Lawncology® 21: Understanding Surface Area

Lawncology® 21: Understanding Surface Area

During our Lawncology® Summit in Atlanta and then again at a Cattlemen’s meeting later that week, the subject of surface area and how it pertains to soil health came up. Well, it didn’t just “come up,” I was off on a tangent about something else entirely when it...
Lawncology® 20: Carbohydrates vs Carbon

Lawncology® 20: Carbohydrates vs Carbon

It’s happening. All around us companies are racing to get their “New and Improved” lawn food to the market. The buzz words? Carbohydrates, Calories, Sugar. Why? What is so important about this? There are turf guys flocking to these products every day because it sounds...
Lawncology® 19: Sampling Revisited

Lawncology® 19: Sampling Revisited

On a recent trip, I was once again presented with many questions regarding soil structures, soil testing, and fertility. Soil is one of my favorite things to speak about and I welcomed the opportunities to expand and hypothesize about the inner workings of soil...
Lawncology® 18: Varied, Very Varied

Lawncology® 18: Varied, Very Varied

In lawn care there is one great truth… If your program never changes, the effects of that program will force a change. In the business of growing healthy organisms or even controlling unwanted ones, stagnation of materials is a nail in the coffin for a business....
Lawncology® 16: The Wizard of O2

Lawncology® 16: The Wizard of O2

“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!” This is a humorous and oh so true exclamation. I have spoken about O2 in a few instances, some of you have heard it others may have not. The fertilizer industry has long dominated the information on what is really...