Services We Offer
Southern Soils is here to address all of your turf needs. From repairing damaged and suffering turf, to maintaining turf, and even further improving the quality and conditions of healthy turf, we use solutions designed to address our clients’ unique needs, to produce results that we’re proud of and fully guarantee.
Southern Soils is happy to announce we now offer online scheduling for our most popular turf applications. Please click below to learn more about our turf applications available for online scheduling.
Southern Soils is happy to announce we now offer online scheduling for our most popular turf applications. Please click below to learn more about our turf applications available for online scheduling.
Nematode ControlCurfew chemical applications for effective nematode control
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Mole Cricket ControlChipco Choice slit injections for mole cricket and fire ant control
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Custom Turf ServicesAerification & Overseeding
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Sports Turf ManagementCreating healthy viable turf to minimize injuries to athletes
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Specialty ApplicationsCustom Herbicide & Pesticide spray and Fertilizer applications
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Nematode Control
Nematode control is a must in dry sandy soils as they can devastate healthy turf by reducing the root system’s ability to utilize nutrients and water, causing problems to your course's beauty and bottom line. Curfew treatments are fast and effective against parasitic nematodes, including: Awl, Cyst, Lance, Ring, Root-knot, Spiral, Sting, and Stubby-root varieties, so your turf can get back into shape quickly.
The active ingredient in Curfew soil fumigant has been used effectively for more than 50 years in agriculture to manage nematodes, symphylans, and wireworms in crop production, with no known negative interactions with other turf management products.
The active ingredient in Curfew soil fumigant has been used effectively for more than 50 years in agriculture to manage nematodes, symphylans, and wireworms in crop production, with no known negative interactions with other turf management products.
This photo shows a comparison of the roots of 3 samples only 3 weeks after application. Turf treated with Curfew® has considerably stronger, deeper root development (left) than the two samples on the right, treated with a competing product (middle) and untreated (right).
After an application of Curfew®, turf managers will see healthier, enhanced root development, and better looking turf. The increased root mass helps maintain the turf quality, especially during times of drought. Studies have shown that treated turf requires 30% - 50% less irrigation, and utilizes all nutrients from applied fertilizer. Less water and fertilizer are important factors in today’s environmentally conscious world, as well as helping to reduce expenses. Curfew® also controls Mole Crickets present in the treated area at the time of application.
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After an application of Curfew®, turf managers will see healthier, enhanced root development, and better looking turf. The increased root mass helps maintain the turf quality, especially during times of drought. Studies have shown that treated turf requires 30% - 50% less irrigation, and utilizes all nutrients from applied fertilizer. Less water and fertilizer are important factors in today’s environmentally conscious world, as well as helping to reduce expenses. Curfew® also controls Mole Crickets present in the treated area at the time of application.
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Mole cricket and Fire Ant Control
Mole crickets damage turf by tunneling and feeding on the plant roots, stems, and leaves, in addition, their extensive tunneling breaks up the soil around the turf roots and often produces unsightly mounds. Heavily-infested turf has virtually no root system, making it very susceptible to environmental stress and traffic damage.
Southern Soils is the largest certified custom applicator of Chipco Choice solutions in the South East, which has long been the standard for mole cricket control, as well as being highly effective against fire ants. Our trained teams of experts use proprietary equipment and processes, which along with their strong attention to detail and vast experience, ensures superior results every time. Along with Southern Soils personal guarantee on all services we provide, Chipco Choice manufacturer Bayer further extends this with their “Free retreat if there’s a reinfestation” guarantee.
Chipco Choice is more than just a quick fix, it’s also a long term solution, being effective against mole crickets for a full calendar year and a full year of protection against fire ants. Additional benefits may include controlling nuisance ants, fleas, and ticks.
