Have you ever asked yourself why you have to expend so much water, so much fertilizer, so much herbicides and fungicides? I see a lot of people getting frustrated with their lawns, with their lawn service, with their water bill and the whole process. As a matter of...

Immune systems as you and I know it do not exist in plants. They rely on a different mechanism to defend their tissues. They rely on beneficial microbes to accomplish their method of immunity against pathogenic microbes that spread disease. Almost all of the lawn...

One of the most effective military tactics in history is Guerilla Warfare. This asymmetrical style of combat allows a smaller force to engage, harass, disrupt, confuse, wear down and defeat a stronger military unit. It is characterized by unconventional soldiers that...

It was about 65° out today in Colorado Springs today, awesome weather, I wish it would stay like this all year long. Personally I find it very pleasurable. I want to bring attention to a cycle that I have been able to identify and articulate recently. This is the...

As we transition away from gas powered equipment into battery powered lawn equipment we need to be aware of the lateral step sideways to battery powered traditional equipment and automated assets that enable you to leverage your time. One path is a major investment...

Synergy defined is the benefit of one or more things working together to achieve a greater outcome than would be experienced if they were not. I have learned a lot over the past 5 years and I have concluded that the practice of turf management by large is being...

Technology is constantly changing, improving and being adapted to better the human experience to make our lives more productive. Ironically, humans typically are resistant to change as it can challenge our comfort, our routine and our order in life. The initial...

It is vital that air, water and nutrients have an easy path to get to the roots and that roots have an easy time moving through the soil to obtain these assets and grow. For most people this is achieved by mechanical means which is core aeration. Core aeration is...

So, it's been raining a LOT this year in Colorado, enough to force the water authorities to pipe down for a while. It's pretty hard to preach drought when you are getting a years worth of rain in 6 weeks. The water is still flowing in streams that are normally dry...

I was thinking today, after remembering a quote about the beginning of wisdom. You may be familiar with Socrates, Greek Philosopher, early 4th century BC, in the cradle of Western society invented the mindset, "Know Thyself". He also was noted for saying, "I know that...

I consistently find that there is a lot of confusion about taking care of the lawn, especially when it comes to watering. For some reason it seems intuitive to water very frequently and for brief periods of time. Most people in their mind think that this equates to...

So, I bet you're wondering what this title means. It sounds a little confusing in and of itself doesn't it? Let me explain. There are a lot of misconceptions on how to take care of the lawn and while I will not get into the story here back in 2017 we switch trajectory...