![]() Ed Nangle, Ohio State University assistant professor of turfgrass management. “Each course is different, though, and superintendents just need to determine the tradeoffs between overseeding and colorants.”ĭyes and colorants can reduce light stress on turfgrass plants in the summer, while in winter the benefits include retention of green color on warm-season grasses and more rapid spring green-up for both warm- and cool-season grasses, says Dr. Casey Reynolds, executive director of Turfgrass Producers International and former Texas A&M assistant professor. “There is data available that compares overseeding costs (seed, mowing, labor, fertilization, irrigation, etc.), and colorants are often much cheaper than overseeding,” says Dr. ![]() In addition, they open a herbicide program for winter weed control in warm-season grasses and can be cost effective compared to overseeding, he says.Ĭolorants and pigments reduce a superintendent’s bottom line, especially when it comes to aesthetic turf practices. For example, they reduce winter turf maintenance with warm-season grasses, which results in savings on water, fertilizer and mowing labor. ![]() Grady Miller, professor and extension turf specialist in the crop and soil sciences department at NC State University. However, there are cost- and labor-saving benefits, as well, says Dr. ![]() Aesthetically, they hide blemishes, better define playing surface boundaries and darken the surface for warm-season green-up. Turf colorants and pigments are keeping customers happy by providing winter color on warm-season grasses and increasingly more cool-season grasses. ![]()
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