Author: Cecilia Brown

Pasto Santa Cruz Celebrates 20 Years of Supplying Turfgrass in Mexico

Pasto Santa Cruz's Celso (left) and Marcelo at the Chivas stadium.

Pasto Santa Cruz in Monterrey, Mexico is staying busy. Owners Celso Martinez and Marcelo Madero are hopeful their sod farm will be able to complete renovations for the 2026 World Cup if a stadium in their area gets a bid. Pasto Santa Cruz was founded by Martinez in 2001. Initially, he said they mostly grew… Read more »

Sports and Golf Across California Turning to a Better Bermudagrass

Delta Bluegrass

Delta Bluegrass Company is a full-line sod company in Stockton, California with deep roots servicing the state since 1978. Several years ago, Delta Bluegrass started growing and selling a new turfgrass variety that thrives in the West Coast climate. Delta Bluegrass’ Sports and Turfgrass Manager, Steve Abella said in 2017 they began hearing impressive feedback… Read more »

Valencia Palms Makes the Change to CitraBlue® St. Augustine

Valencia Palms

Over the past year, Lethal Viral Necrosis (LVN) of Floratam St. Augustinegrass has continued to be an increasingly expensive landscape issue affecting South Florida. LVN, which is caused by Sugarcane Mosaic Virus, has wiped out entire lawns throughout entire neighborhoods, causing a reaction among many homeowners to find a solution. CitraBlue® St. Augustine has emerged… Read more »

CitraBlue Expands Outside of Continental U.S., Performs Well in Hawaii

Southern Turf Hawaii

Southern Turf Hawaii recently started growing and harvesting CitraBlue® St. Augustine. The company, in Mililani, has supplied Hawaii with residential, commercial, retail and golf course sod and grass for more than 20 years. President of Southern Turf Hawaii, Danny Green, says he’s excited about this new grass variety. His business is a partner of The… Read more »

Paul Grose Reflects on Almost 40 Years at King Ranch

Paul Grose, the Vice President of King Ranch Florida Operations shares his journey into the company and his role in operations. Grose grew up as a preacher’s kid. He was born in New Hampshire but spent his early childhood traveling with his family in South East Asia as missionaries of the Methodist Church. They went… Read more »

Congaree Revives Historic Course While Simultaneously Preparing for PGA Event

Sergeant Jasper

The Congaree Golf Club in Ridgeland, S.C. is preparing to host its very first PGA Tour event in mid-June. As professional golfers and fans travel to the Palmetto Championship, the Congaree Foundation is far busier than one might realize. Simultaneously preparing for this major golf event, the Congaree Foundation is giving back to the Jasper… Read more »

CitraZoy® Delivers Better Winter Color

CitraZoy Grass Viewed from a top focal view

CitraZoy® Zoysiagrass is a newly commercially released zoysiagrass from the University of Florida. Compared to other Florida grass variety options, CitraZoy exhibits better winter color. One attribute that was being sought in the breeding process was the ability to hold onto a strong color throughout the year in Florida. CitraZoy, which is finer-bladed, outpaces others

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CitraZoy is Developed for Disease Resistance

Dr. Kevin Kenworthy

Until EMPIRE® Zoysia came along, zoysias had a troubled past in Florida. One of the issues is the Florida weather which frequently creates perfect conditions for turfgrass disease to run rampant. EMPIRE itself often needs preventative fungicides around Florida for this reason. When Dr. Kevin Kenworthy, a professor of Grass Breeding and Genetics in the… Read more »