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Superintendent Shannon Easter Shares Project Overview at Broken Sound Club Using Mirimichi Green
When to use a soil amendment versus fertilizer?
Mirimichi Green Launches Organic Granular Fertilizer 4-4-4
Peat Alternative During Shortage And Beyond
Lawn Winterization: Tips for Healthier, Greener Turf Next Spring
Lookout Central Region – Jeff Averitt joins Mirimichi Green
3 Alternatives to Roundup for the Landscape Professional
New Mirimichi Green Packaging
Mirimichi Green Launches New Soil Amendment Essential-G
COVID-19 Status
Mirimichi Green Invests In New Manufacturing Equipment
Mirimichi Green Introduces Soluble Microbial Powder Into Product Offering
Mirimichi Green Sales Team Expands To The West Coast
Mirimichi Green Sales Personnel Expands
Mirimichi Green Announces Carbon In All Liquid Products
Mirimichi Green Adds New Hires To Team
Get Rid Of Bugs With Mirimichi Green Pest Control
Spring Tips For Sod And Topdressing Applications
US Equestrian Federation Announces Mirimichi Green as an Official Sponsor
Golf Course Industry – Injecting Different Theories
Mirimichi Green Introduces Pest Control Product
How To Keep A Christmas Tree Fresh And Green
Urban Sustainability Is Growing
Simple Steps to Control Erosion On Project Sites
High Nitrogen Poses Risk To Environment
Successful Turf Management and Disease Control Methods
Launch of CarbonizPN DJ Fine Grade
Help Customers Avoid Soil Erosion and Runoff
Fall Is The Best Time To Improve The Soil
Post-Hurricane Harvey Insecticide Aerial Spray
Mirimichi Green Receives NCMEP Leadership Award
Top 8 Plants That Repel Bugs and Mosquitoes
Top 6 Ornamentals To Include In Fall Landscapes
Shannon Easter To Speak At 2017 Distinguished Ideas Summit
6 Factors To Keep In Mind About Artificial Turf Fields
The Top Problems And Solutions For Soil Compaction
Dog Spots Destroying Your Grass? Here’s What to Do.
How to make the best choice between sod, seed or hydroseed
New Reviews About Outstanding Turf At TIEC
How to Choose the Right Soil for You
The Top 6 Most Common Landscaping Mistakes
The Top 8 Myths About Gardening
Growing Plants That Will Help Attract Wildlife To Your Garden
How To Help Your Plants Fight The Stresses of Summer
5 Ways To Minimize Your Weed Growth
You Need To Know The Importance Of Organic Soil Matter
Top 10 Beautiful, Sustainable, and Eco-Friendly Landscapes
How To Know When To Aerate Your Lawn
5 Proven Ways to Save Water in Your Garden
Transforming Your Landscape to be Healthy and Sustainable
Mirimichi Green Announces Inaugural Sustainable Program Member Award
Singapore Open 2017 Guest Speaker
Mirimichi Green Tackles College Stadium
Mirimichi Green Goes International
Mirimichi Green Launches New Product
Mirimichi Green Personnel Expands
Mirimichi Green Makes Donation To The City of North Las Vegas
Mirimichi Green Saving Lawns in California.
Mirimichi goes to Congress
Mirimichi Green joins in the action at Tree Planting in Louisville KY
Spring Tips For Sod And Topdressing Applications
Curious about Mirimichi Green products but don’t know where to start? Mirimichi Green can help! Below are two basic Spring applications to try using Mirimichi Green’s CarbonizPN Soil Enhancer, a soil amendment blend of premium organics and USDA Certified Biobased Carbon (biochar).
For sod applications:
- Evenly spread (1) 40-pound bag of CarbonizPN Soil Enhancer under 1-2 pallets of sod.
- Spray 3 ounces of any of our liquid bio-stimulants from the Release product line at the rate of 3 ounces per gallon of water.
- Be sure to apply the Release product after the CarbonizPN application.
For topdressing applications:
- Spread 20-40 pounds of CarbonizPN Soil Enhancer depending on the health of the turf.
- Spray 3 ounces of any of our liquid bio-stimulants from the Release product line at the rate of 3 ounces per gallon of water.
- Be sure to apply the Release product after the CarbonizPN application.
US Equestrian Federation Announces Mirimichi Green as an Official Sponsor
By: US Equestrian Communications Department
Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (US Equestrian) is pleased to announce Mirimichi Green Express as an Official Sponsor of US Equestrian and an Official Partner and Cross-Country Course Sponsor for the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event.
Mirimichi Green Express’s support of US Equestrian and the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event includes helping to prepare and maintain the integrity of the cross-country course for the Kentucky Three-Day Event. In addition, they will be sponsoring two additional videos in the US Equestrian Learning Center.
“The safety of our athletes and their horses is of utmost importance to US Equestrian,” says US Equestrian CEO Bill Moroney. “Mirimichi Green Express will provide a great service to our eventing athletes by maintaining the cross-country course for their most prestigious and renowned event in the United States. We are very excited to have them on board.”
“We are pleased to have Mirimichi Green Express supporting the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event,” said Stewart Perry, President of Equestrian Events, Inc. “Safety is paramount in our sport, and their products will make the best footing in the sport even better.”
Mirimichi Green is headquartered outside of Wilmington, N.C., and is responsible for the manufacturing, sales, and distribution of the complete Mirimichi Green product line. This line includes products and services for businesses who are striving to cut costs and be environmentally responsible.
“Mirimichi Green is excited for the opportunity to partner with US Equestrian, as well as the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event,” said Russ Britton, CEO of Mirimichi Green. “As a company, we have always made it our goal to educate the public on the importance of soil health and the responsibility that goes along with it, including environmental impact, safety, and, ultimately, cost savings for the end users. By providing products based on price, performance, and sustainability, we are able to address soil health and turf establishment from all areas of importance. The equine market is a perfect platform and partnership to be able to expand our message. We are excited to work with horse
enthusiasts within a wide variety of disciplines to help them achieve their goals for responsible
practices in both construction and maintenance phases of their property.”
About Mirimichi Green
Mirimichi Green is known for their work on many prestigious properties, from golf courses and professional sports fields to cross-country courses and polo fields. Mirimichi Green has developed a professional line of landscape products that are sustainable, effective, and affordable. Each product is designed to improve turf health in more ways than one.
Golf Course Industry – Injecting Different Theories
The maintenance rituals of aerification and topdressing are fixtures in the world of golf. Depending on their locales and annual budgets, superintendents spend a few days each year punching holes in their greens with metal tines, or pulling cores with solid tines to improve airflow, break up organic material and maintain turf health. The process requires time and man-hours. It can result in lost revenue, particularly at daily-fee facilities, because the golf course must close while the work is in progress. Golfers then may stay away for a stretch even after the course reopens. Superintendents are exploring alternatives to traditional aerification. For example, DryJect, headquartered in Hatboro, PA, just outside Philadelphia, has a machine that accelerates the aerification/topdressing process by substituting powerful streams of water for tines.

