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.
As TPC Scottsdale prepared for the Waste Management Phoenix Open beginning February 1, Geoponics did its part to get the course TV-ready with Endurant turf colorants.
[caption id="attachment_1529" align="alignleft" width="262"] WM Phoenix Open gets TV-Ready with Endurant for one of golf's most environmentally-concsious events[/caption]
The Phoenix Open began Monday, February 1 and continues through February 7, 2021.
The course is one of many to choose Endurant early in the colorants' availability on the market, more than 10 years ago, due to Endurant's natural tone, non-toxic ingredients and staying power. Endurant is made with organic pigments and powerful binders to keep color on the grass without the overuse of water and harsh chemicals. (For more on the history, see a previous blog interview with a former TPS Scottsdale superintendent here.)
What's giving TPC Scottsdale that particular gorgeous green this year?
"The People's Open" uses a combination of Endurant Fairway and Endurant Turf Enhancer. Endurant FW is a paint and Endurant TE is a pigment. Each colorant has its own unique benefits and tone. Endurant FW was originally formulated for fairways, giving the name, and TE is formulated for actively growing grass. TE enhances existing pigment and FW adds a rich, dark green to either dormant or non-dormant grass.
The event's Stadium course is now TV ready. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the event will not host hundreds of thousands of people this year, but will still be a sizable event with an even larger TV-viewing audience. The event is scheduled to air on GOLF and NBC Thursday through Sunday.
Organizers laude the event this year and past years:
"'The People’s Open' was named the Tournament of the Year by the PGA TOUR four times in the past six years (2014, 2015, 2018, 2019) to acknowledge the tournament’s legendary status as one the most unique events in golf. The 2021 edition will mark the 86th playing of the event (one of the five oldest events on the PGA TOUR) and the 12th as the WM Phoenix Open."
Geoponics is proud that their Endurant line is trusted for use during the most prestigious events, as well as the most personal, including weddings of all sizes.
TPC Scottsdale, Waste Management and Phoenix Open leaders are also priding themselves-- as does Geoponics-- in efforts to be better environmental stewards.
Specifically, Waste Management has led this Phoenix Open as the largest zero waste event in the world! Although audience members are limited at the live event this year to COVID-19 precautions, their participation continues.
Saturday, February 6, show your support and wear green in the all day WM Phoenix Open Green Out. We encourage you to post a photo on social media in solidarity and spirit with hashtags #Endurant #WasteManagement #PhoenixOpen #GreenOut. Support the eco-sensitive efforts of the tournament, as well as of the sport and what we all can do.
Get green grass all year long without overusing water, harsh chemicals or fertilizers, buy Endurant today. Shop online on Amazon or at TurfPaint.net or ShopGeoponics.com You may also call 1-877-ECO-GROW with questions, for large quantities direct from Geoponics, or to find the distributor near you.
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.
Watch a short video clip of Geoponics showing landscapers in Arizona some best practices for applying non toxic Endurant turf colorant to a brown dormant lawn in Arizona: Painting AZ lawnRead More
Golf Course Superintendent Meets Expectations of Green with Endurant
~An interview with Mike Reinecke, Golf Course Superintendent at Eagle Mountain Golf Club, managed by OB Sports, in Fountain Hills, Arizona
Golf Course Superintendent Mike Reinecke was a bit ahead of his time as one of the first users of Endurant turf grass colorant approximately 10 years ago.
Now, Endurant turf colorant is a tool he utilizes every year. Due to water quality challenges on the course at Eagle Mountain Golf Club in Fountain Hills, Arizona, there weren’t many options available to remedy the problems. Endurant turf colorant was described as a God send to overcome the high salts in the water.
About Mike Reinecke
Prior to becoming superintendent, and before joining OB Sports, Reinecke spent 12 years in the Tournament Players Club (TPC) Network. He spent most of his time at the TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course and it was there that Reinecke first began using colorants. He is one of the first users of Endurant in Arizona, beginning in 2010, the first year Endurant hit the market. He continues to use Endurant now, as Geoponics, the makers of Endurant, celebrates its 10th Anniversary. It remains a favorite among golf course superintendents and professionals because it is the most natural looking and longest lasting colorant on the market.
