Endurant Flex is a hybrid paint and pigment that is used on grass that is anywhere in the growing stages between semi-dormant and actively growing grass. It is used in transitions, whether transitioning between seasons, turf grass species or stages of growth.
Endurant Mulch and Pine Straw colorants
Mulch and pine straw colorants save money, time and labor to extend the useful life of these ground coverings. The brown, black, red and pine straw colorants provided by Endurant are very easy to apply with a garden sprayer and help the landscape keep its vibrant color with minimal disruption compared with continuing to layer mulch or replace mulch.
Golf Course Superintendents Use Endurant
While lawn care companies, landscapers, sports field managers, municipalities, homeowners and sod farmers all choose Endurant, golf course superintendents receive some of the best and unique benefits of all users.
In this now classic video on Geoponics.TV, learn how Endurant turf colorants became dubbed liquid overseed, saving golf course superintendents money, water, time and transition challenges when used instead of the costly and chemical-ridden practice of overseeding that puts water in high demand. These costs can be drastically reduced while providing fast and firm playing surfaces and TV tournament-ready turf using Endurant.
Buy Endurant Turf Colorants
Call your sales rep, order online or contact Geoponics today to BUY ENDURANT or learn more.
Painting brown grass green alleviates water demands, appeals to customers
Geoponics Corp visited Arizona to teach turfgrass colorant science and application techniques. These demos and seminars were primarily given to professionals who had already come across the benefits of painting grass in general, such as decreased water usage compared with other growing methods, and who are aware of Endurant turf colorants as the leading brand for its durability, natural look and non toxic ingredients.
[caption id="attachment_1521" align="alignleft" width="660"] Arizona goes green with Endurant turf colorants as Geoponics meets with master distributor Fertizona, golf course superintendents and landscapers about best practices with the colorants.[/caption]
East Coast based Geoponics, with its headquarters in Naples, Florida and its primary manufacturing facility in Greenville, South Carolina, headed west recently for demos, trainings and expansion opportunities.
Two of Geoponics technical experts visited Geoponics' master distributor on the West Coast, Fertizona.
Geoponics prides itself in the product lines, which include the Endurant landscape colorants line, as well as a line of soil surfactants and other tools that help growers and property managers address their challenges while being environmentally-conscious.
Along with those products, Geoponics is a leader in education, which was a large part of the visit to Arizona.
Geoponics' turf experts spend a week in Arizona:
Showing landscaping companies how to paint grass
A lot of the grass in AZ is overseeded.
Many lawns are not overseeded.
Arizona's grass is mostly dormant Bermuda grass in the wintertime, whether on a golf course or a lawn.
So, if the grass is not overseeded, then it is brown in winter.
Overseeded grass may have transition challenges where a turf pigment (Endurant TE), grass paint (Endurant FW, PR or Premium) or a combo, such as the hybrid pigment and paint Endurant Flex, can be help.
Provided demos and seminars with Genesis Landscape among other companies, as well as HOAs to reduce water usage and overhead costs while maintaining green grass in home lawns and home owners' associations' common areas.
Putting together spray equipment
How to use the wheel sprayer
A wheel sprayer makes painting edges easier, faster and more accurate:
There is no need to have another person hold a piece of cardboard or another object to help create the paint line.
Prevents overspray of paint on nearby surfaces, such as concrete, pavers or other unwanted areas (pre-wetting the unpainted edge also helps)
TPC Scottsdale uses a combination of Endurant FW and Endurant TE to get TV-ready
This combination of colorants, the Endurant Fairway paint mixed with the Endurant Turf Enhancer pigment, makes for a uniquely TPC Scottsdale look that appears nearly flawless under the scrutiny of high definition television (HDTV)
Increasing distribution options in the West
Created a new retail alliance with Sprinkler World to carry Endurant products.
Geoponics is looking for new distribution channels to open in Arizona in the coming months for landscaping, sports turf and golf courses
Landscape companies in Arizona are expressing lots of interest in Endurant
Geoponics values its master distributor in Arizona, New Mexico and California, Fertizona
Traveling to clients this year was a little different because of the Covid-19 pandemic, but Geoponics still visited with several golf courses that used the product and they are really pleased with how Endurant works
Thank you to customers in Arizona and to Geoponics' different distributors
~All in a week's worth at Geoponics
See our blogs for more news and most importantly, please, SHOP GEOPONICS, or find our store on Amazon or ask about Endurant and our full line of products at your favorite distributor.
