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Fall without Football? How Wetting Agents Could Save the Season

We’re about to close the book on August. That means most Americans have just one question on their minds: “Are you ready for some football?!” Sadly, many high schools across the country may NOT be ready this year. Harsh drought conditions and shrinking budgets have some schools facing a somber... read more →

Reduce Recovery Times Following Aerification

For turfgrass professionals, aerification (or aeration as it's sometimes called) is crucial to maintaining healthy turf and high quality playing conditions. To many golfers, this important cultural practice is a nuisance that disrupts play. During aerification, machines cut into greens or fairways and remove cores in a set pattern. Removing... read more →

Extending the Lives of Potted Plants

The Drought of 2012 has been wreaking havoc on food crops across the country. The physical and financial damage has been well documented, with farmers’ struggles becoming a somber staple on the nightly news. However, farmers are not alone in battling the harsh realities of such an extreme summer. At... read more →

Ask Aquatrols: What Makes Revolution Different?

This week's #AskAquatrols question comes via Direct Message from Twitter user kevgolf1: To be honest, this is a question we're more than happy to answer. That's because what makes Revolution different from all other soil surfactants is pure chemistry. Revolution's methyl-capped structure is a unique, patented chemistry that allows closer... read more →

The Danger Below the Surface

We’re smack dab in the middle of Shark Week, that special time of year when the Discovery Channel brings the world’s most ferocious predators out of the ocean and into our living rooms. What drives our twisted fascination with these creatures is not what we see on the surface, but... read more →

Soil Surfactants Lead to More Spuds, Less Duds for Potato Farmers

Did you know…? The first potatoes were cultivated about 8,000 years ago by communities of hunters and gatherers near Lake Titicaca - high in the Andes mountains, on the border between Peru and Bolivia. Those first farmers obtained the cultivated potato by domesticating wild potato plants that grew around the... read more →

Ask Aquatrols: Long-Term Program Not Holding Up

It's that time again! Another Friday, another edition of Ask Aquatrols. This week's question comes to us via E-mail: “I’m currently employing a long-term soil surfactant program but with this ridiculous weather pattern, it’s just not holding up. Now dry spots are popping up! What do I do?” You don’t... read more →

Getting the Most Out of Your Effluent Water Supply

What is Effluent Water? According to the GCSAA, the number of golf courses using effluent water is on the rise across the United States. Also referred to as recycled water or “gray water,” effluent water supplies are usually unsuitable for drinking but may provide welcome relief for a thirsty golf... read more →

Ask Aquatrols: Watering in Revolution

It’s Friday! That means it’s time to answer your #AskAquatrols questions of the week! If you have a question about wetting agents or the science behind soil surfactants, reach out to us on Twitter or Facebook to get answers from the experts! Our first question comes from Twitter user @spartangrass... read more →

Take the Sting Out of Fairy Ring

For superintendents, it’s the stuff of nightmares. A morning tour of the course reveals the development of fairy ring, circular patches of discoloration on their otherwise healthy greens. To add insult to injury, mushrooms may be sprouting up in and around the affected areas. Aside from being unsightly, fairy ring... read more →

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