After leaving TPC, Reinecke went to work for OB sports and was instrumental in remodels and improved playing conditions at Raven Golf Club and Cave Creek. When it came to applying Endruant there, he began with target greens that were not overseeded.
Endurant Turf Colorant as an Irreplaceable Tool
[caption id="attachment_1477" align="alignleft" width="600"] Eagle Mountain Golf Club hole #14. Eagle Mountain overcomes the challenge of high sodium soil with Endurant turf colorants. Source: Golf Tips Mag[/caption]
“The more I became familiar with the product, I began taking it out to the golf course to overseeded greens to help with their appearance and then during cold months using it more and then to fairways,” said Reinecke.
At Eagle Mountain, Reinecke manages a familiar condition— high sodium soil—something he faced successfully at TPC Scottsdale as well.
“Here at Eagle Mountain we struggle with water quality. Sodium bicarbonates lead to poor water quality as we use reclaimed water. The salt leads to rapid blight disease,” said Reinecke.
“There is a tendency after overseeding where everything pops and looks great, but then, two weeks later, we lose the rye grass,” he added.
Last year, Reinecke’s overseed practice at Eagle Mountain didn’t go well. Temperatures were in the low 40s in late October, which is unusually cold for Arizona that time of year. Typically, the overseed would germinate within seven days and he’d be seeing the grass come up.
“Last year we had none. Day nine came and I started to panic. We were about to open the course up and no seed was popping,” said Reinecke. “I thought, we’ve got to heat this up.”
So, Reinecke sprayed the fairways with Endurant right on top of the seed to add the dark green colorant.
“It was crazy. A day or so after we saw a huge improvement even though the weather hadn’t changed much. Endurant heated it up and thank goodness we were able to open on time,” said Reinecke.
Even when overseeding the fairways, he reported a better look with Endurant.
About Endurant Turf Colorants
“Endurant hides blemishes. It feels like cheating it does it so well. But we also get some good growth that we wouldn’t get without Endurant out there,” he said.
Endurant FW (Endurant Fairways) is a favorite shade for Reinecke. [There are several Endurant options to choose from including Endurant TC, the original; Endurant Premium, a dark shade of green; Endurant PR, a favorite for a perennial rye look; Endurant TE, a pigment for actively growing grass; and now Endurant Flex, a hybrid pigment and paint preferred for transitions and other uses maximizing the lasting benefits of a paint with the affordability of a pigment.]
“Being a public golf course in Arizona in the winter, people come here expecting to see green no matter what,” said Reinecke.
When it comes to tournaments, golf courses are always going to put their best foot forward, and Endurant helps courses to get TV-Ready in just about any circumstance, but especially when the turf grass is already as well maintained as possible but needs pigment to meet expectations.
Using Endurant can decrease usage of harsh chemicals. It can reduce dependence on fertilizer, which is especially helpful with phosphorus’s scarcity and harmful environmental impacts. Endurant also can reduce water usage. So, adding Endurant while minimizing other products and resources can have benefits that go beyond decreasing expenses. Endurant can increase aesthetics and playability. For some, Endurant satisfies that environmental motivator as well.
“There’s a possibility we need to reduce water usage by 15 to 20 percent starting next year,” said Reinecke. “We may not overseed the fairways again. Endurant will get us through,” he added.
Overseed is oddly popular and unpopular at the same time, he said.
“Every superintendent would rather not have to overseed, but it’s something we’re often forced to do,” said Reinecke.
Endurant is helping many to get away from the heavy seed rates and in some cases use no seed at all, he said.
While many people just expect overseed versus colorant, they often can’t tell the difference. The golfers never notice, he said.
More tips and advantages offered by Reinecke:
I learned to put irrigation on for a couple minutes before spraying Endurant on fairways. It sticks better to the plant with a little water on the grass blades.
I add a little iron to Endurant FW to get a darker, richer, individualized shade of natural looking green.
Other colorants leave tire tracks from the sprayer, but with Endurant, they’re gone, he said.
Endurant adheres to the grass, but not to the tires. I’m baffled by that.
