Plant & Soil Doctor Talks Benefits of Humic Acid & Organic Solutions

As challenges related to fertilizers increase, more people are looking for solutions and alternatives. From fertilizer shortages to nutrient pollution in water, Kerry Johnson, who holds a PhD in horticulture and a PhD in Agronomy, among other degrees, shares ways we can mitigate some of those growing challenges, whether from our home lawn, garden, golf course or farm.

“As I may expound on things, like soil structures, a home gardener will say, ‘Great, Doc. But, how does that apply to me, here in the garden?’” 

How to Choose a Soil Wetting Agent

Manage soil moisture with soil wetting agents. These soil surfactants help when soil, regardless of rain, drought or irrigation, is not absorbing, draining or retaining water properly. This leads to unhealthy plants, whether a lawn, landscape, golf course or sports field. Soil wetters help with balanced hydration for plant health.

Soil wetting agents help evenly disperse water through soil. Managing moisture in soil is one of the most important factors for plant health.

Horizon adds more Geoponics products to their landscape supply line just in time for summer. Several of these summer landscape supplies are ideal for overcoming drought and water restrictions. They are products for lawns, gardens and sport fields.

One of the ways to improve a landscape’s drought tolerance, improve plant health and conserve water is through the use of wetting agents, soil surfactants and soil penetrants. But how do you choose the best wetting agent?

Geoponics offers five soil surfactants and they have many of the same core benefits in common and then just a couple attributes particular to each one. Here is how to choose the best wetting agent for your situation.

Penterra Is the Fastest-Acting Soil Penetrant for Efficiently Watering Lawns, Gardens, Golf Courses and Plants

In almost every situation Penterra, a soil penetrant by Geoponics, will help to hydrate soil, plants, lawns, gardens and golf courses. Better yet, it does this while using less water. Now, an extremely rare event, through May 31, 2022, Penterra is on sale. Use code: Save20, online only, at SoilPenetrant.com for our Memorial Day Sale.

Duration Soil Surfactant & SoilPlex Humic Acids Provide Perfect Combo for Improving Water Management

Geoponics offers two products that when combined add a perfect combination for optimal water management this spring and summer. Duration is a soil surfactant and wetting agent. SoilPlex provides humic and fulvic acids. Together, these two products optimize the benefits of the other, while improving nutrient uptake, water holding capacity, oxygen balance, pH balance and so much more. Best of all, they are very affordable.

Duration and SoilPlex are ideal for improving turfgrass conditions this spring and summer during drought and/or high winds. Increase the grass’s tolerance to drought and provide improved soil conditions.

What are your plans for Earth Day?

Geoponics isn’t just our company. It is an Earth-based science. It’s about growing in the soil. So for us, every day really is Earth Day. Still, we have plans to make it special and have ideas to share with you.

Geoponics introduces its newest product available now, Grizzly Palm Mix. This micronutrient fertilizer is ideal for palm trees and other ornamentals. This prevents yellowing, browning and curling of palm leaves. Grizzly Palm Mix corrects the nutrient deficiencies that lead to these and other permanent injuries to palms.

Geoponics has an entire line of landscape colorants. Foremost among the aggregate colorants in the Endurant Landscape Colorants line is Endurant Sand Colorant. This green sand colorant is commonly used in commercial applications, such as golf courses and sports fields. It is long lasting and natural in color that coordinates with turfgrass.

Superintendent’s Heat Stressed Grass Grows Back with Carbotein for Plant Nutrition

We all know that feeling when our plants, gardens or lawns start looking wilted and stressed. This spring and summer, Matt Lantrip, a golf course superintendent at Montclair Country Club in Montclair, Virginia, had some new greens that were struggling to thrive. The heat stressed grass needed to make a come back. Plant nutrition and soil oxygen became the solutions.

“I started seeing the stress and the wilt. Although I was trying to get the greens to bounce back, it was tough. So, I started using the Carbotein and it worked really well,” says Lantrip.