by Brian Beck | May 25, 2025 | General Information
Why a Biological Fertility Method is Better for Your Lawn Taking care of a lawn can be tricky! Many people use synthetic fertilizers, which are like chemical foods for grass. But these can cause problems. A better way is the biological fertility method. It’s natural,...
by Brian Beck | May 25, 2025 | General Information
Chapter 1: The Trouble with Synthetic Fertilizers and Chemicals A Brief History of Synthetics A long time ago, people grew plants using natural methods, like compost and manure. But around the early 1900s, scientists in Germany, like Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch,...
by Brian Beck | May 5, 2025 | General Information
I was out giving estimates the other day, and I was on someone’s lawn walking it with them to give them a quote on a special service. While we were walking on the lawn, I could feel how spongy the surface was and looked down to see my feet sinking into the turf...
by Brian Beck | Apr 16, 2025 | General Information
What is the goal for your lawn, to look good? Does a good looking lawn define health? Is it possible to have a lawn that looks good that is unhealthy on a cellular level? Should a lawn that is healthy use resources in an efficient manner? Is it possible to have a lawn...
by Brian Beck | Mar 19, 2025 | General Information
It is really easy to drive down your street and see a crappy lawn. They are obvious and stick out like a sore thumb. It is also easy to spot a great looking lawn, but there is an element there that cannot be seen by the naked eye that is affecting these lawns in a...
by Brian Beck | Mar 16, 2025 | General Information
I once read a quote that read, “Observe the masses and do the opposite”. I have adopted this philosophy as the traditional method of maintaining a lawn left me yearning for more as there was little satisfaction in the process. I’m going to enumerate...
by Brian Beck | Mar 16, 2025 | General Information
I have always noticed that when someone understands something they can simplify it for others. I have spent a lot of time researching how to make lawns better. What I have discovered is that almost everything we have been taught is either flawed or is an outright...
by Brian Beck | Mar 16, 2025 | General Information
Most people are two dry winters away from total lawn loss and they don’t even realize it. They often skirt this disaster by the skin of their teeth. The sad thing is that they often get robbed by of of the multitude of soil failures that are going on. They are...
by Brian Beck | Mar 14, 2025 | General Information
2025 will mark the beginning of a new approach. We will be all about creating EFFICIENCY The last few years, beginning in 2017 led me to believe one thing: the traditional system of maintaining a lawn is unsustainable and it is extremely wasteful. It’s not just...
by Brian Beck | Mar 8, 2025 | General Information
I have encountered a few people that expressed objections over robotic lawn mowers. They usually stem from a fear of innovation, change or technological advancement as if that has never happened. More specifically though the people that are the most passionate about...
by Brian Beck | Mar 8, 2025 | General Information
I wrote a blog a few years ago about this subject matter but it deserves to be revisited as I was just asked the same question. It always goes something like this, “What can I put on my lawn to solve all of my problems?” Well, as you may guess the question...
by Brian Beck | Mar 8, 2025 | General Information
Most people make having a lawn way too much work. This is the result of passivity, a lack of knowledge, bad timing and unnecessary work. It is not just an act but a sequence of events that causes lawn difficulty and lawn failure. Let me give you a glimpse into what I...
by Brian Beck | Feb 25, 2025 | General Information
Your lawn has become hungry. Water has gone up in cost, your thatch is thick, your soil is hard as a rock and the water rolls off after 10 minutes. The weeds are having babies right in your lawn and you think you may have created a few new species. The yard dries out...
by Brian Beck | Feb 25, 2025 | General Information
Last year was a very significant year. In our ongoing effort to solve the dysfunctional soil problem we have here and further our biological program we made a very important discovery. We have had several events in our development, the initial conversation with the...
by Brian Beck | Feb 22, 2025 | General Information
There you are, it’s mid-June and there are multiple brown spots in several areas of the lawn and the weeds, oh my. You lawn bluntly has gone to Hell and everyone from your spouse, the neighborhood Karen, your brother-in-law, and the HOA are all seemingly lawn...
by Brian Beck | Feb 20, 2025 | General Information
When I first started my business back in 2000 there was a lot more grass per capita in Colorado Springs. The installation of turf and the maintenance of it has declined for several reasons, economical, environmental, climate controversy, water price and availability,...
by Brian Beck | Feb 20, 2025 | General Information
Colorado has a lot of problems when it comes to water. Colorado has 158 named rivers and all of those but two originate from within the state. We have a lot of water but do not keep but a little over a third of it. So where does all the water go? Through Federal laws...
by Brian Beck | Feb 19, 2025 | General Information
Unless you have been living under a rock for the past few years you will have noticed a few things that are changing such as, AI, automation and a lack of qualified labor to perform work that we need accomplished. This is no different in the landscaping industry,...
by Brian Beck | Feb 19, 2025 | General Information
Every one wants a green lawn without problems. That isn’t too much to ask is it? Do you want to hear the truth or are you willing to fall victim to tradition, bad habit, bro-science, conventional wisdom, myth and sometimes superstition? I will give you a little...
by Brian Beck | Feb 16, 2025 | General Information
The following letter was in response to a customer that sought out my advice on transitioning a Bluegrass lawn to a Buffalo Grass lawn for the sake of saving water. I decided to share it here as a blog. This was my response: The first and foremost thing that should be...
by Brian Beck | Feb 15, 2025 | General Information
2025 is upon us and the growing season and the battle for your lawn will once again begin, but does it have to be the same war? While there will be the typical struggles with the usual things like aeration, weed control, getting the irrigation running, and laying down...
by Brian Beck | Feb 13, 2025 | General Information
Dog urine can kill grass due to several factors: 1. **High Nitrogen Content**: Dog urine is rich in nitrogen, particularly in the form of urea. Nitrogen is a key nutrient for plant growth, but when concentrated, as it is in urine, it can be harmful. If the nitrogen...
by Brian Beck | Feb 12, 2025 | General Information
Walking on your lawn you feel like you are walking on a mattress. Spongy is the word that comes to mind. Your lawn takes a lot of water to stay alive during the summer, often resulting in lakes of water. You have lawn disease break out once or twice per years and you...
by Brian Beck | Feb 11, 2025 | General Information
Humic acid is a complex organic compound that plays a vital role in enhancing soil fertility and promoting healthy plant growth. Derived from decomposed organic matter, it forms a significant part of humus, the organic component of soil. Humic acid is produced through...
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