The Grass Factor – Details, episodes & analysis

We sit down with John Pajak about turf management and helping green industry business owners be more profitable in their day-to-day operations.

Check him out: https://www.johnpajak.com

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We got questions, you got ans...I mean, we got the answers. You're a question.

For tonight's Wet & Wild Wednesday we talk about renos, herbicides and playing in traffic.

Lushy, of Lush Lawns, joins us for a conversation about the complexities of lawn care 

Joe Knows Turf:

• Sandy Thoughts

Headlines:

• From pesticide to coal ash, lawmakers want more control 

Joe Knows Turf:

• Cartwheeling down the mountain
  Reference: OSU - Families of Fungicides for Turfgrass 

Sponsor:

• The Patrons

Burns:

• City of Largo sold contaminated fertilizer for months, records show 

Joe Knows Turf:

• The mountain continues

Returns:

• Syngenta's Manuscript herbicide label expanded for use on cool-season grass 

Joe Knows Turf:

• Just a little more mountain. 

Special Thanks to Our Co-Producers:

• 6r33k633k
• Busy Beez's Turf
• Benjamin Mossing
• Lonegoose
• Turfology
• Jesse Bousquet Jr
• Jbartleyw
• Outsidefire
• Barthoda
• Ryan Danescu
• Tifway Lawn
• NateKrez
• Harperexplores
• bwerthmann
• Mtech
• LCS Turf
• LTK Trucking & Freight
• Nreyes
• LW50
• Sumbeach
• Lush Lawns
• 813King
• matix
• wfcook
• webcivilian
• Zach_H
• Kennard
• SchaneyTurf87
• DynoSportDan
• MattMac1r
• GroundUpOrganic
• Josh1604
• zerocool
• NeilOB
• Halpeet
• SeñorLawn
• GuardWellDFW

We talk with Josh about his experiences as a Pro in Ohio. Check him out: https://www.getnutrilawn.com

Headlines:

• Lake communities line up for herbicide approval from APA
• Fertilizer Prices Continued to Fall in March
• Fertilizer kills 50K fish in Linn County creek, owner fined

Joe Knows Turf:

• Lawn Leveling and some more leveling.

Sponsor:

• The Patrons

Burns:

• Rebates for electric lawn equipment in San Joaquin Valley
• Some people are not cutting their lawns during the month of April

Returns:

• ‘I love what I do’: Nutrien Ag Solutions’ only woman plant manager excels in male-dominated industry
• Investigating pest management on U.S. golf courses

Mailbag:

• Talkin' about Jack K's soil test and giving some advice to Bryan C!

Because We Care:

• WeCareLawnCare.info

Special Thanks to Our Co-Producers:

• 6r33k633k
• Busy Beez's Turf
• Benjamin Mossing
• Lonegoose
• Turfology
• Jesse Bousquet Jr
• Jbartleyw
• Outsidefire
• Barthoda
• Ryan Danescu
• Tifway Lawn
• NateKrez
• Harperexplores
• bwerthmann
• Mtech
• LCS Turf
• LTK Trucking & Freight
• Nreyes
• LW50
• Sumbeach
• Lush Lawns
• 813King
• matix
• wfcook
• webcivilian
• Zach_H
• Kennard
• SchaneyTurf87
• DynoSportDan
• MattMac1r
• GroundUpOrganic
• Josh1604
• zerocool
• NeilOB
• Halpeet
• SeñorLawn
• GuardWellDFW

Starting off with a call out to the one and only, TK during the preshow, we go straight to taking calls (and making calls). Recorded April 6th.

What's Your Favorite Moments/Episodes?!

• Tell us.

Headlines:

• Fertilizer improvement bill emerges from committee smelling like a rose 
• Our sewage often becomes fertilizer. Problem is, it's tainted with PFAS 
• $1B Richland fertilizer plant will need the power of 132K homes. Where will it come from? 

Joe Knows Turf:

• What even is aeration?

Sponsor:

• The Patrons

Burns:

• Bayer sues four Missouri farmers for illegally spraying dicamba, saving and replanting seeds from the company’s genetically-engineered crops 
• US Department of Labor finds lawn service contractor ignored safety standards, allowed workers to operate riding mowers dangerously at Fort Campbell 
• Pa. officials say turf recycler is violating environmental laws 

Returns:

• The state of turfgrass research and education 
• Five Major Fertilizer Prices Decrease Significantly 
• Letter to the editor: South Portland lawn mower proposal is virtue-signaling 

Mailbag:

• Weed ID for Tyler K
  See attachments.

Because We Care:

• WeCareLawnCare.info

Special Thanks to Our Co-Producers:

• 6r33k633k
• Benjamin Mossing
• Lonegoose
• Chive
• Jesse Bousquet Jr
• Jbartleyw
• Outsidefire
• Barthoda
• Ryan Danescu
• Tifway Lawn
• NateKrez
• Harperexplores
• bwerthmann
• Mtech
• LCS Turf
• LTK Trucking & Freight
• Nreyes
• LW50
• Sumbeach
• Lush Lawns
• 813King
• matix
• wfcook
• webcivilian
• Zach_H
• Kennard
• SchaneyTurf87
• DynoSportDan
• MattMac1r
• GroundUpOrganic
• flip me 0ver
• josh1604
• zerocool
• NeilOB
• Halpeet
• SeñorLawn

We take live calls, starting off with our friend Erik right here in Knoxville.