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Save now on turf and soil products for heat recovery

Turf managers, growers and plants can all breathe a little easier this summer using Agriox and other unique Geoponics’ products to alleviate anaerobic soil and heat-related stress.

There are several practices used in golf course management and turf care that can help alleviate anaerobic soils. However, most of these are time intensive, labor intensive, expensive, as well as disruptive to play and/or other usual operations.

Agriox is a solution to these challenges. Agiox balances soil ecology, mitigating the effects of anaerobic soil, improving the health of the soil and giving root systems the oxygen and nutrients they need to survive through common summer soil stressors.

Other stressors in summer heat include soil moisture—with some areas getting too much rain or water and others not nearly enough. Humawet helps to hold moisture in soil and Penterra helps get the water moving through the soil profile. Other Geoponics’ products, including HydraHawk and Profasorb, are wetting agents and soil surfactants that offer additional soil health benefits.

There could not be a better time than now to improve the health of soil, root systems and plants. Geoponics is offering a sale through the end of August on Agriox for soil oxygen and its line of soil surfactants for water management.

Contact your sales representative directly or Geoponics to order today, 1-877-667-6330. Discounts depend on quantities purchased.

Time is running out on this summer sale. Call 1-877-ECO-GROW now.

Summer turf sale: Product descriptions for growing healthier plants

Agriox: A time released aerobic aeration conditioning product for soils and soil moisture providing critical life-sustaining oxygen to microorganisms. Agriox’s slow release of oxygen promotes overall soil health. Agriox.com

Humawet: A soil surfactant formulated to break surface tension and move water into the root zone, while assisting with loss of water due to winds, water runoff, and drought; it helps to build a healthy soil profile and retains water in the plant’s root zone. Humawet is economical and long lasting. Humawet.com

HydraHawk: An all natural soil surfactant and wetting agent for soils. HydraHawk is naturally derived fruits and vegetables extracts. HydraHawk.com

Penterra: The fastest-acting soil surfactant on the market. Penterra is the perfect choice when looking for a soil penetrant to get water moving all the way through the soil profile and to help move standing water. Penterra.net

ProfaSorb: ProfaSorb is a soil surfactant formulated to be used in irrigation injection systems to lower the surface tension of soils being irrigated to conserve water. ProfaSorb.com

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Benefits from using these summer products include:

• Alleviate localized dry spot (LDS)
• Loosen hard clay soils
• Condition soil
• Add oxygen to soil to reduce anaerobic conditions
• Reduce water usage
• Move standing water
• Improve soil health
• Improve plant and root health

There is no better time to purchase turf colorant! Geoponics Early Order Program offers the best prices of the year on Endurant turf colorants now through September.

Colorant is the leading alternative to overseeding warm-season grasses and is also popular among turfgrass managers to improve the appearance of cool-season grasses during drought, summer stress and/ or winter stress as the colorant quickly conceals turf blemishes.

Whether for golf courses or other turfgrass applications, the Early Order Program makes the late summer the ideal time for purchase of all Endurant colorants—whether for actively growing grass or to be applied on dormant grass. For turfgrass managers planning to use colorant to minimize or replace overseed, the savings are the greatest.

Choosing Endurant turf colorant instead of overseed often presents savings as much as 50 percent on water usage alone! Other savings include time, labor, seed and other overseed-related expenses.

Geoponics offers several turf colorant options in the Endurant line of colorants, including Endurant TE for actively growing grass that has lower costs per application and can be used in combination with other colorants for seasonal transitions.

Endurant turf paint is best known for its cost-saving and natural look as an alternative to overseed to keep warm-season grass green during winter months. This practice can also lead to early spring time green up. Even cool-season grasses benefit from Endurant turf colorant for flawless aesthetic appeal.

Endurant turf colorants can be applied anytime, but Endurant instant overseed works particularly well on semi-dormant turfgrass before the grass is straw brown. Ordering this summer and applying Endurant turf colorants early this fall can be a great savings while getting optimal results.