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Agronomy Expert and Endurant User Shares How He Stays Top of Class
“The arms race of who is the best has changed over the past 10 years,” said Jeffrey Juchnowicz, owner of Terra Garden Solutions, a Naples, Florida-based business that provides fertilizer, pesticide, nutrient and chemical services for 8,500 home lawns in Collier and Lee counties.
“It went from 'who has the best agronomic mind?' to 'who is using colorant, how early are they painting the grass, are they using Endurant and how often?'” Juchnowicz said.
[caption id="attachment_1486" align="alignleft" width="375"] Terra Garden Solutions continues providing the best lawns in Naples and throughout Southwest Florida using Endurant lawn colorant.[/caption]
Why would anyone paint grass green?!
That’s a relatively common first question and reaction from people just learning about Endurant turf colorants.
“When I learned about turf colorant, funny enough, it was a Facebook ad that popped up from Geoponics,” said Juchnowicz. “I did the haha react,” he said.
Juchnowicz and his father are masters at caring for the now common Florida turfgrass species. They were among those to think, "only a novice would need a lawn colorant, right?"
“Sure enough I looked into it. I was put into a situation that needed fast results. Fertilizer takes two weeks, but we have an event in three days,” said Juchnowicz.
“I laughed again and messaged Geoponics,” he said.
The property had super high pH soil that could not be amended. In a few days, the CEOs and other bigwigs would be doing their fall walk through, inspecting their developments of gated communities and shopping centers, including this property. Even a multigenerational turf professional like Juchnowicz felt the pressure.
He went to Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply to pick up the Endurant turf colorant they had in stock and applied it to the property.
“No one noticed and no one knew,” said Juchnowicz. “One day there was an issue and the next it was gone,” he said.
[caption id="attachment_1488" align="alignleft" width="375"] Painting grass can minimize usage of other harsh chemicals, including fungicides, while providing greener grass all year long, which is one of the requests of high end Naples clients.[/caption]
Endurant or Other Colorants
There are many reasons why people choose Endurant specifically. Juchnowicz had his own reasons and among them was ensuring that grass was green, but not nearby pavers, driveways, sidewalks or garden features.
"Staining during mixing is really the biggest issue. You can throw it in the tank and if it kicks back at you. With Endurant, you can get a wet rag and wipe it off pavement right away. With other paints and colorant brands, as soon as it touches pavement, it gets into those creviees and we can’t get it off sometimes for over a year," he said.
Juchnowicz tells several client stories, including one were a woman complained to him that a neighbor’s grass was greener than hers. Both lost chlorophyll naturally during the colder months. The neighbor's lawn lost color too, but it was painted and the color looked fake, he said. She didn’t believe him until he pointed out the marks on the pavers.
“You can tell who’s using Endurant and who is not,” said Juchnowicz.
Some are using indicator dye, some are using something so blue, it looks like pond colorant or lake dye, exclaimed Juchnowicz. And these are applied to high end properties in Naples’ Port Royal neighborhood.
Juchnowicz was asked to make the house at the end of Port Charles look perfect for the owner, who was on his way home. Of the 60 houses or so on the street, about 15 were painted and most looked terrible, said Juchnowicz.
“The one on the right looked like circus paint, fluorescent almost. The one on the left looked pale and patchy,” he said. “As you went down the street you could see all these different paints and dyes used. Then, you get to the one painted with Endurant and you see a natural green color,” he added.
The owner was thrilled, saying, “it never looked so good.”
Usages for Endurant
There are two ways that Terra Garden Solutions uses Endurant, said Juchnowicz.
First is that high pressure situation where you need results quickly. He often uses Endurant when something goes wrong to save someone else or to save himself. Endurant helps everyone keep their jobs as grass recovers from whatever is ailing it and maintains the healthy looking green color in the meantime.
The second use of Endurant is the proactive approach, he said. Going forward, he plans to implement the second approach to minimize the occurrence of high pressure problems.
Story from a Client: "Fire Them. The Grass Will Never Recover!"