While no soil material is extracted in the process, a crude comparison to the technology is to think of the stream of high-pressure water as a solid tine, says Jeff Broadbelt, DryJect’s vice president of operations.
“Each pulse of water is a make-believe solid tine,” he says. “But the pulse of water, when it’s shot down, produces an explosive-type reaction going down. There is a lot of lateral shattering going on. It’s like a mini-earthquake.”
Depending on soil conditions and the superintendent’s preference, the holes are punched to a depth of between 2½ to 6 inches. For instance, some turf managers may desire deeper holes to break up a layer of organic material that might be present where holes were punched in the past using solid tines. The most common depth is in the 4- to 5-inch range. The holes are spaced at adjustable intervals.
What has piqued superintendents’ interests is the fact that immediately after the holes are created, they are filled with sand, reducing or perhaps eliminating the need for heavy topdressing in between core aeration cycles.
“We’re taking out the topdressing component by just getting it done for you right off the bat,” Broadbelt says. “A lot of superintendents will maybe topdress lightly afterward, but it’s not necessary. There is a little bit of sand residue left. Not every grain of sand gets into that hole. It’s equivalent to a very light topdressing.”
Because the holes filled are virtually instantaneously, a superintendent could theoretically begin work on their front nine in the early morning hours and have those holes open for play by afternoon, a big difference from having to shut the greens down for a stretch of time following a core aeration.
It’s common for superintendents to add material or amendments, to the sand to retain moisture in the soil and the root system of the plant. The amendment consists of sand-sized particles of material, creating a mixture that might be as much as 90 to 95 percent sand, the remainder being the amendments.

