Geoponics held a wildlife photo contest this April on social media with a chance to win a sample of Endurant turf colorant and other gear. Here are the entries:

Sent in via Twitter from users  Tom Taylor and ClayHomerun:

Bear video at the Naples Zoo shared by videographer/ photographer Robb Stan via Facebook. This is one famous bear!

It started with a photograph of a black bear seated and eating at a picnic table that made the Today Show. Then, Southwest Florida Television decided to go back to Naples Zoo for a video of the picnic table bear during a morning meal from the handler! Everyone seems to enjoy the sight!

(FYI: Wondering what the spots are on his back? These are winter coat areas that he is shedding. Sources: Southwest Florida Television and Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens and Robb Stan)
Visit the Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens and see the now famous bear for yourself!

Native Bird Boxes sent in these two photographs of Eastern Screech Owls. Brian Beckner of Native Bird Boxes brings wildlife to golf courses and other properties across the country and even growing worldwide. He creates wildlife habitats with boxes tailored for the species and property, monitoring the boxes to ensure all is well. Learn more about that here. These are Native Bird Boxes entries:

Another Eastern Screech Owl from Native Bird Boxes:

Deer on the golf course at Salisbury Country Club, VA, entered by Mark Paris via Facebook:

Baby Gator. Michael Sullivan shared this photo of a young alligator in the Doral Canal in Dade County, on Florida’s east coast.

The WILD MEN of turf! The funniest photo. This photo was originally seen on Google+ from CGCS Justin Ruiz, and we loved it. It’s now been shared on Facebook and Twitter as well.

Guess the winner!

Stay tuned for upcoming contests for chances to win Endurant Turf Colorant and other prizes for professional turf care. Follow us on Twitter. Become a Facebook fan. Get in our circles on Google+.

It IS easy being green!

Memphis Country Club in Memphis, Tennessee painted their dormant Bermuda greens with Endurant turf colorant. They shared a video of their use of Endurant Turf Colorant on Bermuda greens and Zoysia grass tees over the course of a couple of months, giving the club’s turf a gorgeous green over winter and a smooth transition this spring.
“You can really see how easy this is,” said Memphis Country Club Golf Course Superintendent Rodney Yingle as he recorded the process in December, January and February.

The colorant is uniform and the edges are easy to paint.

See for yourself!

Endurant turf paint: Being green IS easy on these dormant Bermuda greens

 “It looks like a nice green, an overseeded green,” Yingle said.

The difference between using the colorant and overseed is that the Endurant saved the course money, reduced water demand and usage of other turf care products. That’s why the colorant is so strongly recommended by the USGA.

It’s not just about the looks either– it’s also better for the health of the soil and the turf.

The color retention was astounding during an extremely cold winter, said Yingle, who has chosen paint instead of overseed for about 20 years.
“This is why we like this paint. It blends out really well. It retains its darker color which is going to help us green up this spring,” he said of the Endurant.

The turf is healthier, keeping the soil temperature a little warmer.

“It’s friendly on our pumps more so than any paint we’ve tried,” Yingle said.
All the while, the course is choosing agronomy over aesthetics.

You could win Endurant! Check out our current wildlife photo contest on Facebook and Twitter. Tag Geoponics in a wildlife photo and check for new contests coming monthly.  Other prizes also available! 

Men’s Journal captured the challenges faced by golf course superintendents everywhere as Masters Week 2014 comes to a close. Brace yourself for the expectations that your course looks and plays just like Augusta.  But maybe you don’t have that underground piping sucking out any extra water in the soil or an unlimited budget or a volunteer staff so happy just to be there and so huge they could make a small city.  We know.

Geoponics is a Naples-based company, so it was great to see the national magazine talk to a Naples, Fla., golf course superintendent in the article from writer Charlie Hanger.  The Men’s Journal article also features some interesting figures on how Augusta’s water management saves on chemicals– however it’s not light on fuel, according to the reporting.

Read the original story here.

In the mean time, what do you think? With a rise in rustic courses, do you think environmental care is trumping manicured (perhaps overly manicured) golf courses and landscapes in some cases?

Endurant turf colorant for fairways: If you haven’t tried it yet, it’s time you do. You can try it at no cost with our current Wildlife Photo Contest!

Superintendents are saving time, money, water and getting instant results verus overseed using Endurant Turf Colorant. The USGA recommends it as the way to go for the environment and for saving water and money.

Still not sure? How about you win a free trial sample?

Geoponics has frequent contests with chances to win all sorts of prizes, including a sample of Endurant FW through April 15. Just check us out on Twitter or Facebook and share a wildlife photo!

Here is a view of some of prizes you can win:

Here are a few of the current photos in the running and a few from Geoponics :

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Call 1-877-ECO-GROW, email info@geoponicscorp.com for more information about Endurant FW, other turf colorant products and the Geoponics line of products for turf, soil, ponds, mulch, flowers and trees. Affordable, earth friendly and made for the professional.

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Endurant Turf Colorant applied to dormant grass at Atlanta National Golf Course for a cost-effective, instant alternative to overseed.  Atlanta National Golf Course in Alpharetta, Georgia recently painted their turf with gorgeous results for instant green grass.

A bit about the property: 

Pete and P.B. Dye course

Zoysia grass fairways

Bentgrass greens

6,942 yards golf course on 240 acres

More on the Atlanta National Golf Club website, here.

