Green lawns during drought catch the eyes of neighbors and news outlets. It’s easy for homeowners and landscapers to get green lawns even in severe drought. That is if they’re up on the news that Endurant green grass paints provide a solution that is easy, earth-friendly and effective. Lawn colorant for green lawns  turn homeowners’ dry brown grass into gorgeous green lawns in record time.

One of several recent news reports highlights how Endurant brings green lawns back to neighborhoods even in drought stricken California:

In Sacramento, one man has an idea of how to keep lawns green during the drought, and he’s selling that idea to those wanting to restore their verdant lawns; paint the grass green.

Bill Schaffer, who started his company, Brown Lawns Green, two months ago, said it started with a conversation with his girlfriend: “One night I said to my girlfriend, ‘Ya know, people are going to have to start painting their lawns green if they want green lawns this summer.’”

Shaffer told CBS Sacramento that the paint, comprised of stone pigments and oil that help it stick to the lawn, is nontoxic, and thus safe for children and pets.

He stated that it lasts roughly six weeks, adding, “In July you should be able to get about 6, to 8 weeks out of it, because you are not cutting your yard as much.” Shaffer has sold his services to roughly 25 people so far.

The idea of painting grass green is not new. The New York Times reported in 1992 that turf paint had been utilized in the face of a severe two-year drought in Southern California, with hundreds of instances of lawn-painting in Santa Barbara.

Golf courses have used the technique for years; Rick Sall, the head superintendent at Toscana in Indian Wells, told the Desert Sun that he thinks dormant Bermuda grass can be turned green with a colorant. He acknowledged, “Paint will be the next evolution in the desert.”

Golfcourseindustry.com reported in 2013, “PGA West knows where to turn when they’re showing off their course on national television. The golf course in La Quinta, Calif. has used TV-readiness Endurant for the past two winters, giving it a wow-factor for players and viewers of the Golf Channel Am Tour National Championships.”

Practice of painting turf for green lawns isn’t actually new, it’s just more popular

The practice of painting turf has been around for a long time, especially in industries such as golf course management, athletic field maintenance and sod growing. Endurant turf colorants remain particularly popular among golf course superintendents who have long valued the importance of the green color and contrast for playability, which is often their primary job responsibility, but also believe in preserving resources, both economic and environmental. These turf professionals have long turned to Endurant to prepare their properties for players, members and often large live and TV audiences (Click here to watch as NBC TV lauds Endurant green grass paints) while reducing pesticide usage, harsh chemical runoff and water usage. They’ve learned environmental responsibility can actually come with economic, agronomic and aesthetic benefits thanks to Endurant.

Several recent news outlets, including the Wallstreet Journal in June, have caught on to the roll that Endurant organic turf colorants are playing in the drought in California and other areas. Endurant is helping to expand services provided by many lawn and landscape companies. Meanwhile, brand new businesses have popped up to help keep up with the high demand. More Endurant green lawn painters are needed in California as demand increases faster than companies can offer services.

Green lawns boost real estate sales and painting green lawns gives economic boost for lawn maintenance businesses

Painted green lawns have played a great role in preserving and even increasing grass paints boost real estate values up to 12 percent. Simple landscape improvements quickly increase curb appeal and painting brown grass to create lush looking green lawns is often one of the least expensive, fastest and easiest ways to boost the looks of drought stricken lawns and landscapes. The National Association of Realtors reported in Real Estate Magazine that such an improvement can boost sales by more than 10 percent and often up to 12 percent. Read that news story here.

Whether lawns are brown due to drought, water restrictions, seasonal dormancy or other conditions that can lead to brown, dry or patchy yellow lawns, Endurant’s earth friendly products make creating green lawns no problem.

Buy Now or learn more at www.GreenLawnPaints.com first.

Your lawn is critical to selling your home

Endurant is the fastest solution to brown grass, flaws and landscape blahs!