For example, Profile Products of Buffalo Grove, Ill., manufactures PPC Green Grade, a porous ceramic material that strengthens root systems, enhances moisture retention and increases disease resistance. The particles are 74 percent pore space, 39 percent capillary (water) pores and 35 percent non-capillary (air) pores. “If you look at (the particles) under a microscope, they have all kinds of micropores in them,” Broadbelt says.
They hold water, but once they’re filled, water drains through them like a sieve. So, you’re not necessarily giving away downward drainage by using the product. “It does hold water, but not so tightly that the roots can’t extract from it,” Broadbelt adds.
Mirimichi Green manufactures CarbonizPN, a soil enhancer it markets as an amendment, which, among other things, reduces soil compaction and water needs while also optimizing soil pH. It’s a 50/50 blend of crystallized carbon (Biochar) and a premium organic compost that the company manufactures. Because the carbon portion has a half-life of around 500 years, Mirimichi Green’s chief operating officer Web Cowden describes the product as a “permanent soil amendment.”
“It has a very porous structure,” he says. “The process by which we make this is called pyrolysis (utilizing extreme heat to simulate the chemical decomposition of organic material). What you’re left with is a very porous crystalized structure that has a very high carbon content and a very low ash content. It has the ability to hold air, water and nutrients within its pore structure, and makes them available to the plant when they are needed.”
In addition to CarbonizPN, Mirimichi Green manufactures Nutri-Release, a broad-spectrum liquid organic fertilizer that can be added to the sand/amendment mix as a biostimulant at a rate of three ounces per 1,000 square feet. The two products, when used in tandem, have a significant impact on the soil profile, Cowden says.
“You’re putting organics, you’re putting long-chain carbon, you’re putting biology into the soil profile,” he says. “And then with the liquid biostimulant, you’re actually feeding the biology that you’re putting into the soil. So, it’s kind of a one-two punch.”
Hole history
The idea of punching holes with water is not a new one. The technology was developed in Sweden and later became the property of Land Pride, a division of Great Plains Manufacturing.
In 2000, Peter van Drumpt and Chris des Garennes purchased the technology, along with the patent that went with it and other necessities, and then making alterations so it would be both reliable and commercially viable. Thus, DryJect was born.
It’s possible to treat 18 holes in a single day, depending on the number of DryJect machines being used on the job. Typically, two or three machines can complete the task, but perhaps four are needed depending on the size of the greens being treated.
The structure of the crystallized carbon, which Cowden describes as resembling a honeycomb, holds air in some of its pore spaces, thereby allowing improved air circulation in areas where the organic material may have accumulated over time.
“That becomes kind of a home for all the biological activity,” Cowden says. “All the microbes have a place to go into these pores. They’re protected, they can reproduce and help keep the soil biology alive. Having an aerobic root zone is just as important as having moisture down there. When that becomes anaerobic and your biology can’t survive, thrive or reproduce, then you get a dead thatch layer and everything below it just dies away.”
The process is catching on with superintendents throughout the country. Chris Tritabaugh, completing his sixth season as the superintendent at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn., which hosted last year’s Ryder Cup, first used DryJect in October of 2015 and in May and October of 2016. He used it again this past May. Another treatment was scheduled for Nov. 1.