“We got a call from a high end resident that a lawn company accidentally scalped her turf and she didn’t think it would recover. I know it will recover. She’s in her 80s and wants to fire the lawn company,” said Juchnowicz.
He applied Endurant to get the grass green while it returned to perfect health.
“In that situation, I saved not only the company I work with, but also my job. To use 10 gallons of water mixed in with Endurant to keep a high end client, it’s nominal,” he said.
Maintaining The Reputation as the Best in Naples with Endurant
Juchnowicz is not only a second generation Florida turf grass expert, he has been in the pest control and fertilizer business for 17 years and has owned his own company for 8 years. Terra Garden Solutions cares mostly for three species of grass: zoysia, seashore paspalum and St. Augustine.
“In Naples, for the past seven years, my Zoysia has looked better in the winter than any other companies and I got a lot of business because of that. My father helped write the sod farm specs for how to grow zoysia down here,” said Juchnowicz.
Then, one winter, someone else’s grass was looking greener, he said.
It seemed impossible. He knew better than anyone how to care for zoysia, maintaining color without getting fungus and without going dormant.
There was a turning point in landscaping when he saw that greener lawn.
“I took it as a slight. They don’t know how to take care of zoysia, so they had to paint it. I thought they used it as a crutch,” he said.
He laughed. But then he had a realization and soon a change of perspective.
“It opens a door for clients who are demanding or for high end clientele who want specific results, period,” Juchnowicz said.
It also helped him out of all those urgent situations, creating perfect grass in time for an event.
The Benefits of Endurant
Now, Terra Garden Solutions offers Endurant grass paint for clients' lawns, no extra charge.
He minimized the fungicide, insecticide and microbe costs, diminishing their need in the winter and instead just paints lawns around the end of November to mid-December. The color lasts.
He has no worries about a fungus problem or a big orange spot and he can apply Endurant lawn colorant once, saving on two applications of fungicide, insecticide and micro nutrients.
“It’s much less than half the cost in materials plus the savings in labor,” he said.
While Juchnowicz does not apply fertilizer on zoysia because it will cause problems with the fungus, he does save on the other potential environmental contaminants by choosing Endurant instead.
“It’s a feel good product. We’re doing the right thing at the right time on the property. We’re doing the right thing for the environment while doing the right thing for the pocket book,” said Juchnowicz.
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Endurant turf colorants provide year round green grass for lawns, golf courses and athletic fields. The organic pigments and nontoxic binders provide a solution to an array of growing challenges in turfgrass management.
We've created a customizable protocol for Sports Field Managers, another for Golf Course Superintendents and yet another for Lawn Care Providers. Each of the three protocols is customizable and yet provides the framework for maintaining green turfgrass throughout the seasons, depending upon your needs.
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SiteOne Landscape Supply branch in Las Vegas, Nevada shows customers they carry the popular Endurant turf colorants using this banner provided by Geoponics.[/caption]
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Ewing Irrigation in Nevada shows they carry Endurant, drawing customers seeking natural looking green grass.[/caption]
Alawnso Services and Endurant turf colorants are transforming Texas neighborhoods as Ruben Alonso and son "Ru" wow the world online[/caption]
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Endurant Demo: Product demonstrations for SiteOne store representatives ignites a lawn care revolution in Southwest Florida[/caption]
Arizona goes green with Endurant turf colorants as Geoponics meets with master distributor Fertizona, golf course superintendents and landscapers about best practices with the colorants.[/caption]
East Coast based Geoponics, with its headquarters in Naples, Florida and its primary manufacturing facility in Greenville, South Carolina, headed west recently for demos, trainings and expansion opportunities.
Two of Geoponics technical experts visited Geoponics' master distributor on the West Coast, Fertizona.
Geoponics prides itself in the product lines, which include the Endurant landscape colorants line, as well as a line of soil surfactants and other tools that help growers and property managers address their challenges while being environmentally-conscious.
Along with those products, Geoponics is a leader in education, which was a large part of the visit to Arizona.
Terra Garden Solutions continues providing the best lawns in Naples and throughout Southwest Florida using Endurant lawn colorant.[/caption]
Painting grass can minimize usage of other harsh chemicals, including fungicides, while providing greener grass all year long, which is one of the requests of high end Naples clients.[/caption]