Geoponics is quick to respond to questions and to educate about Endurant.
This is Part 2 of a 2-part series: Ohio football field is TV-ready using Endurant turf colorants with the help of Geoponics, SiteOne landscape supply and Field Source sports field management.
~An interview with SourceOne's Andy McCormick
SiteOne sales representative Andy McCormick knew just what to do when a customer had a blemish on an Ohio football field before a televised game.
The former golf course superintendent used Endurant turf colorants for years.
“First thing I thought of was spraying Endurant at Royal New Kent Golf Club,” said McCormick. “It’s all about timing, using the right product at the right time,” he added.
That golf course in Providence Forge Virginia benefited from Endurant on Bermuda and he knew it could help blend in the problems on the football field as well.
[caption id="attachment_1452" align="alignleft" width="660"] Endurant turf colorants provide TV-ready turf under pressure.[/caption]
McCormick was a golf course superintendent in Virginia for years before joining SiteOne. He knows the benefits of using Endurant turf colorants as a regular practice instead of overseeding with rye grass – and the benefits of using Endurant in emergencies when something goes awry.
“We used dyes, then pigments in the summer, then paints when everything went dormant,” said McCormick.
Many years ago, McCormick had tried several brands and varieties of turf colorants before landing on Endurant as the best option for professionals while he served as superintendent at Hanover Golf Club in Virginia, he said.
“We got a hold of Endurant while working with Virginia Tech,” said McCormick of the early years using the product.
“Back in the day, everyone was figuring out what nozzles to use and what rates and speeds. Most of all, I always remember the color,” he said.
“It didn’t look fake,” he noted.
That could not be said of the other colorants on the market, which were off-colored or faded to blue.
Ten years later and Endurant now has a variety of shades to match various turfgrass species. Unlike competitors, Endurant colorant lasts and when it does begin to fade, it fades on tone, noted McCormick.
He started with tees and using Endurant during transitions as a superintendent in VA.
[caption id="attachment_1463" align="alignleft" width="660"] Endurant FW provides the perfect look and play for a high stakes football game aired on ESPN under the scrutiny of high definition TV.[/caption]
When Ryan DeMay, owner and principle with Field Source sports field management and a part-time City of Columbus employee, reached out to McCormick, DeMay knew instantly that feeling of wanting to get things just right on the field.
DeMay was concerned about a chemical burn on a Pickerington football field just days before a game was to be televised on ESPN.
“He had a little issue with an herbicide,” said McCormick.
While the troublesome spot would have eventually recovered, it wasn’t going to look good on TV.
“Endurant was easy to find and it stuck with me. Jay Wade and everyone was talking about it on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Everyone sees what's going on. So I didn’t need to chase a company down. I already have a good one,” said McCormick.
He had been keeping informed on the product, how, where and when to use it simply by following along on social media.
“And, no matter how good a fertility program you have it will never look as good as painted,” noted McCormick.
So DeMay reached out knowing McCormick had the experience with Bermuda and Endurant, although the Endurant can be used on just about anything from providing full color on dormant turf to sprucing up a dull fescue.
“There is nothing the entire line of Endurant cannot do,” said McCormick.
Where to Start: Finding the Right Endurant for the Customer
DeMay’s issue with the herbicide was a “no brainer” for McCormick because both were familiar with Endurant.
But still, the way to the address the situation is the same for almost all customers, said McCormick.
He could see from the pictures there was just a little bit of a tip burn and that the grass still had a lot of green on the tissue. Other than the problem area, the turf was well maintained and in great condition -- providing an ideal canvas for the colorant to make it look just about picture perfect on TV.
Still, to get all the technical support possible, McCormick, DeMay and Geoponics went about the challenge as a team to ensure the football field looked great in-person and on ESPN.
[caption id="attachment_1464" align="alignleft" width="660"] Geoponics, SiteOne landscape supply and Field Source sports field management provide Pickerington Ohio football field with the perfect solution to get TV-Ready turf quickly using Endurant FW turf colorant.[/caption]
Questions to Ask Clients to Provide the Best Service and Endurant Product
What is the customer looking for?
