Posts about sports turf (8)
Plant Tissue Is Cooler Than You Think.
Vascular plants are all plants that have a system for transporting water and food throughout the plant. This type of plant has three tissue types: epi...
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Shannon Easter: Parasitic Nematode Slayer?
It is often joked among scientists that nematodes can be found everywhere. About 90% of the ocean floor, and 80% of earth carries populations of nemat...
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Top 5 Coolest Soil Microorganisms EVER!
There are trillions of soil microbes within the soil. Each plays a role in maintaining (or detracting from) plant health. Incorporating living benefic...
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What makes plant growth regulators cool?
Have you ever noticed that when you go to purchase bananas from the grocery store, they are always perfectly ripe and ready for consumption? That is b...
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Plants Aren't As Solitary As They Appear...
Plants aren’t as solitary as they appear. In fact, if you study a plant over a 24 hour period, you’ll notice that a lot happens. Leaves move towards t...
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Communication Sucks! Try a Daily Huddle
Have you ever played whisper down the lane as a child? It all begins when one child whispers a phrase – let’s say ice cream, into the ear of another c...
2 min read10 Dirty Secrets About Soil
Let's dig deep into soil science with these 10 dirty secrets you didn't know about SOIL! See below for our slide share. If you are viewing this via em...
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Do you REALLY understand the nitrogen cycle?
A whopping 78% of our atmosphere consists of nitrogen (N2). N2 is an instrumental element within plants, acting as a key component in amino acids, pro...
2 min readReady to keep that New Year's Resolution?
As the new year dawns, a spell takes over the world and suddenly everyone is setting goals for 2016. But, it’s one thing to make a New Year’s Resoluti...
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We all know that our brains make up 3lbs of our body weight... But did you know our body ALSO contains 3lbs of Microbes?
We all know that our brains make up 3lbs of our body weight... But did you know our body ALSO contains 3lbs of Microbes? It’s true! Every healthy huma...
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Unlocking the living soil
Having a sound foundation is a must if your house is to last through the years. Soil structure is like a house foundation; to grow plants to their ful...
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Why Are Roots Important To Turf Health?
In plant health, roots are often neglected. As the saying goes, out of sight, out of mind! Yet, roots are fundamentally key to plant health. These sys...
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