Water-Keep is an environmentally safe superabsorbent copolymer. It is an effective water conservation aid designed to reduce watering by up to 50%. In the old days before superabsorbents, peat moss was the soil additive of choice to retain water (20 times its weight). Now, superabsorbent polymers like Water-Keep can retain up to 400 times their weight. And besides conserving water and maintenance time, they reduce leaching of fertilizers and nutrients into ground water and water run-offs.

Golf course applications include greens, fareways, trees, shrubs, flower beds, and clubhouse hanging baskets.

Water-Keep will help you:

 Save time and money with less frequent waterings
 Increase germination rate
 Transplant bedding plants and ornamentals around the clubhouse
 Aerate soil.

Once Water-Keep has been hydrated, the expansion and contraction of the swollen granules will help soil aeration, a critical component of healthy greens.

In your golf course, Water-Keep will reduce the browning of your grass during drought season and decrease watering maintenance for your newly planted sod, seedings and sprigs.

The benefits of Water-Keep will last from 5 to 7 years. This makes it a cost effective solution for your golf course applications.

Recommended Application Rate

For greens and fareways:

 1000 square feet: 10 lbs of Water-Keep medium if tilled 6" into the ground
 1 acre: 430 lbs of Water-Keep Medium

For trees, shrubs and flower beds:

 60 lbs of soil or 7 gallons of planting media: 4 oz of Water-Keep Medium
 1 cubic yard of soil: 4 lbs of Water-Keep medium 

For hanging baskets:

 7 gallons of planting media: 4 oz of Water-Keep Small

Conversions

 1 square yard = 9 square feet
 1 acre = 43,560 square yards
 1 cubic yard = 270 cubic feet

Grow and Maintain Healthy Lawns!

A properly established and maintained lawn is a long-term investment that will add value to your property. Using Water-Keep during soil preparation will save you time, energy and water ($$) to give you a beautiful, useable and enjoyable investment.

Water-Keep can be added while the soil is being tilled at a depth of 2 to 6 inches.

 Keep the soil moist longer between waterings
 Increase germination rates
 Establish a deeper root system (especially compared to sod)
 Time-release the water soluble fertilizer

And don't forget that faster germination rates translate into better weed control, since there is less time for the wind and birds to bring weeds. Did you notice that weeds thrive in drought-stressed lawns?

Recommended Application Rate:

 1000 square feet: 10 lbs of Water-Keep Medium if tilled 6" into the ground
 1 cubic yard of soil: 4 lbs of Water-Keep Medium

Tips for Healthy Lawns

1. Prevent Problems

	Prepare the ground for a new lawn, by adding organic amendments, Water-Keep hydrogel and lime depending on the acidity of your soil.
	Plant the right grass, depending on the part of the country where you live and the amount of sun your lawn will receive.
	Plant at the right time so that the lawn gets a good start, fall is usually best, with spring second.
	Do not try to seed a lawn on a steep slope or in an area that does not drain well. Use turfgrass sod in these areas or hydroseeding.
	Aerating an already existing lawn will allow penetration of water, fertilizer and chemical control agents to reach the roots. The plugs produced by aeration should be left on the lawn. A power aerator can be rented from your garden center.

2. Water it right

	Water infrequently but thoroughly. Watering to a depth of four inches will encourage deeper root development and allow the turf to go without water for larger periods of time. Apply ½ inch of water to sandy soil and about 1 inch of water to clay soil. Use a shallow can to measure the amount of water your lawn receives.
	Water early in the morning to avoid excessive evaporation. Disease is most likely to appear when your grass stays wet overnight.
	Inspect and fine tune your sprinkler system. Do not water the driveway or the pavement.
	Do not water fescue, bluegrass or ryegrass lawns in the summer unless you plan to do it all summer. Brown leaves are normal signs of dormancy on cool season grasses. Water dormant grass only every 3 weeks if it has not rained.

3. Mow it right

	Mowing height: Mow regularly to the correct height to encourage deep roots and help keep out weeds. Use a sharp blade and remove only one third of the grass height at one time. Mow when grass is dry.
	Grasscycling: leave the grass clippings on the lawn to decompose. They are 75 to 85% water and release nutrients to fertilize the lawn. It will reduce your need of fertilizer by one third.

4. Fertilize it right

	Choose a slow release form of nitrogen to reduce the leaching of fertilizer into groundwater.
	Test the soil every three years to see if you need to add lime, potassium or phosphorus.
	Do not leave fertilizer on paved surfaces where it will wash off. Otherwise blow or sweep them back onto the lawn.
	Do not apply fertilizer if a heavy rain is expected.

5. Herbicides, Pesticides

	Identify weeds, diseases or insect before you buy the herbicide or pesticide needed to solve the problem.
	Apply a pre-emergent herbicide (weed preventer). In order to be effective, the herbicides must be applied before the germination of weeds like crabgrass, spurge or oxalis. Only do this one year of growth into your new lawn.
	Hand pull or spot spray weeds as they appear. Weeds will rob your lawn of water and nutrients.
	Do nott apply pesticides if a heavy rain is expected. They will pollute shallow water tables.
	If you decide to use a pesticide, make sure that the insect you want to control is named on the product label and that the pesticide can be used on your grass variety.
	Prevent spills by mixing liquid solutions or powdery material on grassy areas.

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