The Early Order Program can be applied to any products in the Endurant line purchased this summer and applied to the turfgrass at anytime.

These colorant savings include but are not limited to the most popular Endurant products, such as Endurant TE: turf colorant with turf enhancer for actively growing grass; Endurant Premium: a dark green turf paint reminiscent of a rich, bright green lime peel; Endurant PR for a perennial rye grass look reminiscent of looking over the golf courses of Augusta; Endurant Fairway and others. See the whole line here: Endurant turf colorants.

The Early Order Program discount amount may depend upon the quantity purchased. Larger quantities receive greater discounts.

Contact your Geoponics sales representatives today for details on pricing and payment plan options.

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Water is life, especially for plants.

Too much and they drown, too little and they dry to death.

What to do?

Soil surfactants and wetting agents help maintain optimal moisture levels throughout the layers of the soil.

All wetting agents and soil surfactants are NOT the same. You either need a wetting agent that will help the soil to hold water or you need a wetting agent that will help the soil to move water.

Water management is clearly key to plant survival and health, making it the top priority among golf course superintendents, sod growers; farmers; landscapers; athletic field managers, homeowners and others.

Optimizing water usage and plant health requires a look at the combination of precipitation, irrigation and particularly soil quality and conditions.

The key question to consider when choosing water management practices is whether you need to move water through the soil or hold the water.

If you’re experiencing flooding on the surface, you need that water to move!

If you want to move water fast, there is no quicker product than Penterra! It helps to get water moving and penetrating all the levels of the soil. Penterra is the fastest-acting wetting agent on the market.

Love seeing experiments? Watch this oldie but goodie with Penterra:

https://youtu.be/XFM2D6nQMac

You know you may need Penterra when the swales in front of your home or property are frequently filling with water due to flooding or you live in an area expecting heavy rains with a propensity for puddles and floods.

But what if the water is hanging on the surface almost like it was a windshield recently treated with RainX, as described by a recent commenter on TheLawnForum.com interactive blog?

You want to get water moving and penetrating the soil and what you need is a soil surfactant to help reduce that surface tension.

Wetting agents will help, but how do you choose the best one?

When MOVING water is the desired effect, another option in addition to Penterra, is HydraHawk, which also helps water to penetrate the soil, while having additional soil health benefits.

Penterra and HydraHawk are both options for when you need to push water, as these two penetrants will move water through the soil profile.

When you need to HOLD WATER because the soil is dry due to winds, runoff or drought, you may look to Humawet or Profasorb.

You know you need one of these two wetting agents when you’re dealing with hydrophobic soil that repels water, as indicated by hot spots or localized dry spots, among other indications.

These wetting agents will allow the surface and soil profile to hold water, as is often needed in the case of sandier soils.

Curious how this LDS, localized dry spot, can look deeper into the soil profile and how that can help determine what’s needed to remedy the situation? Check out a blog from Kansas State University, here:

https://blogs.k-state.edu/turf/beware-localized-dry-spot-in-putting-greens-exacerbated-by-hot-dry-winds/.

Also, more about these wetting agents and soil surfactant products with details on how to move water through the profile OR retain water here:

Soil surfactants: How to move water or retain water

Check out discussions from other turf growers experimenting with soil surfactants and wetting agents here:

https://thelawnforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=208&start=20

Together, these easy to apply soil amendments lead to earlier spring green-up in turfgrasses; larger crop and garden yields; healthier fruits and vegetables; more vibrant flowers; and overall, healthier plants and soil.

Further, these three are environmentally-friendly, sustainable and even enriching to the ecosystem.

Learn more about each of these to determine if your soil is likely to benefit from one, two or three of Geoponics‘ leading products for optimal plant nutrition:

Fertaflow is an organic fish fertilizer ideal for fruits and vegetables. Another of Geoponics’ organic, OMRI listed products, FertaFlow is perfect for growing organic foods, including home vegetable gardens, farming and industrial agricultural crops.

