Category: Lawn and Turf Care
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Soil Test
Read More: Soil TestA soil test involves the process of analyzing a sample of soil to determine its characteristics and quality. Scientists, farmers, turf caretakers, gardeners, and agricultural experts are all know to conduct soil testing. Assessing fertility, pH levels, nutrient content, and composition, are common reasons for conducting soil testing. Soil Testing Specifically, the benefits achieved by…
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What Is Fertigation?
Read More: What Is Fertigation?Many have never heard of “fertigation“. While not new, the advancements in this area are ground-breaking and Greensmiths, Inc. is proud to serve as the industry leader. So, let’s take a deeper look into fertigation. This cutting-edge technology combines the application of water and fertilizers in turfgrass care and agriculture. Fertigation is the process of…
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Water Testing
Read More: Water TestingIs water testing something you do regularly? Do you take water test every year? If so, have you ever noticed that year after year they always look the same? Have you noticed that no matter what amendments you put in your water, you can never see what you’ve done by looking at your test? Lastly,…
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Aeration
Read More: AerationAeration is the process of introducing air or oxygen into a substance or environment. In the context of soil, aeration refers to the loosening or perforation of the soil to promote the exchange of air and water between the soil and its surroundings. Aeration enhances root growth, nutrient absorption, and soil structure in lawns, gardens,…
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Watering Grass
Read More: Watering GrassEvery living thing needs water to survive and turfgrass is no exception. As the weather gets hotter, your turf processes more and more water. It is too bad that when the turf needs water the most, is when it rains the least. If you don’t help the turf by watering the grass aka irrigation, you…
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Mowing Grass
Read More: Mowing GrassMowing Grass In The Past When did the process of “mowing grass“, begin? The desire for beautiful lawns and gardens spread over hundreds of years from the privileged aristocracy to the general population. Here in America we know that George Washington kept Mt. Vernon well manicured by having plenty of sheep around. Thomas Jefferson did…
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Redox Potential
Redox potential (Eh) and pH are two important factors that play significant roles in soil/plant/microorganism systems. They act as drivers, influencing various processes and interactions within these systems. This transdisciplinary overview aims to provide an integrated understanding of the relationships between redox potential, pH, and the functioning of soil/plant/microorganism systems. Thus, highlighting potential opportunities for…
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Allotropes of Carbon – Graphite, Diamond, and Graphene
We think that The Organic Chemistry Tutor summed this up rather nicely. Enjoy!
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Graphite vs. Carbon
A Diamond Is Forever – Graphite vs. Carbon Graphite and diamond are both crystalline forms of pure carbon. The permanence of the carbon bonds separate them from all other forms of carbon. Well documented, soil carbon is extremely important. Soil metagenomics illusidates the carbon function. Specific application to nitrification and dentrification has been used to…