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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEby Josh Bertrand, City of Glendale-Infinity Park

I would like to thank our membershipand sponsors for a fun and educational2010! The CSTMA had a terrific year in2010, with a trip to Dove Valley and asneak peak at Tim Tebow’s locker – notto mention the great speakers and fielddemo’s (Thanks to Troy Smith and L.L.Johnson to answer the pivotal question- Wonder what it would be like to mowat Dove Valley?). This great event wasfollowed by the summer classic - theLawn Mowerman open golf tournamentand then in October, great fun was hadby all at the Infinity Park networkingnight.

Next, I would like to thank CodyFreeman for his service as president ofthe CSTMA last year.

President Josh Bertrand thanks PastPresident Cody Freeman for his hard workand dedication to the CSTMA in 2010 atthe annual meeting during the RMRTA inDecember 2010.

Cody was able to successfully lead a

new Board of Directors and the CSTMAthrough these trying times, all whilemanaging the challenges of newemployment.

In addition, the CSTMA is also indebt-ed to the service of our Exec. SecretaryChristi Clay. She does a phenomenaljob of managing the books, the mem-bership roster, collecting dues, coordi-nating the registration for events, main-taining current minutes from boardmeetings, and so much more. If yousee Christi at a CSTMA event, please joinme in thanking her. She is your execu-tive secretary and a powerful force inmoving this organization forward.

For 2011 the board of directors isplanning another year of great events.Our spring educational seminar holds ahost of great speakers and a great edu-cational opportunity. The lawnmowerman golf tournament may hold a fewsurprises this year, but you can counton it being on July 12th. And, back bypopular demand – will be the fall sea-son networking night, (and once againby popular demand) at Infinity Park.This event is a chance to pick the brainsof the finest turf managers in Colorado,in a very relaxed and fun atmosphere.Finally, the annual meeting will be heldat the RMRTA conference in Decemberand is your chance to help shape theCSTMA events of 2012.

A final thought –What makes theCSTMA so special? I had the chance totravel the country this past year and I

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was impressed how respected themembership and sponsors are ofthe CSTMA on a national level.One project manager for a largegeneral contractor said, “When wedo a project in Colorado, I alwayswant to know if the owner has a

team member in the CSTMA. Why?The CSTMA is a tight group, wheremembers share information andcollaborate like no other group Ihave ever seen. It’s not uncommonfor a member to call another mem-ber on a reference to check on a

sub-contractor’s work. Even if themembers are competing venues!They are a sharp group (of people)who pay attention to national andlocal trends, research and construc-tion techniques. I have a lot ofrespect for that group!” - JB

The age of organics is finally uponus. For all of those who made thechange years ago I congratulateyou on being fearless pioneers. Forall those coming on board recentlyand maybe even those beingdragged kicking and screaming, wewelcome you. I have seen anincredibly strong market shift andeven dictation from employers ask-ing and demanding to “go green”.In this article I am hoping to debunksome of the common misnomersand misconceptions I see everydayon or about Organic fertilizers.

Let us begin by listing some com-mon organic sources:

» Constructed Organics◦ Sanctuary◦ Nature Safe◦ Roots Organic◦ Griggs Brothers Organic◦ Meals – I.E. Bone Meal,

Feather Meal, Blood Meal

» Poultry Waste◦ Earthworks◦ DPW – Dry Poultry Waste,

OPC – Organic PoultryCompost, CPM –Composted Poultry Manure

◦ Richlawn

» Bridged Organics◦ Any organic fertilizer com-

bined with a syntheticfertilizer

» Sewage Sludge

◦ Milorganite, Huactonite

» Vegetative Based Composts

» Manure Based Composts

Now that we know the vast varietyof organic sources from which tochoose, we need to try and evalu-ate them. It might seem easy tosimply evaluate your fertilizer basedupon price, but that would be likeevaluating a piece of equipmentbased upon price. You could bebuying the less expensive lawn-mower, but it uses more gas orrequires more maintenance. This,all of a sudden, becomes a veryexpensive “cheap” piece of equip-ment. Bag price, though consid-ered, should not be the only decid-ing factor upon which a buying deci-sion should be made.

