Heatwave: Record breaking heat & humidity puts turfgrass at high risk

A recent heatwave not only risks the life of many grasses– a heatwave also puts turfgrass managers’ livelihoods at stake. Cool season turfgrass varieties struggle to survive as the heat index climbs into the 100’s earlier than usual this summer in many areas of the U.S. and around the world.

Virginia is one of many U.S. states experiencing a near record breaking heatwave. Golf course superintendents, lawn care professionals and other turfgrass managers have not only the grass at stake, but also their jobs. Dead grass is a sure fire way to get fired if your primary job is to keep grass alive and well. Heatwave or not, expectations are to keep grass alive in all conditions.

Geoponics is providing a lifeline to turf professionals and home lawncare providers during the heatwave with the fastest-acting soil surfactant for water management and Agriox for oxygen. As the heat and humidity cause grass roots to suffocate without added oxygen, Agriox provides a liquid aerification process. Meanwhile, Penterra, the fastest-acting soil penetrant, HydraHawk and Humawet provide water management when various wetting agents and surfactants are needed to survive the heatwave. The best surfactant, penetrant or wetting agent is dependent upon whether the soil needs to hold more water because it’s drying too quickly or whether the water needs to flow and penetrate deeper into the soil.

Here is what you need: Buy these 3 products for the full heatwave survival kit

• Penterra or HydraHawk to get water moving through the soil profile in overly wet conditions
• Humawet (www.Humawet.com) to help soil hold onto water in overly dry conditions
• Agriox (www.Agriox.com) to ensure soil is oxygen rich to keep roots alive during heatwave

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Many cool season turfgrass varieties won’t grow at temperatures above 80 degrees Fahrenheit. As summer temperatures are rising early and lasting longer, golf courses, lawns and other grass areas are at risk of death. It does not take long for heat, humidity or extremely dry conditions to combine and kill turfgrass. In fact, the intense heatwave can cause turfgrass to die in a matter of minutes.

Penterra, the fastest-acting soil surfactant on the market, is literally a life saver for these cool season grasses subjected to early and high lasting heat. Turfgrass can die in a single day and water management is key. When water sits on the surface or needs to get deep into roots, Penterra is the soil penetrant of choice and is the very best on the market worldwide because it is the fastest on the market.

Turfgrass professionals have been working seven days a week and long days to keep valuable turf from dying during the heatwave. Golf course superintendents with years of experience know to turn to Geoponics products immediately in these conditions to save their turf and continue their successful careers. Others are quickly catching on to their trade secrets.

Shop now by clicking here to get Penterra or HydraHawk, along with Agriox & Humawet to survive & thrive during a heatwave

Lawn maintenance professionals and golf course superintendents are adding Penterra, HydraHawk and/ or Humawet to their arsenal for water management. Agriox is their go-to for soil oxygen, which is also needed during the heatwave. Buy these heatwave lifesavers now. Home lawn care providers and home owners now have access to these affordable, professional products as well through Geoponics online store. These are earth-friendly and non-toxic methods to save your lawn during the heatwave.

Penterra and HydraHawk get the water moving through to the roots during high humidity and spongy soil conditions. However, as conditions change fast, the most successful golf course superintendents, turfgrass managers and landscapers also keep Humawet at hand for when soils quickly dry out. Humawet is a soil surfactant that helps the soil hold water when it’s needed.

Whether due to high humidity or rain, too much moisture can turn soil and greens to a sponge. That’s when the fastest-acting soil penetrant, Penterra, and/or HydraHawk, come in handy to keep the water moving through the soil and into the root zone. Buy now. Click here.

Water management alone may not save turfgrass susceptible to die-off in extreme heat waves such as experienced in Virginia early this summer. Soil needs oxygen as well. Agriox provides liquid aerification of the soil. One of the most important things to grass survival is to get air into the soil so grasses can breathe and don’t die from the heat. Agriox and Penterra together have been life savers for home lawns and on many of the premier properties across the world experiencing heat waves, including Virginia.

The conditions in southern U.S. states are an anomaly. Nonetheless, it’s the kind of conditions that people lose their jobs over. In minutes or an hour, golf courses can start losing their greens as cool season grasses become high maintenance in the summer months.

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.

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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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