by Brian Beck | Sep 22, 2024 | General Information
I heard someone today pose the question, “How long do you keep your lawn going?” This is a similar mentality to the mindset that exists and asks, “when do we get the lawn going this year?” It’s a seemingly reasonable request and quite...
by Brian Beck | Aug 27, 2024 | General Information
Mowing once per week is not the best for your lawn… OK, that to some people is a crazy statement. Do you mean like I need to mow my lawn twice per week??? Most people can hardly get it done once per week but there is a reason for this blog. Where and why did we...
by Brian Beck | Aug 26, 2024 | General Information
Do you want to know what is wrong with your lawn? Read on… Most of what is causing your frustration is in your soil, or more specifically is not in your soil. Let me explain. Back in 2017 I had what I refer to as a Troy Aikman moment. I had to ask after...
by Brian Beck | Aug 20, 2024 | General Information
What is fertility? The dictionary defines fertility as being fertile; productiveness. Well that helps us out a lot doesn’t it? All is well right? Not really, not until we understand what is happening to our grass when we rip open a bag of fertilizer and spread...
by Brian Beck | Jul 6, 2024 | General Information
I have been trying to find a way to express to people how hopeless it is to stay in the synthetic system of fertility. There are some hurdles to overcome that are hard because they are unseen and the ease that comes with synthetics is hard to argue against until you...
by Brian Beck | May 11, 2024 | General Information
2017 I had an awakening after witnessing people struggle with their lawns for the better part of 20 years. I saw people giving up on their lawns because they could not get solutions and answers. I was a part of the problem because I subscribed to conventional wisdom....
by Brian Beck | May 8, 2024 | General Information
Power raking or dethatching to some are the same exact thing. It is a mechanical means of raking or combing the lawn with a high speed, rotating series of metal bars that reach down past the surface of the lawn, grab and pull out thatch. Thatch can be defined by the...
by Brian Beck | May 4, 2024 | General Information
For the past few years, since 2018 I have been searching for a better way to help our customers get out of a very big lawn rut. What I discovered was the the combination of our climate combined with very poor soils, utilization of synthetics and the very high price of...
by Brian Beck | May 2, 2024 | General Information
I wrote a blog back in 2022 about breaking the dehydration cycle that everyone experiences every spring. It is costing everyone a lot of money and grief. Let me explain. Every Spring every that has a lawn plays catch-up with their moisture level in the soil. This is...
by Brian Beck | Apr 29, 2024 | General Information
Can you come look at my lawn? We get this question a lot. It is a sincere question but the person asking it might not be aware of what they are asking. We all want answers and we usually want them right away. Having issues with the lawn is no different. There are...
by Brian Beck | Apr 19, 2024 | General Information
I had a customer ask me one time, “Hey Brian, when do we arrive with the lawn”. It was a fair question and I knew what he meant. While the notion of arriving with anything in life is a deep philosophical question with the answer being, well really never....
by Brian Beck | Apr 17, 2024 | General Information
Cost of ownership is an important factor but most things go overlooked. Your lawn is no different. Unless you happen to be over the age of 125 you would never be aware that there was a system of fertility that existed before the introduction of synthetics. What are...
by Brian Beck | Apr 10, 2024 | General Information
It’s 2024 and we have been working on a system that improves the lawn in three different ways. We have recognized (back in 2017) that the system of maintaining a lawn was flawed and severely wasteful and people were giving up on their lawns. What I had witnessed...
by Brian Beck | Mar 15, 2024 | General Information
If the storm on 3.14.24 did not get your attention hopefully the following statement and snow measurements will. We got a LOT of snow. Anywhere from 15″ to over 4′ depending on where you are in El Paso County. Before the statement is uttered, “We are...
by Brian Beck | Mar 14, 2024 | General Information
Its 2024 and your lawn is due for an upgrade. An upgrade, what does that mean? That means that everyone has been engaged in an archaic form of lawn maintenance that has been costing them a fortune (I wrote a blog about that right...
by Brian Beck | Mar 7, 2024 | General Information
Oh boy, this is a fun subject with a lot of confusion. Weeds are best seen as a nutrient deficiency in the soil rather than an infestation. There I said it. Some people have the mistaken idea that weeds are a pesticide deficiency and there are companies that gladly...
by Brian Beck | Feb 18, 2024 | General Information
Do you want to know the secret of having a beautiful lawn that doesn’t have a lot of problems? There is NO shortcut to anything that is of value but I can promise you that if you replicate what occurs in nature you will experience a higher level of lawn care...
by Brian Beck | Feb 7, 2024 | General Information
You feel the squeeze when it comes to your lawn right? The seemingly high cost of maintaining a lawn seems to be getting higher. Am I right? The weeds, the thatch, the water, not to mention all of the harmful chemicals that you apply that are creating risk for you,...
by Brian Beck | Jan 30, 2024 | General Information
I had a meeting today with the Colorado State Smart Cities Alliance. It is an organization that is adopting green technologies and automation in an attempt to this place carbon emissions and create efficiency through modern technology. This can be a pretty heated...
by Brian Beck | Jan 30, 2024 | General Information
Picture this: it’s the middle of July, it’s 95° out and your irrigation system isn’t working in your lawn is getting tortured. Most people in the situation began to panic because they are under the assumption that the lawn can die suddenly, you know...
by Brian Beck | Jan 30, 2024 | General Information
If there is one thing that I wish every lawn had that one thing would be a check engine light. You’re all too familiar with this dreadful icon that pops up on your car’s dashboard when something is awry with the motor. It could be something simple or it...
by Brian Beck | Jan 26, 2024 | General Information
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,...
by Brian Beck | Jan 24, 2024 | General Information
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...
by Brian Beck | Jan 23, 2024 | General Information
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...