Bag price does not count in thisevaluation unless the difference inmicrobial food quality and contentexceeds that of the less expensivecomparable organic product.

After wide discussion with manypeople and a few turf professors, itwas verified that when using anorganic based fertilizer we aredirectly feeding the soil microbesthat metabolically break the foodsource down, converting availablenutrients into a source available tothe plant. This in not unlike somesynthetic fertilizers (MethyleneUrea) that require microbial activity

to break chemical bonds andrelease the free nitrogen into plantavailable forms. The differencebetween these two sources is theSynthetic fertilizer does not requirethe soil microbes to fix or convertthe nitrogen where the organic fertil-izer does.

Continuing the same discussion, itwas also verified that a good way toevaluate your organic source was tomeasure the content of either aminoacids or protein. Before I explainwhy this is an acceptable tool ofmeasure let me refresh your memo-ry about what amino acids and pro-teins are. Amino Acids are the fun-damental building blocks of life.Proteins are chains of amino acidscombined to make physical struc-tures, but not quite a direct foodsource. Proteins are used for cellstructure, but when over producedthey are converted intoCarbohydrates which is a directfood source. We can now effective-ly evaluate an organic fertilizer byit’s Amino Acid and Protein content,and if the amino acids are in a plantavailable form.

Across the board you will find thatmeal based or constructed organicshave the highest Amino Acid con-tent. The reason for this is that theyare not a by product of food con-sumption, but a direct source of pro-tein used during the life of the hostanimal. In the case of PoultryManures or Human Waste products

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most of the caloric value (energy)has been used by the host animaland used for protein production. Iresearched the difference between5-3-2 dried poultry waste and 5-6-6constructed organic/meal base andfound the poultry waste had anAmino Acid content of 10.1% wherethe constructed organic/meal basehas an Amino Acid content of31.2%. I did this same evaluationwith 6-2-0 Sewage Sludge, whichhad 29.6% Amino Acid contentcompared to 8-3-5 constructedorganic/meal base which has 49.9%Amino Acid content.

Let’s now compare the cost of theseorganics with reference to the con-tent of Amino Acid in relation to thecost per unit of Nitrogen.

I found this to be an extremely inter-esting and eye opening comparisonbecause you automatically think the5-3-2 dried poultry waste would bethe best value with the low bag costof approximately $5.25 per 50# bag.Using the comparison of evaluatingthe true food content it wasrevealed that the microbial foodvalue of the poultry waste is 50%more in cost compared to the con-structed organic/meal base. It waseven more surprising to seeSewage Sludge won the contest forbest value per unit of Amino Acid.But, as with most things, that onlytells part of the story.Approximately 50% of the aminoacids in 6-2-0 Sewage Sludge are“denatured” or unavailable to bedigested by microbes. This is dueto the high heat (in excess of 1200

degrees F) that the raw materialsgo through during the compostingprocess. This translates into about1/4th the amount of available aminoacids as compared to the 10-2-8constructed organic/meal base.Being “in-the-bag” and being avail-able are two different things.

This is also a good time to interjectsome other qualities worth evaluat-ing. Although 6-2-0 Sewage Sludgewas the most cost effective per unitof Amino Acid in the bag, the runnerup was 8-3-5 ConstructedOrganic/Meal base. For an addi-tional $.09 per unit of Amino Acidcontent you are receiving morePotassium, Phosphorus,Magnesium and Calcium whichgreatly out weigh the $.09 differ-ence in price.

The final chapter in this story is theevaluation of Bridge Organics. Asstated above “bridge organics” arefertilizer blends that contain bothorganic and synthetic forms of nutri-ents. We commonly use theseproducts because it is the best ofboth worlds. The reason bridgeproducts are a good value is due tothe higher Nitrogen load per bagand thus a lower cost per unit ofNitrogen per acre. Bridge productsgenerally contain an analysis of 20to 27 percent nitrogen, with a bagcost ranging from $12—$30 per 50#bag. I believe that bridged organicshave a great position for you in themarket, but I caution you to knowwhat is in the bag. Do the mathwith me below:

5-3-2 Dry Poultry Waste = 5%Nitrogen derived from poultrywaste using 100% of the avail-able space in the 50 pound bag.

