New benefits, guidelines for turf colorants

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We have written before about the growing use of turf colorants as tools for maintaining green color on dormant turf. The cost savings from using colorants — paints, dyes and pigments — rather than overseeding warm–season turf, can result in up to 80 percent savings by some estimates. But new research has revealed some unexpected additional benefits to this group of products. So, here is a listing of what we currently know about the advantages…