Soil Tests, What Good Are They?

Soil Tests, What Good Are They?

If you want to spare yourself a ton of grief read on. A few years ago we had a catastrophe happen with one of our customers.  Almost everything that could go wrong  a lawn did. It wasn’t necessarily anything that we were doing, it was more about what we were not...
Consistency, Efficiency and Continuity

Consistency, Efficiency and Continuity

One of the biggest problems the landscaping industry faces is how it is run. The model for maintenance relies on outdated technologies, practices, techniques and operational and productivity related habits. This model is about to change as change is sorely needed....
Don’t let the snow fool you.

Don’t let the snow fool you.

So, we are in the “off” season. The irrigation has been shut off and whatever state the lawn was left in way back in September will set the stage for next spring as photosynthesis has ceased. One thing for most people that has also stopped is the watering...
The die is cast…almost.

The die is cast…almost.

In a previous blog https://www.springslawns.com/september-is-important/ I mentioned that September is the MOST important month out of the entire year as it sets the stage for the next spring. The reason for this is because the next month, October is typically the...
Blue light special failure, less is more

Blue light special failure, less is more

Have you ever bought something like a tool or a kitchen appliance or something of the like that you were going to use to get something else done? You had a choice to get something that you know was a quality product but you bought the cheaper one because it was crazy...
Don’t go there just yet!

Don’t go there just yet!

In 1983 the band Def Leppard released their album Pyromania. The First track on the LP (you know vinyl) was Rock Rock (Till you drop). This music typified what I was listening to in the 80’s. This has absolutely nothing to do with a landscape but I can segway...
Where do we go from here? What now?

Where do we go from here? What now?

In our journey towards a better method of making lawns look awesome we have identified some keys points that are inherent with our system and what they do for our customers. These discoveries are based on the premises of these factors: We have poor soils that are...
Soil Hydration

Soil Hydration

One of the biggest challenges we face here on the Front Range is the routine failure to water during the winter. The cold weather throws people off into thinking that the landscapes don’t need water during the periods of the year when things are not growing but...
Observe the Masses and do the Opposite

Observe the Masses and do the Opposite

J. Paul Getty, America’s first billionaire was quoted as saying, “Observe the masses and do the opposite”. He was referring to conventional wisdom and how it can be a distraction from the truth. What makes its deceiving is that the masses are all...
What did we learn this year?

What did we learn this year?

As you might have picked up from our blogs, we went to a biological system this year dropping the synthetic model. After much struggle through the years, hanging on has paid off The soils are better, the grass is looking better and our customers are happier. Biology...
OK Now What?

OK Now What?

If you have been following, we are trying to build a community here to help people out of a lawn rut that they have been engaged with, exiting an old system and adopting a new one. This new system is the biological one. We are teaching our customers how to reestablish...
Root Now or Pay Later

Root Now or Pay Later

In our continuing rant on how people are destroying their lawns by following conventional wisdom we want to add yet another bit of trivia that you were not aware of. Most people have turned their irrigation off for obvious reasons however we have developed a way to...
5 Forces of Water You Need to be Aware Of

5 Forces of Water You Need to be Aware Of

There are 5 things that happen with water that you need to be aware of as they will affect your lawn and your wallet. They are: Infiltration- the water that goes into the lawn whether it be rain or irrigation, this is the water that is applied or fall son the lawn. As...
Dead Grass and Trees

Dead Grass and Trees

You see it everyday and you probably have a little of it going on in your lawn. Dead spots around trees and shrubs, what causes it? If it is a coniferous tree it is often blamed for the needles that falls on the grass because they are acidic but with our alkaline...
Progress Bars

Progress Bars

We all like to know where we stand in life. We believe in this too. In the past when we were operating in the synthetic system we would judge success by how green the lawn was, regardless of the issues we were having. We never looked at the soil and ran tests to see...
But my neighbor’s lawn…

But my neighbor’s lawn…

I get peer pressure and I understand human nature. For some the landscape is not a place that was built for enjoyment but rather an extension of their ego which involves pride and maybe a little vanity but hey it is healthy to build something and be proud of it right?...
Supercharger

Supercharger

I have been dealing with a customer this year who is more of a friend than a customer but he is still paying for the service. The lawn was just not responding like I wanted it to. We were doing everything required but it really had not progressed in the last 4 months....
Force Multiplier-Microbiology

Force Multiplier-Microbiology

Every year we spend hundreds if not thousands maintaining our lawns without knowing that we are wasting a lot of money. Yes, I’m going to talk about microbiology again. There are two systems that people are engaged in the synthetic one that uses inorganic...
What Does It Take?

What Does It Take?

There is a lot of confusion, bad habit, poor science (bro science), myth, tradition and perhaps even a little superstition. While there is a lot of information to be aware of I want to break it down for you just to simplify so you can understand the basics and make a...
Fire your Lawn Care Provider

Fire your Lawn Care Provider

Your lawn care provider may be costing you money and a LOT of it! If your lawn care provider is engaged in a synthetic program to provide their service you may be wasting more in water if you were engaged in a Biological system. If your service provider has never used...