Golf & Sports Turf

FEATURES OF FLORIKOTE™

 

Development

  • Created in 2003 with support from NASA through its Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program (SATOP).
  • Florikote™ is the first controlled release fertilizer to encapsulate jagged edge particles and SGN 50 water soluble crystalline material.
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How It Works

  • A patented dual reactive layer polymer coating process that controls nutrient release over a range of 3 - 6 months in turf grade materials.
  • Works through reverse osmosis - activated by moisture and the rate of release is only impacted by soil temperature.
  • A smooth exterior coating with no breaks or fissures to ensure a predictable release.
  • Benchmarked to 77 degrees F average soil temperatures - maintains integrity even in climates of extreme heat and rainfall.
  • Coating thickness determines longevity up to 6 months in turf grade materials.

Quality Control

  • Quarantine process for 7 days post production.
  • All production undergoes 1, 3, and 7 day dissolution tests in 100 degree F hot water baths to benchmark release and performance.

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  • Florikote™ turf products are currently available in 3 and 6 month longevities
  • Florikote™ is also available in SGN sizes of 75-220

FLORIKAN CRF LANDSCAPE BLENDS ALSO AVAILABLE:


Controlled release landscape blends will allow you to fertilize your landscaping once or twice per year while maintaining the desired aesthetics. The patented coating ensures a controlled release of all nutrients to the plant over the guaranteed release period. Ask about Florikote™ blends for your palms, shrubs, and flowering beds.

FLORIGRAPH™ NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

  • The Florigraph™ software allows turfgrass managers to design a total nutritional program based on the broad spectrum of controlled release components available.
  • Projects release curve by location and by time of year for the most accurate release curves.
  • Aids in predicting the release and performance of the N, P, K and Minors in a controlled release fertilizer blend.
  • Florigraph™ is the first program to show release by individual component and the consolidated nutrients across a blend.
  • Contact Sales Representative for Florigraph™ access and training.

Release Curve by Component in a Blend

20 30 40 50 P ER C EN T O F R E This graph demonstrates the release of a blend consisting of uncoated NPK 21-7-14, Florikote™ 3 Month NPK 19-6-13 and Florikote™ 3 Month Iron Sulfate.

 

Release Curve By Nutrient

20 30 40 50 P ER C EN T O F R E This graph demonstrates the above blended product’s average release by individual nutrient after combining each component.

 

CONTROLLED NUTRIENT RELEASE BEYOND NITROGEN

Florikote™ offers the broadest range of controlled release nutrients available to a turfgrass manager including 3 forms of Potash, Magnesium, minors, and homogenous Micronutrients. Why are controlled release Potassium and Micronutrients important to a turfgrass manager?

  • Micronutrients are most available to turf in a sulfated form. Unfortunately sulfate forms of minors that are not controlled release are also very leachable in sandy and coastal soils. Florikote™ minors are all available only in sulfate form providing for the most efficient uptake to turf grass on the market.
  • Potassium on sandy soils is also extremely leachable and controlling the release of this nutrient greatly enhances the efficiency of a Potassium fertilizer.
  • Potassium has been shown to make turfgrass more resistant to many stresses including wear injury, drought, and cold/frost damage.
  • Potassium, Magnesium, and Iron have been shown to promote earlier spring greenup of grass.
  • Potassium fertilization aids in carbohydrate retention by turf which supports regrowth after injury.

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