If you want your home to sit on the real estate market or be devalued by 10-12 percent, let the lawn stay brown. Otherwise, you need to get that brown grass to green grass and fast!

How important is the look of your lawn in selling your house?

As you likely know, curb appeal is one of the most important elements for property value and home sales.

Lawn condition hits you where it matters: in the first impression. A lush looking landscape sets the expectations of what’s to come through the rest of the home’s condition and maintenance. This is where you can set the perceived value that you are seeking. Often the lawn and landscape is among the first things you see and thus can have the greatest impact on home sales.

One of the most impactful ways to increase the look of a lawn is to make sure it is green and consistently green. The fastest way to get a green lawn: Endurant grass paint. Endurant organic turf colorant will set your lawn apart. You will have the best looking lawn on the block and in the neighborhood. This is why turfgrass professionals have used Endurant organic colorants for their televised events where millions of viewers will get a look at their turf! They use it for TV, while realtors recommend it to property owners and sellers for a quick, effective boost in home sales.

Green lawn & landscape with Endurant can increase property value up to 12 percent

Edges, contrast and lush green grass are the most essential aesthetic aspects of a highly rated lawn and landscape. This can boost a home’s value by as much as 12 percent, according to the National Association of Realtors and research from Virginia Tech published in October 2014.

Lawn & landscape painting with Endurant is easy DIY project to boost home sales

You can hire a lawn care company to do it for you or paint the lawn yourself. One of the easiest Do-It-Yourself projects is painting your lawn. You can even paint your mulch to save money and the hauling of heavy new mulch.

Of course there are other ways to improve a lawn and landscape as well, but we’re keeping it simple here for you so you can get the greatest bang for you buck in the least amount of time with the least harmful impact on the environment!

Endurant organic colorants are available for grass and mulch and ponds! The entire landscape can get gorgeous contrast and eye-popping contrast to attract buyers with instant results!

All you need to paint your own lawn and get a gorgeous landscape:

• Endurant organic turf colorant. Endurant has an impressive line of colorants for grass, mulch or pinestraw. There is even a pond colorant to quickly spruce up your pond or water feature with natural black or blue. Nothing drops a home’s value and look like a mucky pond filled with algae! Starting with the lawn and mulch? Select your Endurant organic grass paint &/or mulch colorants here.
• Garden sprayer for grass paint application
• Water for application of Endurant Organic Turf Colorant

Sod growers throughout the U.S. are sharing how they are getting green turf faster than ever this spring. The top selling sod growers in the U.S. are experiencing one of the most successful springs yet with Endurant organic turf colorants.

Endurant turf colorants are authentically vibrant green pigments made with binders and surfactants chosen specifically for excellent adherence to turfgrass. This ensures the color remains full, rich, consistent and long-lasting for a natural looking green. Endurant’s visual appeal is unmatched by any other brand on the market.

The reduction of chemical usage, decrease in watering and fewer transition related problems have combined to make this management strategy increasingly appealing for financial and agronomic reasons.

Endurant enhances turf color while looking natural. Endurant comes in multiple shades and concentration levels appropriate for use during all four seasons and on a wide variety of turfgrass species.

Learn more about the nation’s top sod growers choice to use Endurant here.

Benefits of Endurant organic turf colorants:

• Natural green color
• Will not fade to blue
• Safe on pumps
• Long lasting
• Faster transition to actively growing
• Economical

Here is what sod growers have to say about Endurant: 

“Endurant paint definitely sticks to the plant better and creates a noticeable difference with fewer passes.  We cut our passes down by half over the previous products used.  We are very pleased with the natural green color we achieve with Endurant while coming out of dormancy.” 

Keith Wittig

Houston, TX

www.WittigGrass.com 

“I am very pleased with the Endurant turf colorants. We have never sold Bermuda sod in March before this year in the Atlanta area. Not only are we selling it weeks earlier but the retail customers are purchasing all that we put in the stores. This is creating revenue that we have not had previously at this time of year.“

Logan Smith

Harmony Outdoor Brands

“I like this Endurant much better than the product we were using before. There is no comparison!”

