How to reduce lawn stress in the summer

Heat stress can lead to brown grass and a dry lawn. And, much like people, a stressed lawn and garden is in need of a deep “breath” of oxygen. Proper hydration, or water management, is also key to a lawn and landscape that handles summer heat well. [caption id="attachment_1230" align="aligncenter" width="525"] Keep lawns happy this summer. Learn how to reduce lawn stress. (Image from Lawn Wranglers)[/caption] Summer would seem the perfect time for a green lawn. Yet often too much heat, not enough oxygen and either too much or too little water at the roots cause stress and brown grass. Here are expert tips on how to reduce lawn stress in the summer so you can get that healthy green lawn you desire. Read More

Buy lawn paint or make your own grass paint?

Should you make your own lawn paint or buy grass paint?

Sometimes DIY projects are great. Sometimes, they become the more expensive way to do things. Here is some information to consider when choosing whether to add green back to your lawn using a commercial colorant or making your own lawn dye. Maybe you didn't even know that you can buy lawn paint or you can make your own green grass dye at home. Before you start stirring up your homemade recipe Read More

The rain drain: Penterra

Penterra is the fastest-acting soil penetrant on the market. Penterra isn't just an ordinary soil surfactant. It gets water moving through the soil profile, FAST. When rain and soil conditions cause puddling and flooding, Penterra is the solution to get water moving quickly. Penterra is a key tool for water management, not only helping in flood situations to drain rain quickly, but also to even out water distribution in hardened or dry soils. [caption id="attachment_1198" align="alignleft" width="381"] Penterra is the fastest acting wetting agent. Get water moving throughout the soil profile. FAST[/caption]   Penterra is a staple to have handy for turfgrass managers. It is applied before and after rain storms. It is often applied prior to rain when a storm is in the forecast. Penterra is also used after flooding has occurred. This is why Penterra is often referred to as the rain drain. However, Penterra does more as a water management tool and for water conservation than just move rain water  Read More

Pond colorant safely beautifies ponds

Whether a water feature on a golf course, a backyard pond or a neighborhood waterway, beautification matters. Turn a mucky, mirky pond into a beautiful pond safely, quickly and economically with Aquaveil pond colorant. [caption id="attachment_1178" align="alignleft" width="1140"] After Aquaveil Pond Colorant applied to a golf course community pond[/caption] Read More

Summer soil dream team: Agriox & Penterra

Soil CPR: Agriox & Penterra

If you have wet soil, compacted soil or soil that for any reason is not allowing for even coverage of water throughout the soil profile, this is what you do. You apply the wetting agent Penterra, which is the fastest-acting soil penetrant on the market, while breathing life back into the soil with Agriox, slow release oxygen for anaerobic soils. [caption id="attachment_1165" align="alignleft" width="647"] Penterra & Agriox are powerhouses for speedy and lasting recovery in heavy rains and even floods. The two work especially well together to get water moving through the soil profile evenly while adding oxygen to anaerobic soil.[/caption]  

Keep soil and plants breathing easy: Agriox & Penterra

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Superintendents win battle of the bunkers with SoilGlue

Don’t let bunkers driver you bonkers.

Save money and maintenance time using SoilGlue instead.

Bunkers and sand traps require an often under-appreciated amount of maintenance effort. SoilGlue provides soil and sand stabilization, minimizing erosion. SoilGlue reduces bunker maintenance costs while increasing aesthetics. [caption id="attachment_1019" align="alignleft" width="517"] Soil Glue stabilizes soil, and, with or without colorant, makes for easy bunker and sand trap maintenance.[/caption] Read More

A California dream: Geoponics expands sustainable turf management in West Coast market

New strategic partnership combines Agri-Turf Distributing’s decades of turf management expertise with Geoponics’ innovative products.

Agri-Turf Distributing and Geoponics align in recent strategic partnership to provide best turf solutions to California

NAPLES, FLA., May 2017 - Agri-Turf Distributing and Geoponics joined forces to provide innovative products to turf management professionals in Southern and Central California. Read More

Breathe life into soil with Agriox

If there is one thing you cannot have too much of in soil, it is oxygen. Agriox is more efficient than physical aerification processes because air doesn't provide as much oxygen as Agriox can provide. Together, physical aeration techniques complemented by Agriox's increased soil oxygen, leads to optimal spring time green up and healthy turf. As many sod growers and golf course superintendents experienced a setback in spring greenup and growth due to late March frosts, Agriox is helping turf professionals nationwide more than ever. Read More

Dry as a desert: Geoponics can help

Droughts and deserts: Turfgrass, golf courses, home lawns and gardens need not burn up, dry out and turn brown due to dry weather. In fact, Geoponics offers two powerhouse solutions for dry soil that can keep plants, including turfgrass and gardens, vibrant and healthy in low water conditions. These environmentally sustainable solutions are ProfaSorb and Humawet. They are both soil surfactants. They are both much more than soil surfactants. [caption id="attachment_1072" align="alignleft" width="844"] Drought solutions #1: Humawet helps hold moisture, reduce water usage and includes organic matter considered to be the single most effective agent for sustainable agriculture.[/caption]     Read More

Geoponics launches new website, SoilGlue.com

Soil Glue is an affordable top-notch solution to soil stability. Soil Glue reduces costs and improves aesthetics of maintaining dirt driveways, parking areas, paths or bunkers. Soil Glue is effective in preventing erosion and controlling dust. [caption id="attachment_1066" align="alignleft" width="981"] Geoponics launches SoilGlue.com, offering soil stabilization, including for the easiest, most economical way to keep bunkers well-maintained.[/caption] The amount of Soil Glue applied will depend upon the level of stability required. Soil Glue is applied to the surface of the soil, forming a protective, yet flexible film that eliminates dust, prevents mud and controls erosion. Read More