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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.

General Geoponics email: info@geoponicscorp.com

Call Geoponics toll free at 1-877-ECO-GROW.

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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Shop Geoponics.

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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Purchase Carbotein, visit Shop Geoponics.

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

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.

What is SoilPlex?

SoilPlex is a natural humic acid derived from humate and has a natural carbon source. The most prominent and well-known benefit of SoilPlex is the increased nutrient uptake in plants.

SoilPlex is OMRI listed, meaning it’s 100 percent certified organic, and processed using strict guidelines to ensure the highest quality available. SoilPlex may be used as a soil amendment, foliar spray or fertilizer enhancer.

Being in liquid form, it is fast acting and highly effective at delivering humic acids deep into the soil and to the plant. In combination with fertilization, it allows the user to get the most out of their fertilization program and will reduce the amount of nutrients necessary to produce healthy plants.

Soil Applications

In the soil, SoilPlex’s humic and fulvic acids are important chelators, binding minerals into organic compounds that are more available to plants. SoilPlex’s humic and fulvic acids also tie up the soil’s toxins, making them less available to plants.

Toxins are increasingly common, as they have been accumulating in soil for many years, including from pesticides and heavy metals. These pollutants degrade the soil, and without remediation, degrade plant and crop health as well. SoilPlex helps to bind and lock up these toxic molecules.

Further, the humic acids from SoilPlex allow the nutrients provided by fertilizers to become accessible to plants, so money is not lost and plant health doesn’t suffer due to poorly absorbed fertilizer. In this way, SoilPlex increases the health of plants while benefiting growers economically.

Foliar Applications

Soil Plex increases nutrient uptake through foliar applications as well as through soil.

Paired with fulvic acids, humic acids are vital for increasing cell wall permeability in plants. When cell membranes become more permeable, nutrients can more easily enter through the plant, often carried by fulvic acids, which are particularly good chelators, or binders.

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS OF SOILPLEX

• SoilPlex is a Geoponics‘ product that is OMRI Listed® for organic growing through the Organic Materials Review Institute.
• SoilPlex promotes healthy root growth as humic acid creates space for microbes. This is especially noticeable in high-clay and compacted soils, where soil particles are bound tightly together.
• SoilPlex increases water retention by actually reducing evaporation by up to 30 percent.
• Use of SoilPlex creates a healthy microbiome.
• Humic and fulvic acids in SoilPlex perform similarly to the plant growth hormone Auxin, which promotes plant growth and root development, and results in improved plant health as well as increased production of fruits and vegetables.
• SoilPlex will also increase and enhance microbial activity aiding in the maintenance of healthy aerobic soil profiles.
• SoilPlex aggregates soil, reducing sodium build up.
• Learn more from the SoilPlex PDF.

SoilPlex is ideal for use in:

• Hydro-Seeding  • Horticulture  • Hydroponics  • Ornamentals  • Home Gardens  • Vineyards  • Vegetables  • Turfgrass 
 • Green Houses  • Nurseries
 • Orchards  • Home Lawns  • Golf Courses

BUY NOW!

Visit Geoponics’ online store to purchase SoilPlex and other earth-friendly supplies for growers.

Better Together

SoilPlex works even better when combined with FertaFlow and Carbotein. 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