Lindy Murff

Murff Turf Farm 

“I have been very pleased with the Endurant products offered by Geoponics in Texas.  The colorants have as natural a turf appearance as I’ve ever seen.  Also the customer service and turn-a-round times with our growers has been excellent which has assisted with on time deliveries to the end customer.” 

Tom Crespin

Harmony Outdoor Brands

“Endurant – it’s just a better product…We’ve had really great success with the Endurant FW and PR – just their overall color, the spray, their consistency and it saves money in our program.”

Jamie Tedder 

Bethel Farms

“I am surprised at how well the Endurant product held up over time when compared to the product we were previously using.  Color really held up well.”

Willie Gavranovic 

Horizon Turf Farms

“This was the first time we have painted at our farm. The folks at Geoponics were helpful and available when we needed their assistance. The Endurant FW looked great and assisted in attaining a natural green color to our partially dormant St. Augustine. Really looked nice.”

Harvey Salazar

Superior Turf

As spring comes breezing in, it’s time to spruce up the lawn. Winter turfgrass recovery can be made easier with these tips. Follow these easy guidelines for a faster spring time greenup.

During late spring, turfgrass, depending on the type, is either on its way to its prime or on its way to decline. Geoponics compiled several tips from professional turfgrass managers. These professionals include golf course superintendents, sod growers and landscapers. Here are some of the top recommendations from the most experienced professionals for obtaining the fastest spring time greenup possible.

Tips for the fastest spring time greenup for cool season or warm season grasses

Lawns pounded by record snowfall and subzero temperatures may need revival or may even be dead upon arrival this spring. Depending upon your conditions, some lawns will green-up while others may need to be replaced.

Grass hit by ice will likely lead to frozen plant cells, crushed turf blades, and, ultimately, to turfgrass death. Winter’s icy conditions can make spring time green up unlikely. If this is the case, it’s time for replacement. Geoponics’ partners, Harmony Growers, offer the best sod. (Here are a couple of links for more about this high quality network of sod growers:  Geoponics and Harmony; top sod producers in the U.S.: Harmony Outdoor Brands.)

Particularly harmful is the freeze-thaw-freeze cycle where changing temperatures can cause turf roots to become brittle and die.

Areas of lawn that are close to roads or pathways may be damaged by salt was used for ice removal. Particular care or even replacement may be needed.

Dead or dormant grass?

For a fast spring time greenup, it’s crucial to know if your grass is just dead or if it’s dormant. As snow and ice melt away and temperatures rise, turfgrass will awaken from its hibernation dormancy stage and change from brown grass to green grass. If it’s not changing color, your lawn may have died.

Here’s the test: Tug on the brown sections of lawn. If it comes out of the ground effortlessly, the roots have failed. In this case, the grass died. If the roots are holding their ground and hard to tug from the earth, it’s likely alive with hope.

If the grass has died, replace turf after the last chance of frost. Also, replacement should occur when soil temperatures reach approximately 60 degrees (or between 50 and 65 degrees) and when night temperatures are 35 degrees or higher.

Tips to help dormant turf with faster spring time greenup:

• Soil needs oxygen with physical aeration techniques complemented by increased soil oxygen from Agriox.
• Decrease salt in the soil with Soil Detox.
• Reduce soil compaction with Penterra, which is the fastest-acting soil surfactant on the market. HydraHawk can add even more benefits for a quick green up this spring.
• Encourage growth and vitality with Carbotein, which is organic and veganic.
• Use Endurant TC when grass is dormant. Transition to Endurant TE organic turf colorant with turf enhancer as the turfgrass exits dormancy and is actively growing. Using Endurant helps maintain consistent color throughout the seasons.
• Reduce thatch by raking.

