2 Minute Turf Talk - Summer Sodium Issues? Save your turf with Potassium.

It is late June and on the East Coast we have been suffering through a heat wave that is unusual for this time of year. Along with the high heat there has been very little rain to push any of the heat and humidity out and flush the soil. This is not just an East Coast problem, it is happening across the country, and it is forcing turf managers to apply a lot of irrigation water. Too often irrigation water is rich in sodium and other salts, and this affects turf by pushing sodium into the leaf and causing sodium induced wilt stress. In reviewing soil tests from all corners of the country we are seeing high sodium levels, especially on the water soluble soil tests, and low potassium levels. This is not the best time of year to be applying a lot of granular potassium sulfate, because of the salt build up and potential tip burn, but EarthWorks has a solution that is working – KVantage. KVantage is a carbon based liquid potassium product with 3 forms of organic potassium formulated using EarthWorks EcoAdaptive technology. This technology evens out all elements in the formula so that no one element overpowers another resulting in improved uptake of the potassium. In addition the extensive carbon feeds microbes. This is an ideal solution for these hot dry months where sodium is a problem and sodium induced wilt stress is prevalent.

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