20-2-10 w/ 50% PoultryWaste, 50% Synthetic (46%Nitrogen Source) = 2.5% Nitrogenderived from poultry waste,17.5% Nitrogen derived fromSynthetic Nitrogen.

13-0-0 Constructed Organic/Meal Base = 13% Nitrogenderived from Meal based con-structed organic using 100% ofthe available space in a 50# bag.

21-3-7 w/ 60% Meal basedorganic, 40% Synthetic (46%Nitrogen Source) = 2.78%Nitrogen derived from meal basedorganic, 18.2% Nitrogen derivedfrom Synthetic Nitrogen.

Now if we factor in the amino acidcontent per unit of nitrogen we canevaluate these two bridge products:

20-2-10 w/ 50% Poultry Waste,50% Synthetic (46% NitrogenSource) = 2.5% Nitrogen derivedfrom poultry waste, 17.5%Nitrogen derived from SyntheticNitrogen.

5.05% Amino Acid ContentApproximate cost of Blend = $16.00 per 50# bagCost per unit of Nitrogen = $.80 Cost per unit of Amino Acid = $3.16

21-3-7 w/ 60% Meal based organ-ic, 40% Synthetic (46% Nitrogen

Product Amino Acid Amino Acid per Cost per unit of Nitrogen Amino Acid cost Cost per unit of Content unit of Nitrogen per unit of Nitrogen Amino Acid

8-3-5 Constructed Organic/Meal Base 49.90% 6.23% $3.25 per unit of Nitrogen $4.16 per unit $0.66 per unit

6-2-0 Sewage Sludge 29.60% 4.93% $2.31 per unit of Nitrogen $2.81 per unit $0.57 per unit

5-6-6 Contructed Organic/Meal Based 31.20% 6.24% $5.35 per unit of Nitrogen $4.28 per unit $.68 per unit

5-3-2 Dryed Poultry Waste 10.10% 2.02% $1.05 per unit of Nitrogen $2.59 per unit $1.28 per unit

10-2-8 Constructed Organic/Meal Base 60.30% 6.03% $2.90 per unit of Nitrogen $4.80 per unit $.79 per unit

13-0-0 Constructed Organic/Meal Base 75.40% 5.80% $2.12 per unit of Nitrogen $4.75 per unit $.81 per unit


Like many of you I have been taughtthat Humates are great for addingorganic matter to soil and that they area great source of food for soil microbes.If you were under the same impression,we would both only be partially correct.Please read below what Joel Reid fromMesa Verde Humates says about thewonderful world of Humates!

I asked: How are the soil microbes stim-ulated?

Humic acids have a biochemical effect on microbes. They are the perfect environment for microbes tolive in and they increase microbialactivity and diversity, like caffeine does for us.

Do soil microbes consume Humates?

Microbes, specifically bacteria, do notuse humic acids as a food source.They are ingested as the bacteria feedon organic matter in the soil, but theydon’t metabolize or use the humicacids as a source of energy, like we getfrom food. They simply have a bio-chemical stimulus for the bacteria, likecaffeine for us. Humic acids are notactually a food source for bacteriathough. They cannot metabolize themor get any caloric value from them. Ifthey did, humus levels would be loweverywhere and soil bacteria wouldhave an even harder time living.

Fungi do use humic acids as foodand digest and metabolize themlike we do with food. Certain typesof fungi, specifically Mycorrhizae, douse humic acids as food. Humic acidsare indeed a fungal food and providecalories and energy to Mycorrhizae.Glomus type Mycorrhizae also pro-duce more humic acids as they dotheir work in the soil of consumingand complexing nutrients and produc-ing Glomalin.

With that being said, what are Humatesdoing for the soil or soil microbes thatpositively effect the turf managers job?

As beneficial soil microbes feed onplant biomass, they excrete, and astheir bodies die, their cells releasehumic acids. (Anaerobic microbes alsocreate organic acids as they feed, butthey produce formaldehyde and lacticacids, or harmful “organic acids”.)Humic acids have a biochemical stim-ulating effect on microbes. Whenhumic substances are in the soil atdecent levels, they give the microbes asubstrate from which to work. TheHumates are the foundation that pro-vides the ideal environment so popu-lation and diversity are increased. Theeffect is much like what I imagine min-eral baths do for us, or even caffeine.So by using humic acid products wecreate a catalyst which kick-starts thisnatural process. We can, in effect,

make soil humus from plant biomassin a more realistic time frame by stim-ulating microbial activity withHumates.