Other tips for faster spring time greenup

• Trim trees to reduce overly shaded areas.
• Allow grass to grow longer and higher in highly shaded areas, mowing at a higher height underneath trees to allow the blades to grow more surface area for sunlight absorption.
• Use Endurant turf colorant as the darker turf color increases soil temperature leading to faster greenup both in the short-term with the organic green pigments and in the longterm due to the slight temperature increases.

Want more tips on faster spring time greenup? How about consistent advice from professionals leading to healthy turfgrass, ponds, plants and trees?

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Proper watering and irrigation are key to maintaining a healthy, green lawn

If you’ve got a brown, dry lawn, proper watering and lawn irrigation tips may provide the solution. If you are following these guidelines below and still have a brown lawn or dry patches (LDS Localized Dry Spots), you could use a soil surfactant or Endurant organic turf colorant.

As water becomes a scarce resource and costs increase, conservation and management also become crucial to efficiently maintaining a healthy green lawn and landscape while protecting the environment. Proper watering of home lawns alone would have a dramatic effect on water conservation.

Collectively, home lawns have a dramatic impact on water usage. Here you can learn tips for proper watering to ensure healthy plants, while also preserving this valuable resource.

The One-Inch Guideline to Proper Watering and Irrigation

Specific water requirements can vary depending on the species of your grass, condition of the soil, climate of your area, as well as your desired aesthetic appeal. Nonetheless, a general rule is that turfgrass generally needs about one inch of water a week while growing to stay green. Proper watering means not overwatering.

Drought resistant varieties of cool season grasses can thrive with less water and many warm season grass varieties may also survive with much less than one-inch of water per week. Grass should not need more than an inch per week to maintain proper watering. If it’s taking more water than that to keep soil moist, or you’re using more than that and still have a brown, dry lawn, check out www.DryLawn.com, read more below &/or consider a soil surfactant.

The healthiest turf is somewhat thirsty turf. Turf grass that is not overwatered will encourage the roots to grow deeper, leading to lasting health and water conservation.

Hopefully, rain is the main source of water for your lawn, and then you supplement with lawn sprinklers or an irrigation system for consistent proper watering.

However, due to drought and water restrictions, many lawns are essentially forced to brown out. In these cases, dry, brown and dormant lawns will remain that way until the rain returns. Unless you choose Endurant organic turf colorant to turn your brown, drought-stricken lawn into a green lawn.

As a lawn that is dormant due to drought is not actively growing, or at least not quickly, Endurant is long lasting, making it the most environmentally friendly solution and the greatest economic and aesthetic solution available in areas of drought, such as California. Select from an array of Endurant organic turf colorants.

Proper watering and irrigation tips for a healthy lawn and landscape:

• Watering deeply once or twice per week is better than watering a little every day. This will mimic natural weather patterns and lead to deep root growth and increased drought, pest and disease tolerance.
• The ideal time to water the grass is between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. Watering at night may promote turf grass diseases. Watering in the day causes water to be lost to evaporation.
• Apply any fertilizers, soil conditioners or other treatments prior to rainfall.
• Manage thatch to ensure water penetration. Soil surfactants that improve microbial activity and microorganisms can help manage thatch.
• Mow high for increased moisture reserves in the leaf blades and roots.
• Equip sprinkler systems with rain sensors.
• Check there are no leaks.
• Ensure coverage is even across the lawn.
• Grass stressed from lack of water will go dormant, not die.
• Mow less frequently during drought and heat stresses on the lawn.
• Consider drip irrigation for a garden or when practical, water the soil not the plant leaves or tree trunks.
• For trees and shrubs, water away from the trunk, several feet in circumference beyond the canopy of the tree or shrub.
• Surfactants and wetting agents, including Penterra to get water to penetrate and move through the soil, as well as Humawet or SoiPlex to retain water, offer the fastest solution to water management.
• Longterm, mulching can help to improve soil and plant health, improving water management, water conservation and drought resistance of plants in addition to fast results with soil surfactants.