FertaFlow’s slow, cool processing method retains oils, enzymes, vitamins, hormones, proteins and amino acids essential for optimal plant growth. Many other brands strip away these essential nutrients.

Learn more:

• FertaFlow Download PDF
• Recent blog
• FertaFlow.com

SoilPlex is a natural humic acid derived from humate and has a natural carbon source. It is OMRI listed for organic growing, making it a great choice for food growing, including vegetable gardens, fruit trees and agricultural farming, among other applications.

SoilPlex enriches soil giving plants the nutrition they need — while eliminating toxins.

With its humic and fulvic acids, SoilPlex also increases water infiltration and water-holding capacity in soil, making it a tool for growing the healthiest lawns, gardens and plants, while conserving water and fertilizer.

Learn more:

• SoilPlex Download PDF
• Recent blog
• SoilPlex.com

Carbotein assists with budding and flowers of plants to produce natural growth hormones filled with excellent soil conditioner.

Increasing fruit and vegetable yields while boosting the vibrancy of flowers, Carbotein is a must for healthy gardens and farms.

The mixture of organic vegetable extracts can be used alone as a nutrient source or combined with other fertilizer sources of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.

Learn more:

• Carbotein Download PDF
• Recent blog
• Carbotein.com

Better Together: Optimal Plant Nutrition Made Easy

All three products– FertaFlow, Carbotein and SoilPlex– can be absorbed through foliar or root absorption. All are food sources for naturally occurring microorganisms and provide nutrition readily available to the plant.

All are eco-friendly and provide optimal plant nutrition.

For best results combine the 3 products as follows:

Carbotien: 8 oz. per 1,000 sq. ft.

SoilPlex: 4 oz. per 1,000 sq. ft.

Fertaflow: 8 oz. per 1,000 sq. ft.

Combine all with enough water to cover 1,000 sq. ft each.

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Visit Geoponics’ online store and find SoilPlex, Carbotein and FertaFlow in the plant nutrition “isle” of the virtual storefront.

Carbotein enhances plants’ natural growth hormones while providing excellent soil conditioner. Absorbed through foliar or root absorption, Carbotein provides a food source for naturally occurring microorganisms, all readily available to the plant. 

Increasing fruit and vegetable yields while boosting the vibrancy of flowers, Carbotein is a must for healthy gardens and farms.

The mixture of organic vegetable extracts can be used alone as a nutrient source or combined with other fertilizer sources of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.

Carbotein can be used in both home garden and industrial agricultural settings without the hazards of toxic chemical intoxication to individuals, soil and the environment.

Apply Carbotein to the soil as a solution when watering plants through drip, spray or fertigation systems.

Whether on a farm, in a garden or on a lawn, plants that can benefit most from Carbotein include: a variety of crops, turfgrasses, ornamentals, fruit trees, vegetables and many others.

When yield matters, Carbotein is a go-to source for plant abundance.

Adding Carbotein to other fertilizer will increase the effectiveness of the fertilizer, optimizing root and plant growth.

Carbotein can easily and safely be mixed with other agricultural products for ease and convenience of application.

Additional Benefits of Carbotein:

• Environmentally beneficial
• Enriches soil microbiome
• Increases beneficial bacteria
• Economical
• Increases crop yields
• Increases growth
• Increases nutrient uptake and productivity in plants
• High soluble carbohydrate and protein levels
• Rich in amino acids
• Loaded with minerals and vitamins

Learn More About Carbotein:

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Better Together

Carbotein works even better when combined with two other specific Geoponics‘ products, FertaFlow and SoilPlex. Learn more about why and how to use the three in combination for ideal growing conditions in an upcoming blog coming soon to GeoponicsCorp.com.

• FertaFlow.com
• Carbotein.com
• SoilPlex.com