Once carbon from plant residue, oreven coal, is oxidized by microbialactivity it is degraded to a very stableform, or aromatic form (six sided car-bon chain). In this aromatic form, car-bon is extremely resistant to furtherdecay. That is why soil humus staysput, it doesn’t wash away or leach. Themicrobes do, however, continue to“work on” this aromatic carbon andoxidize it even further. It’s difficult forthem but they go for it anyway. Asthis occurs, the molecules begin toshorten and become lighter, gaining infunctional groups, until they have atlast reached a very light weight andmobile state we define as fulvic acids.At that point, fulvic acids actuallyhave very little carbon content left(fewer than 6 chains). In fact, whenyou run a Nuclear MagneticResonance Test (Carbon 13 test) onthem you will not see any aromaticitymuch of the time. This is becausemost fulvic acids begin to look morelike a carbohydrate molecule does.Check out the molecular modelsonline. It will help make more sense ofthis. This also answers the question ofwhy fulvic acids are taken up and useddirectly by plants.

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Source) = 2.78% Nitrogen derivedfrom meal based organic, 18.2%Nitrogen derived from SyntheticNitrogen.

25.6% Amino Acid Content Approximate cost of Blend = $31.00 per 50# bagCost per unit of Nitrogen = $1.47Cost per unit of Amino Acid = $1.21

I will let the numbers speak for themselves, You may pay twiceas much for the bag, but you getthree times the amount of aminoacid content which is truly thefood source you are trying toprovide the soil microbes. I cau-tion everyone to take a deeperlook into the organic fertilizerproduct they are choosing and

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Those of us that have had the pleasureof working with these little to nomaintenance synthetic fields havecome to the conclusion that there isno such thing. With synthetic fieldsbecoming more common you, as asports turf manager, must step backand evaluate what routine mainte-nance program is needed over the lifeof the turf system. Often times fieldmanagers are led to believe that acouple of new, low cost pieces ofequipment is all that is needed tomaintain a $1,000,000 + investment.. Itdoesn’t take long for that field manag-er to realize that this is far from what isrequired to properly care for this newaddition to his complex. Listed aresome common maintenance concernsthat must be addressed once you havecontrol of a synthetic field.

Field availability

Those that have the ability to securetheir facility site have an upper handcontrolling what activities and whenthese activities will be taking place.Those who have an open field policyneed to take steps to make sure thatusers are aware of the rules in aneffort to limit any damage. Signage is

an effective method to convey rulesand regulations. Make sure you statewhat isn’t allowed on your field, suchas : sunflower seeds, gum, chairs,heaters, scaffolding, etc The signageshould also address park hours andany specific action that are prohibited.Appropriate signage can help toenforce site rules and avoid anyunnecessary user conflicts.

Trash and Debris

Make sure you are checking your fielddaily during heavy play and weeklyduring the off season. Allow yourusers to have the option to throw theirtrash away. A well place trash recepta-cle will save you man hours and keepthe field looking cleaner longer. Usinga back pack blower is an effectivemethod to collect small debris such assunflower seeds, cigarette butts, orbottle tops. Tape and gum can be yourworst nightmare. I recommend anaerosol can of gum remover whenremoving gum. Most school districtsuse a similar product to freeze thegum on their carpet.. When mowingmake sure your mow crews do notblow clippings back towards the syn-thetic. I require staff to make threepasses blowing clippings away fromthe field.

Weather

During the spring /summer your fieldwill probably be programmed every-day of the week. It’s when we seem toget moisture that the use may be lim-ited. Rain has yet to be an issue. Snowcan create many issues relates to fielduse. Some complexes will shut downplay until “Mother Nature” heats thingsup and melts the snow on her own.Others facilities will get the plows outand push snow so that their invest-ment can continue to operate at fullrevenue potential.