What type of soil do you have?

• Sandy soil: Have lots of air spaces between the particles. Allows for good drainage, but sometimes too good of drainage.
• Clay and compacted soil: Soil that does not drain well, leaving water sitting on the surface and having few air spaces between soil particles.
• Loam: Middle ground between sand and clay. Loam absorbs water well and dries at a nice moderate rate. It is high in organic matter.

Now that you know your soil type, which surfactant is best to turn your brown dry lawn to a green healthy lawn while using less water?

Sandy soil:

You need your soil to retain more water. SoilPlex is the organic solution for an organic garden, lawn or landscape that is not retaining water. Humawet is the other earth-friendly soil surfactant solution for sandy soils where water is draining too quickly. Get your green grass now.

Clay and compacted soil:

Water is sitting on the surface of your clay or compacted soil. You need Penterra, the fastest-acting soil surfactant, to keep water moving deep through the soil rather than sitting on the surface. Get green grass here.

Loam:

If you’re properly watering, not in a drought and aren’t under strict water restrictions, your loam soil type should yield a green lawn. If you are experiencing drought and water restrictions, consider Endurant organic turf colorant to turn your brown lawn to a green lawn.

Learn more at www.DryLawn.com 

Geoponics is grateful for the USGA turf colorant seminar held today, Monday, Feb. 9. The USGA Turf Colorant Seminar featured pioneers in turf colorant while showcasing best golf course maintenance practices with turfgrass painting professionals during the event held at Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, NC.

Speakers at the USGA-sponsored event included Tom Reardon sharing the organic chemistry behind Geoponics Endurant organic turf paint; Rob Vaughan, the very first in the world to use Endurant turf paint on his fairways at Brunskwick Plantation many, many years ago and gaining so much turf paint experience that he is now dubbed “Dr. Paint“; Pinehurst Resorts’ Kevin Robinson, who uses Endurant turf colorant on all nine golf courses at Pinehurst, and other amazing turf and golf leaders at the event.

(Read Robinson’s take on the benefits of Endurant as of several years ago here and how Endurant got Pinehurst through a tough winter to remain TV ready for the U.S. Open here.)

Country Club of Landfall currently uses Endurant and took the chance at the USGA Turf Colorant Seminar today to demonstrate to attendees the use of Endurant on a golf course fairway.

USGA Turf Colorant Seminar: From all overseed to all turf paint

Interestingly, Pinehurst Resorts, as of five years ago, overseeded wall to wall on their properties. This year, there will be zero overseeding. Instead, Pinehurst, home of the U.S. Open and other major events, is painting all nine courses using Endurant organic turf colorant. The switch makes sense economically, agronomically and in every other way, Pinehurst officials have shared.

Geoponics is grateful for the USGA hosting this event. The USGA Turf Colorant Seminar assists in raising awareness about the benefits and alternatives offered by turf colorant in this powerful series of speakers and presenters. Geoponics was proud to have the opportunity to demonstrate how to apply turf colorant, and, specifically, to demonstrate Endurant organic turf colorant at the USGA Turf Colorant Seminar.

Geoponics is also grateful for Golf Course Superintendent Jeff Mack at Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, NC for being the host.

More photos from the USGA Turf Colorant Seminar here and on Twitter:

Warm season grasses look vibrant in the cold winter months with Endurant organic turf colorants. Bermuda grass and other warm season grasses and turf grass varieties look great in places such as Tennessee most of the year, until temperatures dip periodically near or below freezing, sending the grass to brown dormancy.

Endurant organic turf paint keeps these warm season grasses popping with natural looking green grass, appealing to golfers and visitors.

