When it comes to infield drainage systems, there are three main options: subsurface, surface, or a hybrid of the two.

As we look ahead to spring, we can’t help but start strategizing for crabgrass control.

Impregnated lawn fertilizer contains a concentrated pesticide solution to manage pests while fertilizing grass.

The silt-to-clay ratio or SCR came about to help groundskeepers decide if their infield mix had the correct amount of clay and silt. So how do you figure your SCR?

We’re excited to announce our new partnership with FlowZone, a manufacturer of battery-powered backpack sprayers.

For many lawn care professionals, winter provides downtime to dream about the future of the operation. One service you may consider adding this season is flower and shrub maintenance.

Field managers may be surprised to learn there are several unique choices for the rootzone.

Selecting the right skinned infield surface is vital to the safety and playability of a baseball or softball field, and your choices will come down to engineered infield soil or native soil. Which is better? You be the judge.   

The infield mix is the soil used to build the skin surface of a baseball or softball field. Infield mixes are made up of three components: sand, silt, and clay. 

Winterkill is a general term used to denote turf loss during the winter. Unfortunately, winter conditions are not easy to predict and winterkill on turf is caused by a combination of factors including low temperatures, crown hydration, desiccation and ice cover.

Which insects does bifenthrin control best? Why would you choose to apply bifenthrin over other insecticides? Get these questions answered and a few more in the bifenthrin video or transcript below, featuring Advanced Turf Sales Rep Nikki Hendrickson.

Which insects does imidacloprid control best? Why would you choose to apply imidacloprid over other insecticides? Get these questions answered and a few more in the imidacloprid Q&A video or the transcription below, featuring Advanced Turf Sales Rep Nikki Hendrickson. Transcript: What insects does imidacloprid control best? Imidacloprid is a great all-around insecticide. It works […]

Long stretches of cloudy, cold weather can quickly lead to the onset of the winter doldrums. Here are some ways to try to inject some fresh energy into your winter routines at the course.

It’s almost time to celebrate the new year—but first, a look back at the new products that made an entrance in 2021.

Winter is the time to complete those projects around your golf course that have simply been on the backburner through playing season.

Advanced Turf Solutions is excited to continue its tradition of hosting education seminars throughout our service areas again this winter.

Thanksgiving has passed, and the weather is turning colder. Now it’s time to invest some of your schedule in thinking about next year. Yes, it’s budget time again! But this year, it comes with a twist: the unknowns of inflation and shortages.

Advanced Turf Solutions has 22 locations that proudly serve customers in 14 states. Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is the southernmost location in our family of facilities, and ATS has been proudly serving the Carolinas out of this warehouse since 2019.

Advanced Turf Solutions will be open until noon on Friday, December 24. We will be closed on December 25 and January 1. From Monday, December 27 to Friday, December 31, we will have limited store hours and will not be following our normal delivery schedule. We will resume normal business hours and our normal delivery […]

Please join us in congratulating this year's award winners!

Many golf courses in Southern Indiana and throughout the transition zone have beautiful contrast between warm-season fairways and cool-season roughs from late fall to early spring. 

As a proud dealer partner of Steel Green Manufacturing zero-turn spreader/sprayer equipment, we’re excited to share that Steel Green recently debuted a new machine called the SGXL.

As we get into mid-November, we often start to think about “putting our bermudagrass to bed”. Preparing this turf for winter means different things for different turf managers.

In preparation for spring, complete this checklist on your cool-season baseball field to “put it to bed” for winter.

With the window to make fall pre-emergent applications on warm-season turfgrasses closing, here are some last-minute pointers for pre-emergent treatment.

The last thing your customers want to see when the snow melts next spring is mold growing on their lawn.

Preparing turf for winter during the fall months will help it recover and come back thick, green, and healthy next spring.

Whether you’re responsible for lawn care or sports turf, an essential last procedure before winter is applying an organic fertilizer once the grass has stopped growing.

As we enter ice melt season, we want to make you aware of where the industry stands, what to expect this winter, and how to best meet the challenges ahead.

No one wants the first practice or game of spring to be ruined by snow mold. But, without preventative applications now, that’s a very real possibility—especially in the northern regions of the Midwest.

Before you call it a day—or year—out on the baseball field, there are a few things you should do to wrap up the season and put your field to bed.

As the leaves change colors and the crack of a bat disappears, you should take some time to prepare your infield for next season. These five steps should help you prioritize the process. 

The trick-or-treaters have come and gone, and now all that’s left are some deflated Halloween decorations in your lawn. If you moved the inflatables around while they were up, the grass underneath may be just fine. But if your yard is looking worse for the wear after being adorned by blow-up monsters all month, we have some tips to help it recover.

As a lawn care professional, Doug Mattox spends his days making home lawns more beautiful. He recently decided it was time to give his own front yard a makeover. He renovated his 10,500-square foot lawn using seed, fertilizer, and nutrients from ATS.

Find out why treating your salt with liquid de-icers will come in handy.

By now, you're aware of the skyrocketing material costs we’re facing going into the upcoming year. While we can't ignore the impact this will have on our day-to-day operations, these higher prices do open doors to opportunities we may not have considered before.

As we enter the fourth quarter of 2021, we want to make you aware of disruptions in global production and distribution chains that will have substantial impacts on green industry businesses in 2022.

When I was a golf course superintendent, one of my favorite practices of the year was preparing our putting surfaces for the winter season. You may guess that was because it finally meant the end of another long season. Don’t get me wrong—that definitely was a bonus. However, the challenge and importance of winter preparation practices always intrigued me.

Some lawn issues are downright spooky. Here are five spine-chilling problems to keep an eye out for in your lawn and landscaping.

Chances are that if you’re reading this, you’re a business owner, operator, or someone who’s dealing with market changes in the green industry. Costs are rapidly increasing, labor is tight (to say the least), and supply chain challenges are ever present. You also probably have a budget to work within and production goals to meet.