Horticulture

[Smallaxe]

Growing grass is just another horticultural crop... it thrives or struggles just like every other living thing on the planet...
To understand horticulture it's good to understand how plants relate to their above ground environment... space, air circulation, sun/shade, etc.,etc.
Also their below ground environment, air, tilth, CEC, texture of the soil, etc. etc...

My goal as a horticulturalist is always to get plants to thrive... to be able to survive adversity w/out death and not be dependant on perpetual 4 week ferts or the crutches of irrigation that runs 2 or 3 times a week...

There used to be no irrigation in any lawns and in many lawns there is still, no irrigation... I don't want to discuss the issue of the lawns turning brown, nor the conventional wisdom of what constitutes 'correct soil moisture' but a thought provoking concept of soil health... healthy soils = happy roots...

Are lawns healthier and stronger when they go through periods of dry soil???

[easy-lift guy]

Your philosophy may be well founded but simply does not apply here in Florida. The Mind set is to have a beautiful landscape 24-7 365. At least where your from your landscapes can have a Vacation and live much longer with little or no care for many years. With a year
round growing season here life expectancy for a landscape can be measured in months and sometimes in years due to what I just described.
At least you have a seasons, we for the most part never will.
easy-lift guy

[Grasssales2001]

Axe, everyone has a different business philosophy. I would say a large majority of LCO's are more interested in how much revenue they can generate ,than in growing healthy plants.

In my area, very few LCO's have any education in horticulture.

[Duekster]

Originally Posted by Grasssales2001

Axe, everyone has a different business philosophy. I would say a large majority of LCO's are more interested in how much revenue they can generate ,than in growing healthy plants.

In my area, very few LCO's have any education in horticulture.

Very few do including the OP.

[Smallaxe]

Originally Posted by Grasssales2001

Axe, everyone has a different business philosophy. I would say a large majority of LCO's are more interested in how much revenue they can generate ,than in growing healthy plants.

In my area, very few LCO's have any education in horticulture.

You may very well be correct... The forum would be a good place to learn to excel in many ways, but now its been turned over to loudmouth bullies who drop into a thread with nothing to say except personal insults...

[Duekster]

Originally Posted by Smallaxe

You may very well be correct... The forum would be a good place to learn to excel in many ways, but now its been turned over to loudmouth bullies who drop into a thread with nothing to say except personal insults...

It is better than ridiculing proven practices.

[Grasssales2001]

Originally Posted by Smallaxe

You may very well be correct... The forum would be a good place to learn to excel in many ways, but now its been turned over to loudmouth bullies who drop into a thread with nothing to say except personal insults...

I agree Axe. We could all learn something from each other.

[Duekster]

Originally Posted by Grasssales2001

I agree Axe. We could all learn something from each other.

One way or another there is something to be learned.

[Grasssales2001]

Originally Posted by Smallaxe

Growing grass is just another horticultural crop... it thrives or struggles just like every other living thing on the planet...
To understand horticulture it's good to understand how plants relate to their above ground environment... space, air circulation, sun/shade, etc.,etc.
Also their below ground environment, air, tilth, CEC, texture of the soil, etc. etc...

My goal as a horticulturalist is always to get plants to thrive... to be able to survive adversity w/out death and not be dependant on perpetual 4 week ferts or the crutches of irrigation that runs 2 or 3 times a week...

There used to be no irrigation in any lawns and in many lawns there is still, no irrigation... I don't want to discuss the issue of the lawns turning brown, nor the conventional wisdom of what constitutes 'correct soil moisture' but a thought provoking concept of soil health... healthy soils = happy roots...

Are lawns healthier and stronger when they go through periods of dry soil???

Back to the original question.

Axe, what do you think constitutes "healthy soil"? I've seen healthy plants grown in many different soils. I've also seen a lot of unhealthy looking plants grown in what appears to be healthy soil so..........

[kennc38]

Originally Posted by Smallaxe

To understand horticulture it's good to understand how plants relate to their above ground environment... space, air circulation, sun/shade, etc.,etc.
Also their below ground environment, air, tilth, CEC, texture of the soil, etc. etc...

My goal as a horticulturalist is always to get plants to thrive... to be able to survive adversity w/out death and not be dependant on perpetual 4 week ferts or the crutches of irrigation that runs 2 or 3 times a week...

There used to be no irrigation in any lawns and in many lawns there is still, no irrigation... I don't want to discuss the issue of the lawns turning brown, nor the conventional wisdom of what constitutes 'correct soil moisture' but a thought provoking concept of soil health... healthy soils = happy roots...

Are lawns healthier and stronger when they go through periods of dry soil???

Originally Posted by Grasssales2001

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Back to the original question.

Axe, what do you think constitutes "healthy soil"? I've seen healthy plants grown in many different soils. I've also seen a lot of unhealthy looking plants grown in what appears to be healthy soil so..........

Are you sure that was his original question?? He also mentioned "ground environment... space, air circulation, sun/shade, etc.,etc."; "Also their below ground environment, air, tilth, CEC, texture of the soil, etc. etc..."; "not be dependant on perpetual 4 week ferts or the crutches of irrigation that runs 2 or 3 times a week..."; "but a thought provoking concept of soil health... healthy soils = happy roots... "; and "Are lawns healthier and stronger when they go through periods of dry soil?".

No offense, but as is typical with Axe, his "question" involves many topics, sub-topics, questions, and mini-questions that it's almost impossible to answer with a "simple" answer. Have fun going down whatever road he's trying to go down...