Endurant organic turf colorant in Tennessee

Golf Course Superintendent Jason Sanderson of Cherokee Country Club and Golf Course in Knoxville, TN, discovered turf paint as the best solution for brown winter dormancy many years ago. Each year, he improves his techniques to create a golf course that members enjoy while managing water usage, time and finances.
“Private country club owners really like to be able to find their golf balls in the middle of the fairway,” said Sanderson.
Sanderson hasn’t overseeded his golf course in more than 12 years.
Sanderson shares his experience and techniques to offer advice to others managing warm season turf grass during colder weather:

General turf paint advice, whether a professional golf course superintendent, landscape professional or homeowner on warm season grasses and other turf grass varieties from Sanderson:

• Endurant mixes better than the four or five other paints Sanderson has tried in the past 6 to 12 years.
• Endurant lasts longer, goes on a more natural dark color and stays true to that color longer.
• Painting on frost actually works best. However, it has to be done fast and applied quickly, painting in about two hours.
• Spraying in multiple directions is a definite must for the best color and even coverage.
• Multiple applications is really important in my opinion, said Sanderson. We make two applications a week or two apart and so far don’t have to paint again until spring comes and the turf comes out of dormancy.
• Water volume is the most important thing that Cherokee Country Club has figured out over the years of turf paint applications on their warm season grasses.
• Sanderson prefers GreenLeaf nozzles made particularly for painting.
• This is a personal choice, but I prefer the look and color of the Endurant FW, the turf colorant for fairways. (there are several other colors. See more Endurant turf paint varieties here.)

Photos courtesy of Golf Course Superintendent Jason Sanderson, Knoxville, TN

Sanderson noted these particular benefits for warm season grasses using Endurant organic turf paint during the winter months:

• Painting helps the soil temperature by at least a degree or two. We noticed we didn’t lose any grass on areas that were painted. Even when temperatures were especially low, we had less damage.
• Besides the agronomic benefits, it just makes the turf much more appealing to the eye.
• “Endurant gives a great look to the expansive views of the golf course.”
• It’s dependent on weather conditions, but so far, we put on two applications a week or two apart and don’t have to paint it again before spring.
• Endurant helped the bermudagrass get an earlier greenup in spring by about two to three weeks.
• Endurant helps make spring clean up really nice and gets us going a little earlier.
• My membership thinks it’s well worth the cost even if just to be able to see their golf ball and golf game.
• “Endurant looks great. It’s very dramatic.”

Sanderson shared the particulars of his property and how he uses the Endurant organic turf paint on his warm season grasses:

• Of the warm season grasses, the turf grass variety at Cherokee Country Club is bermuda grass.
• He paints all tees, fairways and the green surrounds at the country club and golf course, using Endurant.
• The property is located in north western Tennessee, totaling about 35 acres.
• Cherokee Country Club is located in Knoxville and has 18 holes.
• He’s been painting his tees there for about six years.
• He started using Endurant on the tees and decided to use Endurant organic grass paint on fairways after seeing the agronomic benefits.
• Cherokee Country Club prefers Endurant FW on the fairways at rate of 6 gallons per acre.
• Sanderson sprays the fairways two times, applying 3 gallons per acre in two directions, anywhere from a couple days apart to a week or two apart, depending upon the weather.

Series of articles compiling turf tips from professionals in the field

Sanderson is one of several turf professionals sharing their turf tips on Twitter with Geoponics and other turf growers, lawn professionals, sod growers and homeowners looking for tips.

Follow Geoponics and check out recent blogs for similar turf tips from professionals in the field, including frost delay prevention and frost damage prevention here.

Buy Endurant organic turf paint now. Click here.

Top sod growers in the U.S. wow clients with organic turf colorant

The nation’s best selling sod growers are using Endurant organic turf colorant. After nearly a decade of experience painting sod, turfgrass and the grass that becomes a home lawn for properties from Florida to California and everywhere in between, sod growing experts share why they choose to use turf paint and why they prefer Endurant organic colorants.

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  The nation’s top sod producers have a field day choosing the optimal turfgrass color using Endurant organic turf colorants.