“Our greens have gotten a lot better since we started doing it from a firmness standpoint,” Tritabaugh says. “They weren’t bad, but in my opinion, they perform now just as well as they did when they were new.”
Tritabaugh and his team do not use an amendment during the process. Instead, the holes are filled with 100 percent sand. “We’re able to get the exact same sand that was in the root zone when the greens were built in 2010,” he says. “From a spec standpoint, it’s the same thing that’s already in there.”
Some have raised the question of whether DryJect will supplant traditional aeration as a standard industry practice. Tritabaugh doesn’t necessarily share that sentiment.
“I think it’s a tool to be used depending on what the superintendent’s desire is,” he says. “I think it would be a mistake to say that (core aeration) is unnecessary or that solid tining is unnecessary or that DryJect could replace either of those things.”
Based on his experience, Tritabaugh doesn’t believe the DryJect method will render core aeration or solid tining obsolete. Instead, he considers it just another tool in a superintendent’s turf toolbox.
“I think it can in the right situation, but I think it would be unfair to limit (a superintendent’s) tools,” Tritabaugh says. “It doesn’t mean one is particularly better than the others, but I think in the right situation certain ones are better.”
Tritabaugh hasn’t relied on pull-core/solid-tine practices at Hazeltine in recent years, but he hasn’t abandoned them either. “We’ve done some different methods on a couple of our greens,” he says. “Is it a tool we want to use in the future? It could be, but it’s not a part of our standard cultural practices.”
Rick Woelfel is a Philadelphia-based writer and frequent GCI contributor.
Mirimichi Green Introduces Pest Control Product
Mirimichi Green is introducing a new pest control product that is all-natural and will control and kill pests.
Mirimichi Green, which manufactures sustainable products for all landscaping aspects, is now providing an organic pest control product with an efficacy test that revealed an 80+ percent kill rate for pests and larvae in a 24-hour period.
The product controls many of the peskiest bugs including, but not limited to:
- Mosquitoes
- Fleas
- Ants
- Roaches
- No-see-ums
- Chiggers
- Spiders
- Mites
- Whiteflies
- Aphids
This Mirimichi Green’s product is known to be safe to spray around people, pets, and plants, with an immediate re-entry time after the spray has settled, making it ideal for any outdoor area.
This new product has many product benefits including:
- Made from organic, natural ingredients
- Product is not a neurotoxin
- OK to spray around people, pets, and plants
- Kills pests and larvae on contact
- Bugs do not become immune to this product
Mirimichi Green’s pest control formula was tested by standards set by the World Health Organization. The company has run test trials around the country, in multiple types of environmental settings, and all tests reported remarkable success. The Mirimichi Green team expects this product line to provide a solution to pest control problems, including those that arise after natural disasters.
The product is available for sale at distributors nationwide and is sold in 1-gallon jugs, 2.5-gallon jugs, 30-gallon drums, and 55-gallon drums.
Try using this safe, effective and organic pest control for all of your pest management accounts such as parks & recreation areas, campground sites, sports fields, golf courses, universities, landscaping, gardens and more!
How To Keep A Christmas Tree Fresh And Green
You have a Christmas tree! Now it’s time to prevent your tree from losing all of its needles and keep your Christmas tree as fresh and green as the day it was cut. If you are wondering how to keep a Christmas tree fresh and green, follow the easy steps below.
Steps for how to keep a Christmas tree fresh and green:
Step 1: Give the trunk of your tree a fresh cut across the bottom. About a half-inch should do the trick.
Step 2: Place the tree in water. A Christmas tree is like any other plant, it needs water to survive.
Step 3: Find the ideal spot for your tree. Of course, you want your tree to be in a visually appealing spot, but try to identify a location that is away from a heat source (active fireplaces, heat vents, space heaters, etc.). Heat sources will quickly dry out your tree!
Step 4: Add 1 teaspoon of Nutri-Tree & Shrub liquid fertilizer to the water supply. Repeat application for every third watering.
By adding Mirimichi Green’s Nutri-Tree & Shrub you are giving the tree nutrients that will keep your Christmas tree fresh and green all season. You will see less fallen needles around your tree, which means less clean up. It will help keep your tree deep green and lush until the New Year.
Don’t wait for Santa to bring you this gift! Place an order at a distributor location.
Urban Sustainability Is Growing
Green roofs and walls are gaining popularity in urban developments. This unique landscaping trend is more than just an architectural design, it provides the base for plants to positively impact polluted urban and suburban environments.
Green roofs and green walls
Green roofs are any roof that is partially or completely covered with vegetation, typically planted on top of a waterproof membrane. Green roofs can be a whole system that includes root barriers, drainage, greywater treatment, and irrigation.
Green walls refer to any form of a vegetated wall surface. This broad concept encompasses three major categories: living walls, retaining living walls, and green facades.
Living walls consist of pre-vegetated panels, modules, bags, or planted blankets that are adjoined to a structural wall or frame.
Retaining living walls are home to vegetation and act as a support for slopes.
Green facades are systems of climbing plants, vines, or ground covers that form a supporting structure.
Here are some benefits of green roofs and green walls:
- Improves the longevity of roofs
- Help the tenants below regulate temperature. It is estimated that an average three-story building can save up to 25 percent in the summertime energy costs.
- Decreases stormwater runoff by 40-60 percent which decreases the amount that flows into sewers
- Provide opportunities for food production and urban agriculture
- Provide habitat for wildlife. This could be a way to decrease the devastating impact of urbanization on nature.
- Improves air quality and circulation
- Protects the building structure from harsh weather conditions
- Provides a sound barrier and poses as additional insulation
A greener future
Green roofs and walls are a big step for the sustainability movement in urban design and innovation. These landscaped buildings provide many benefits to the community including thermal insulation, lower utility bills, naturally filtered air and water, and an ecosystem for wildlife.
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Simple Steps to Control Erosion On Project Sites
Erosion can be a big problem, especially on construction sites. These simple steps will have a positive effect when controlling erosion and sediment problems on your next job.