What color is needed?
What will provide those results? Endurant TC, FW, Premium or Perennial Rye?
What is the grass's stage of growth? Is it dormant?
Is the grass actively growing? Would the Endurant TE pigment or the Endurant Flex, a hybrid pigment and paint, be best?
What results are expected?
What is the type of grass? Is it fescue, rye, Bermuda, bentgrass or another species of grass?
Where is it located?
What is the condition of the turf?
Geoponics: A Supplier Who Works with Distributors and Clients
SiteOne’s Endurant customers get the support not only from SiteOne, but also from Geoponics, the makers of Endurant.
As a salesperson, this support from a supplier can make for the best outcomes.
“In this case especially, we had a limited time to make a it happen to go on national TV,” said McCormick.
DeMay, the client, had done all his homework. McCormick had some product experience previously and Geoponics was ready and able to provide any support needed.
“In just a couple of quick phone calls, we had what we needed,” said McCormick.
SiteOne sales reps can have added confidence knowing when a situation comes up, they can feel comfortable getting any information they need about Endurant from Geoponics and that their customer can feel comfortable talking with Geoponics as well.
“The phone call to Geoponics made it really simple to get the answers and it was an easy call to make,” said McCormick.
The full, year-round product is an easy sell, whether the customer is looking to use it as a highlight or to use it full scale, he said.
In the case of the Pickerington football team in Ohio, it was a great success to offer Endurant.
“This is his baby and this is on TV. It’s a perfectionist thing. When it comes to using Endurant, I’m game on,” said McCormick.
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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.
Endurant turf colorants provide TV-ready turf under pressure.[/caption]
McCormick was a golf course superintendent in Virginia for years before joining SiteOne. He knows the benefits of using Endurant turf colorants as a regular practice instead of overseeding with rye grass – and the benefits of using Endurant in emergencies when something goes awry.
“We used dyes, then pigments in the summer, then paints when everything went dormant,” said McCormick.
Many years ago, McCormick had tried several brands and varieties of turf colorants before landing on Endurant as the best option for professionals while he served as superintendent at Hanover Golf Club in Virginia, he said.
“We got a hold of Endurant while working with Virginia Tech,” said McCormick of the early years using the product.
“Back in the day, everyone was figuring out what nozzles to use and what rates and speeds. Most of all, I always remember the color,” he said.
“It didn’t look fake,” he noted.
That could not be said of the other colorants on the market, which were off-colored or faded to blue.
Ten years later and Endurant now has a variety of shades to match various turfgrass species. Unlike competitors, Endurant colorant lasts and when it does begin to fade, it fades on tone, noted McCormick.
He started with tees and using Endurant during transitions as a superintendent in VA.
[caption id="attachment_1463" align="alignleft" width="660"]
Endurant FW provides the perfect look and play for a high stakes football game aired on ESPN under the scrutiny of high definition TV.[/caption]
When Ryan DeMay, owner and principle with Field Source sports field management and a part-time City of Columbus employee, reached out to McCormick, DeMay knew instantly that feeling of wanting to get things just right on the field.
DeMay was concerned about a chemical burn on a Pickerington football field just days before a game was to be televised on ESPN.
“He had a little issue with an herbicide,” said McCormick.
While the troublesome spot would have eventually recovered, it wasn’t going to look good on TV.
“Endurant was easy to find and it stuck with me. Jay Wade and everyone was talking about it on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Everyone sees what's going on. So I didn’t need to chase a company down. I already have a good one,” said McCormick.
He had been keeping informed on the product, how, where and when to use it simply by following along on social media.
“And, no matter how good a fertility program you have it will never look as good as painted,” noted McCormick.
So DeMay reached out knowing McCormick had the experience with Bermuda and Endurant, although the Endurant can be used on just about anything from providing full color on dormant turf to sprucing up a dull fescue.
“There is nothing the entire line of Endurant cannot do,” said McCormick.
Geoponics, SiteOne landscape supply and Field Source sports field management provide Pickerington Ohio football field with the perfect solution to get TV-Ready turf quickly using Endurant FW turf colorant.[/caption]