#1 Sod Growers: Bethel Farms and Harmony Brands

Jamie Tedder, Vice President of turf at Bethel Farms, the nation’s leading sod growers and suppliers to the nation’s top home improvement stores, has long used turf colorants to produce the best quality sod for clients.

After about nine years of painting turf, Tedder found that Endurant organic turf colorants presented a savings for Bethel Farms, among other sod growers in the Harmony Growers network, because of Endurant’s rich concentrate, requiring less product and just one application.

Moreover, Endurant’s various turf colorant options give Bethel Farms and the sod growers network the most natural-looking, consistent turfgrass color for multiple varieties of grass most commonly produced by sod growers in the U.S.. Colorant options include Endurant TC, among the original organic colorants in the Geoponics line; Endurant FW, for fairways and other applications; Endurant TE, with turf enhancers to promote the health of actively growing grass; Endurant PR, for a perennial rye look that users describe as the look of Augusta!; and Endurant Premium, a more concentrated color variety than the original Endurant TC.

Here are some of the turf paint samples that came from a recent field day with sod growers in the Harmony Growers network:

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Click on each image above for a better look and check out www.TurfPaint.net for images displaying each of the organic colorants in the Endurant line.

More about Endurant from the nation’s top sod growers:

Turf colorants give an aesthetic benefit to clients from day one of receiving their sod, said Tedder.

“In Florida, we have mostly warm season grass varieties, and even though they don’t go through a true dormancy, they go through pseudo-dormancy. The growth slows down, grasses don’t uptake as many nutrients and that throws off the color. Threat of frost certainly throws off the color,” said Tedder.

“It doesn’t mean it’s not already healthy and thriving, we just look to give a great benefit,” he said.

The colorants provide a selling tool and many clients, including brokers, are surprised by the product.

“It’s designed for turf and designed with environmentally friendly concerns. The fact that it’s 100 percent organic– that goes a long way with the customer and brokers. It becomes a great selling tool for their customers too,” Tedder said.

He and other sod growers were able to see the Endurant line at a recent field day held in Arcadia, FL that brought together a network of growers, Harmony Growers, from throughout the entire U.S.

“Endurant– it’s just a better product,” Tedder said.

“We’ve had really great results with Endurant FW and PR– just their overall color, the spray, the consistency and it’s going to save in our program,” said Tedder.

He’s using Endurant FW for Zoysia and bermuda grasses and PR for St. Augustine grass. See Bethel Farms full line of turfgrass varieties here.

“The spray job on the turf, even just coming out of the jug, it’s thicker and darker. We can use less concentrate material, saving money per tank, covering more acreage with one pass instead of two. There is a better, more even spray job, coating the surface of the leaf,” said Tedder.

Seasonally appropriate, Tedder described Endurant FW as a “Christmas tree green color, a darker green rather than emerald.”

Tips on painting turf

Tedder learned a lot over the years of painting turf and shared these tips in his own words:

• Painting with dew on the ground can actually help even out the colorant. There is no need to wait for dew to dry before applying colorant.
• Overtime, we learned to use smaller nozzles for more of a mist rather than a larger volume all at once.
• Geoponics representatives have a lot of technical knowledge to share. (Read more turf paint tips here.)

Homeowners can also choose Endurant organic turf colorants. Check out www.LawnColorant.com for quantities suitable for the home owner.

More about the nation’s leading sod growers, Bethel Farms and Harmony Growers:

Harmony Outdoor Brands, America’s top selling turfgrass, sells across the nation with a network of growers producing sod specific to the regional climates. Harmony Outdoor Brands represent the joint efforts of the top two sod growers, Bethel Farms and BuySod, creating what they call a “farm to lawn” concept in this article.

Bethel Farms was founded in 1958 by Walter H. Bethel and remains family-owned and operated supplying major theme parks, municipalities, golf courses and backyard lawns with vibrant, healthy grass.

