Thatch, that grossly misunderstood part of your lawn that causes so many issues that is supposed to be there but not really, let's dig in. Thatch simply defined is the dead root growth of the lawn. It is normal to have in a bluegrass lawn but is often overgrown...

In 2017 I hit a wall, so to speak. We had been operating under a system that was status quo and while I was able to excel under this paradigm, it was problematic as I could never seemingly really fix the problems that we were having and seeing in our customer's lawns....

Lord have Mercy, the machines are coming to take away our jobs and then kill us! Well, hold on now, we are getting way ahead of ourselves. First of all, have you ever heard of Robotic Mowing? Probably not, and that would be the norm to about 98-99% of the American...

Plants and soil should be viewed as one, not separate components. There should be a relationship between the root of a plant and the soil via the microbiology in the soil. This relationship has been destroyed by the use of synthetic fertilizers and has made the grass...

In our quest to continue innovating, we have recognized a rather troubling event that we started noticing a few years ago and it is getting worse. We have noticed a trend that is affecting you, your watering schedule during the growing season and the occurrence of...

Three things that you need to ponder, Carbon helps the soil save and store water. You can grab Nitrogen out of the sky and use it for free fertilizer. Automated (Robotic) mowing reduces stress and saves water. Now that I have your attention let me elaborate... If you...

The purpose of water is to move nutrients through the plant to grow and repair, period. Getting it there (to the roots) can be a challenge but experiencing stress can take a while to overcome and the longer you are in it the worse it gets. Let's learn how to avoid...

For the past 23 years we have seen the good, the bad and the ugly but more importantly we have discovered the true way to make lawns sing. For too long we tried to put up with the status quo and in the Fall of 2017 we questioned why. In a very serendipitous phone call...

Knowing Your Audience and Understanding Soil Differences Recently, I found myself in an online discussion about watering practices for lawns. The article someone had posted advocated for frequent and shallow watering—a method that’s pretty much the opposite of what I...

There’s an old story about a woman who always cut the ends off her ham before putting it in the oven. When asked why, she replied, “Because that’s how my mother did it.” Curious, she asked her mother. The mother shrugged and said, “That’s how my mother did it.”...

For decades, the lawn care industry has been dominated by the synthetic fertility model. Bags of chemical nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus have been sold as the answer to every yellow spot, every weed outbreak, and every patch of slow growth. But here’s the truth:...