POSTS FILED UNDER: 'Bentgrass Greens'
Our players expect a constant, quick, and smooth surface, but my grass has to be able to stand up to the heavy traffic of a busy resort environment and the stress of summer. I’ve used Agriox tank mixed with Humawet for the past year, ever since I met with a Geoponics Field Technician that suggested a program based on my specific situation. We go out at a 20 lbs./acre rate following aerification because we find our holes close up and heal quicker, which is a real help. The roots I have now are healthy, thick and long enough to hang out of the bottom of the tines, and the root mass holds together after the plugs are pushed and cleaned up.
Everything I’ve used from Geoponics has helped me get to where I need to be in one way or another. I had been using their foliar fertilizer Terrain, but found the green up to be more than I was looking for. After sharing my concerns with their technical staff, I was impressed to learn they took my feedback into account and created an analysis more suitable for bentgrass. I have since switched to Grizzly Northern to get the even feed I want with the color I prefer. I judge the state of my greens by keeping an eye on my clippings, and they are where I need them to be.
Over all I’ve seen a good return for my dollar, and I’ve talked to other superintendents that now use Geoponics products that are pleased with what they are seeing. Since we are cultivating healthier stands of turf, we can save a little here and there by cutting back on rates and spacing out, or even eliminating, certain treatments. It all adds up, and in the end you get your money back while being a good steward for the environment. I really believe that, or else I wouldn’t keep buying it.
Patrick Donelan, CGCS
Barefoot Resort & Golf
Myrtle Beach, SC
August 19th, 2008
Superintendents are creatures of habit and tend to be skeptical. It isn’t that we aren’t willing to try new things, it’s just that we’d rather see other people are using a product because studies don’t necessarily mean you’ll get results. Once some of my peers I respect were seeing benefits from Agriox, I decided to try it. After my second application the compliments started coming in about how firm and healthy the greens were. I would expect that from the newer ones, but the 9 year old greens are doing just as well. It doesn’t seem like I’m doing much for them to look this good, which I attribute to the Agriox. It is worth the price, and I think it should be a part of everyone’s program.
Marty Walker, CGCS
Magnolia Greens Golf Plantation
Leland, NC
June 5th, 2008
When asked why he was willing to incorporate Geoponics, LLC products into his greens fertility program so close to the CGCSA Championship tournament, which will bring a large group of his superintendent peers who are sure to evaluate his golf courses with a critical eye, superintendent Donelan gave this simple explanation…
November 5th, 2007
Our customers expect speed, but my grass has to be able to stand up to the heavy traffic of a busy resort environment and the stress of summer. I’ve used Agriox tank mixed with Humawet for the past year, ever since I met with a Geoponics chemist that suggested a program based on my specific situation here. We just went out at the double rate following aerification because we find our holes close up and heal quicker, which is a real help. The roots I have now are healthy, thick and long enough to hang out of the bottom of the tines, and the plugs hold together even after we sweep them because of their mass.
Everything I’ve used from Geoponics has helped me get to where I need to be in one way or another. I had been using their foliar fertilizer Terrain, but found the green up to be more than I was looking for. After sharing my concerns with their technical staff, I was impressed to learn they took my feedback into account and created an analysis more suitable for bentgrass. I have since switched to Grizzly Northern to get the even feed I want with the color I prefer. I judge the state of my greens by keeping an eye on my clippings, and they are consistently where I need them to be.
Over all I’ve seen a good return for my dollar, and I’ve talked to other superintendents that now use Geoponics products that are pleased with what they are seeing. Since we are cultivating healthier stands of turf, we can save a little here and there by cutting back on rates and spacing out, or even eliminating, certain treatments. It all adds up, and in the end you get your money back while being a good steward for the environment. I really believe that, or else I wouldn’t keep buying it.
Patrick Donelan, CGCS
Barefoot Resort & Golf
Myrtle Beach, SC
June 11th, 2007