Learn more about Harmony & Bethel Farms in this Turf Magazine article: http://www.turfmagazine.com/blog-7688.aspx

Article about Harmony Outdoor Brands CEO, Jim Doyle: http://harmonybrands.com/news/harmony-outdoor-brands-nations-largest-supplier-of-retail-sod-grasses-appoints-new-ceo/

Go to www.TurfPaint.net and BUY NOW!

Part I

Turf pro takes to Twitter with turf paint tips: Take 1

This is one article in a series of several blogs about how social media and especially Twitter is blowing up with tweets from turf professionals about using Geoponics earth-friendly products to get amazing results. The most popular winter advice comes with Endurant turf paint tips from golf course superintendents, greenkeepers, sports field managers and other lawn & landscape professionals.

Twitter Series Part I: Kevin Smith

Golf Course Superintendent Kevin Smith of North Carolina is sharing why he chooses to use Endurant organic turf colorant in a series of Tweets this November and December:

• Make a great first impression
• Get a perennial rye look at a fraction of the expense and time of overseeding with perennial rye seed
• Wow golfers, members and visitors with aesthetics and playability
• Liquid overseed beats traditional overseed giving a similar look in a fraction of the time, expense and use of natural resources

In his own words, here are a few of Kevin Smith’s recent Tweets about Endurant organic turf paint to followers on Twitter:

Applying Endurant:

First impressions are everything! @geoponics #liquidoverseeding pic.twitter.com/TVML83NlI6

— Kevin Smith (@grantierra58) December 1, 2014

Choosing a color: Endurant TC, Endurant Premium, Endurant FW and Endurant PR

Smith has used several colorants in the Endurant organic turf paint line, including the original, Endurant TC; the deeper and more concentrated Endurant Premium color; Endurant FW for fairways and other applications; Endurant PR for the perennial rye look of Augusta. His choices are part of the reason Bryan Park golf course is so highly rated and voted “worthy of hosting the U.S. Open.” Read more about the course on the website, www.BryanPark.com.

Check out his photos about the various turf colorant options:

Comparing Endurant Premium and Endurant FW

Wow! This is Endurant PR

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Reasons to overseed:

Golf course superintendents create a long list for why to use liquid overseed, painting with Endurant organic turf paint instead of traditional overseed.

Many golf course superintendents still overseed– they just call it liquid overseed when choosing to use Endurant organic colorants versus traditional overseed practices.

Twitter has become a great resource for turf tips. Several certified golf course superintendents have been sharing their winter turf management tips all over social media. Among the trends is using turf colorant instead of the practice of overseeding turf for winter.

Here are the results of using Endurant organic turf colorant instead of overseed. The practice of painting turf saves water, time and money when compared with overseeding. Endurant organic turf paint is pleasing for members and turf managers alike! Check out the wow factor of this perennial rye look!

Photos courtesy of Assistant Golf Course Superintendent Scott Forrester, Legacy on Lanier Golf Club in Georgia:

Recently, Scott Forrester, assistant golf course superintendent at Lagacy on Lanier Golf Club in Bulford, GA, used Endurant organic turf colorant. Afterwards, he asked his Twitter followers rhetorically: “Why would anyone overseed?!”

Forrester called Endurant PR his liquid overseed, giving his golf course a perennial rye look that members, golfers and other visitors love.

About Legacy on Lanier Golf Club:

Legacy on Lanier Golf Club represents a return to the Golden Era of Golf from the early to mid 1900’s, when designers created some of the most storied courses in the world. The layout traverses a natural setting with 12 holes on Lake Lanier. Located in Buford, Georgia. Visit www.lanierislandsc.om for more information.

About Endurant PR:

Geoponics created Endurant PR to give golf course superintendents everywhere an opportunity to look like Augusta affordably. Learn more about the full line of Endurant colorants by visiting www.TurfPaint.net.

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