High Nitrogen Poses Risk To Environment
High nitrogen poses an alarming risk to the environment and researchers are taking note. The human production of fixed nitrogen

Successful Turf Management and Disease Control Methods
There’s more to turf management than just painting the field and filling in the divots. Being able to recognize turfgrass disease is extremely important for successful turf management and disease control.

Launch of CarbonizPN DJ Fine Grade
Mirimichi Green introduced a new member to their CarbonizPN product line.CarbonizPN DJ Fine Grade is a refined, powder-like soil amendment, ideal for blending into sand mixes, topdressing and aerating.

Help Customers Avoid Soil Erosion and Runoff
Help Customers Avoid Soil Erosion and Runoff. When preparing a landscape for the cooler seasons, be proactive for potential soil erosion and runoff that is likely to occur.

Fall Is The Best Time To Improve The Soil
Fall is the best time to improve the soil for next year’s growing season. By adding soil amendments to your client’s yard in the fall, they will have all winter to restore the soil’s biology and nutrients.

Post-Hurricane Harvey Insecticide Aerial Spray
Clean up efforts and support after Hurricane Harvey are underway including monetary donations, food, water, volunteering, etc. With the excessive amount of sitting water in the Houston area, there is a growing concern about the growth of pest insect populations, such as mosquitoes. Now, a post-Hurricane Harvey chemical insecticide aerial spray application is underway.

Mirimichi Green Receives NCMEP Leadership Award
Mirimichi Green receives NCMEP Leadership Award at 2017 Manufacturing Conference in Winston-Salem at the Benton Convention Center.

Top 8 Plants That Repel Bugs and Mosquitoes
Pesky bugs and mosquitoes can ruin any outdoor experience and cause harm to a landscape. Here are the top 8 plants that repel bugs and mosquitoes that you can recommend to your customers struggling with insect infestations.