The benefits of Endurant Turf Colorant are numerous. Here are a few:

• Instant results
• So green you could see it from the moon, as we say.
• Save water vs. overseed. Saving golf course superintendents thousands of dollars per acre.
• Save time vs. overseed
• Please players and members
• Better for the environment
• USGA recommended
• CGCS recommended

Learn more on www.TurfPaint.net

Contact Geoponics

info@geoponicscorp.com

1-877-ECO-GROW

Painting fairways is the way to go with new Endurant FW turf colorant from Geoponics. So green you can see it from the moon!

Instant natural green color saves money, time and water. Geoponics Endurant TC and Endurant TE have been wildly successful. Golf course superintendents asked for it and we answered with Endurant FW, new this year.

Endurant TC, turf colorant, is formulated for dormant grass. Endurant TE, paint with turf enhancer, is formulated for the health of actively growing grass. Now, Endurant FW, colorant for fairways, is– you guessed it– made specifically for use on fairways.

Contact us for information and for free samples available while supplies last. info@geoponicscorp.com

We have contests on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. See links to our social media pages, find us, like us, follow us, and participate in these fun contests for chances to win samples and other prizes!

Agriox on approaches. A throwback Thursday photo collection of using Geoponics Agriox, which is an 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 secondary to aerobic ecological sustainability in an environmentally proactive way. Superintendents have found year after year in their continued use of Agriox that the increase in soil oxygen allows for reduction of fertilizers, fungicides and pesticides due to increased plant sustainability making being environmentally friendly affordable. – See more at: https://www.geoponicscorp.com/soil-conditioners/agriox/#sthash.GJFvbSQ3.dpuf

Golf Course Superintendent Rob Vaughan of Brunswick Plantation Golf Resort kicked off a trend of painting fairways in Myrtle Beach three years ago, spurring others in the area to follow suit in recent years.

Now, three years later the trend is going national and international as told in Superintendent Magazine by writer Anthony Pioppi.

The estimate is that in Florida nearly 30 courses are painting fairways, and the trend has spread to Arizona, Georgia and Alabama, as well as England, Italy and Australia– that list continues to grow quickly.

“We did it for turf health. We did it for economics,” says Vaughan, who has been bestowed the nickname “Dr. Paint,” of the course’s reason for abandoning overseeding.

Vaughan notes that by painting instead of growing ryegrass, he is saving $75,000 annually at the 27-hole course, and that includes the cost for painting, which averages about $15,000 a year.

Vaughan lauds the product effectiveness as does Jennifer Seevers, the turf colorants division manager at Naples, Fla.-based Geoponics Earth Chemistries, which supplies Vaughan with his colorants.

Geoponics recently released its newest Endurant Turf Colorant. Endurant FW.

Read more about the growing trend of painting fairways here.

Learn more about Endurant Turf Colorants, including Endurant TC (for dormant grass), Endurant TE (with turf enhancer for actively growing grass) and the newest Endurant FW (specifically formualted for use on fairways by contacting Geoponics Turf Colorant Division Manager Jennifer Seevers, jseevers@geoponicscorp.com, calling 1-877-ECO-GROW (1-877-326-4769) or emailing info@geoponicscorp.com– or contact your sales representative directly.

Endurant turf paints also include colorants for mulch, pine straw and ponds.
The trend is catching on because it saves time and money! It’s more environmentally responsible than overseed!

Turf paint beats overseed!

Painting saves time, water, money and other resources compared with overseed.

Endurant Turf Colorant is the BEST on the market.

Call 1-877-ECO-GROW to learn more today or email info@geoponicscorp.com

The Endurant turf colorant line from Geoponics includes Endurant TC, Endurant TE  and now….

Endurant FW 

Endurant TC from Geoponics is the most popular paint among golf course superintendents for use on dormant grass.

Endurant TE has turf enhancer for actively growing grass to boost health of the soil and plant.

Endurant FW is now specifically formulated for use on FAIRWAYS. Sales for Endurant FW are growing at a record pace.

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What is the best type of Christmas tree? There is no right answer, of course! However, here are some things to consider when choosing between a cut tree, an artificial tree and a living tree. Here are ways to factor in your space, budget and tastes, while also keeping the environment in mind when deciding whether to purchase a live, fake or cut tree.

Cut tree

Pros:

1) Fragrant

2) Many sizes to fit your space

3) Many types, such as fir, spruce and pine

4) They can be recycled

Cons:

1) Some people are allergic

2) Pesticides and chemicals can be used to grow them

3) They can dry out easily causing a fire hazard

Artificial Trees

Pros:

1) Can potentially be less expensive than purchasing a cut or live tree annually

2) Non allergy prone

3) No waste to deal with after the holidays

4) No worries about watering

Cons:

1) The manufacturing process can include chemicals and methods that can harm the environment

2) Can be expensive or difficult to find a realistic-looking tree

3) You need space to store the tree throughout the year

Live trees

Pros:

1) Great way to add to your landscape if you were looking to add a tree

2) Can be the best environmental choice.

3) Fragrant

4) Several varieties are available, so it’s important to find one best for your climate

Cons:

1) They can be quite heavy with the roots and soil

2) Many can’t live indoors very long

3) Frozen dirt can pose a challenge for planting in some areas

4)  Some varieities may not look like the traditional Christmas tree shape

Got frost? How to  deal with frost on your turf and landscape: www.TurfFrost.com