If you decide that you are going toremove the snow off your field beaware of a couple items. First, makesure that the ground under the syn-thetic is frozen. Once you have had acouple smaller storms with freezingtemps odds are the sub base is frozen.You don’t want to damage that subbase so make sure you are keeping aneye on the field as you plow. Secondlythe equipment you use will vary fromstorm to storm. On smaller storms asmaller tractor and blade combo will

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Hopefully some of these things willassist you in you newly found mainte-nance routine. Over the next fewnewsletters we will be addressingproblems and concerns that will besent in from Sports managers andstaff that hopefully will assist us all. Ifyou have ideas/ questions please sendthem to. [email protected] / 303-356-6426

Utilizing Biostimulants for Turfgrass HealthBy Brian McBride, Mile High Turfgrass, LLC

When thinking about Biostimu-lants, many might think of the oldconnotation “snake oil” as many inyears past have coined the phrasewith regards to this topic. Over thelast 20 years or so however; thisconnotation is proving to be a ben-efit to many turf managers aroundthe globe. In a nutshell,researchers describe biostimulantsas non-nutritional carbon based(organic) materials which canenhance the plant metabolic activi-ty to condition the plant to toleratestresses, produce antioxidants, andpromote certain desirable func-tions. So what exactly areBiostimulants? Basically it can bebroken down into three plant hor-mones that the plant is already try-

ing to produce in the first place.These three biostimulants (hor-mones) work in a synergistic rela-tionship with each other through-out the plant. Providing thesethree hormones in specific ratio’scan also elicit certain desirableresponses within the plant as well.

a) Gibberelic acid (GA) – This hor-mone is produced in leaf sectionof the plant and moves down-ward throughout the plant. GA’splay a vital role in cell division,germination, and are integralparts of the molecular structurewhile involved in physiologicalprocesses such as respiration,transpiration, and translocation.There are several kinds of GA’s

within the plant and most nutri-tional products containing GA’sare not the same GA’s thatgrowth regulators such asTrinexapac-ethyl andPaclobutrazol are trying to sup-press. However; the stimulationof lateral movement and denser,thicker turf can be obtainedwhen using a product with GA’s.

b) Auxin - This hormone is pro-duced in the crown and upperroot zone of the plant. Auxinsmove up-wards and down-wards in the plant towards GAconcentrations. They are vital ininitiating root growth and stim-ulate cytokinin activity. Auxinsare also involved with and are

part of the chlorophyll moleculehelping to promote that aes-thetic green color that is sodesirable.

c) Cytokinin – This hormone is pro-duced in new root tips if auxinshave initiated their growth. Notonly do cytokinins dramaticallyhelp promote better rootgrowth and mass, but theymove up-ward within the plantand perform key roles in celldivision, chlorophyll formation,and GA synthesis.

Why should biostimulants be con-sidered as a part of your fertilityprogram? When the Turfgrassplant is dealing with all the stressessuch as compacted soils, poor oxy-gen, low cutting heights, heatstress, shade, traffic, moisture, dis-ease pathogens, etc. the produc-tion and efficiency of these planthormones are greatly reduced. Inthe 1998 Rutgers TurfgrassProceedings of the New JerseyTurfgrass Expo, it was stated by Dr.R.E. Schmidt that various graduatestudent projects have shown thatapplications of biostimulants tocool season grasses conditionedthe grass to enhance toleration ofsalinity, drought, disease infesta-tion, herbicide toxicity, rooting, etc.Also, the research indicates thatless mineral fertilizers are requiredwhen the use of biostimulantproducts are used as the effective-ness is enhanced and increasedantioxidant production will helpoffset the toxic free radicals withinthe plant as well.

In conclusion, think about thehuman body. Our bodies are anamazing creation and with hard

work and exercise it can be trans-formed into a finely tuned machineto overcome seemingly impossibleobstacles. So many athletes utilizesupplements to increase strength,speed, and stamina. The use ofBiostimulants for Turfgrass canhelp do the same thing from aplants perspective. It gives theplant that extra edge to become

stronger and healthier to getthrough those environmental chal-lenges that are present on a day today basis. We are providing a sup-plement to help the plant do itsnatural physiological processesmore efficiently and effectively.



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