Category: Lawn and Turf Care

  • Soil Testing

    Soil Test

    A 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?

    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

    Water Testing

    Is 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

    Aeration

    Aeration 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

    Watering Grass

    Every 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

    Mowing Grass

    Mowing 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

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    Allotropes of Carbon – Graphite, Diamond, and Graphene

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    Graphite vs. Carbon

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