Southern Soils is the largest certified custom applicator of Chipco Choice solutions in the South East, which has long been the standard for mole cricket control, as well as being highly effective against fire ants. Our trained teams of experts use proprietary equipment and processes, which along with their strong attention to detail and vast experience, ensures superior results every time. Along with Southern Soils personal guarantee on all services we provide, Chipco Choice manufacturer Bayer further extends this with their “Free retreat if there’s a reinfestation” guarantee.
Chipco Choice is more than just a quick fix, it’s also a long term solution, being effective against mole crickets for a full calendar year and a full year of protection against fire ants. Additional benefits may include controlling nuisance ants, fleas, and ticks.
Custom Pesticide / Herbicide Spray Solutions and Fertilizer Applications
Many courses have seasonal maintenance needs, but not the full time staff to accommodate them all. We often find courses with existing equipment either out of date, or obsolete, and staff that are untrained or unfamiliar with the proper handling of chemicals. We keep up with the latest advances in application techniques for the wide range of Pesticides and Herbicides available.
We have the equipment and personnel to deliver a thorough and complete custom spray application, in a very short period of time, using the latest technology, performed safely and effectively by our team of trained experts. This is far more cost effective than purchasing new equipment every few years, and keeps a course's staff free to keep up with their own responsibilities.
We have the equipment and personnel to deliver a thorough and complete custom spray application, in a very short period of time, using the latest technology, performed safely and effectively by our team of trained experts. This is far more cost effective than purchasing new equipment every few years, and keeps a course's staff free to keep up with their own responsibilities.
- Uniform Delivery – Our ground driven positive displacement meter systems allows our equipment to deliver consistent material flow regardless of the terrain or ground speed.
- Accurate Delivery – Using computer assisted rate measurement devices, we provide accurate load tracking as each load is applied which allows our equipment to maintain highly accurate product delivery targets.
- Custom applications from Dolomite to Fertilizer using a metered drop spreader.
Custom Services
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AerificationPreventative maintenance is an integral part of successful golf course management, and Aerification achieves three important objectives. It relieves soil compaction, provides a method to improve the soil mixture around the highest part of a green’s roots and reduces or prevents the accumulation of excess thatch.
While there are many ways to handle Aerification, we’ve found that the most effective solution combines Soil Reliever brand aerifiers, built specifically for greens, using 2.5 by 2.5 spacing, and Cushman Core harvestors for fast and efficient cleanup. We have the ability to do everything from pencil tines, to 12 inch deeps tines, to best match the specific needs of each course we service. We understand that any tuft maintenance is a nuisance to golfers, which is why we’re perfected our method to complete an entire course effectively, typically within 6 hours. |
OverseedingOverseeding is a viable solution for keeping courses a lush green in the fall and winter, which is of particular importance in the South East when many northern golfers start descending in search of quality course that have maintained their vibrant greens, despite the time of year.
The key to our Overseeding services is a quick application handled by experts, using a custom tailored solution for each course, which delivers quality results. We use state of the art equipment which allows for precise and consistent product application through computerized calculations for rate of spread width, assuring a thorough and even pattern. We send enough equipment and personnel to minimize application time, while maintaining attention to detail, so that you can be confident that downtime will be kept to a minimum, yet the results will meet or surpass all expectations. |
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Sports Turf Services
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Our staff includes many golf course superintendents, with extensive knowledge of many turf types, including those used for athletic fields. They pride themselves on not only understanding what it takes to maintain healthy turf, but how to diagnose and treat struggling turf as well. Our expert knowledge allows us to tailor chemical and fertility programs for athletic fields to maximize playable fields with healthy viable turf, minimizing injuries to athletes caused by poor turf conditions while at the same time providing a field your team can be proud to play on. We use environmentally sound practices to safely and effectively treat turf, providing services to schools and municipalities throughout Central Florida.
We maintain a very stringent fertilization program to keep healthy grass going strong, and eliminate underlying problems. We are unique in that we will not limit applications to your turf until we not only meet your expectations, but our high standards as well. We are dedicated to providing the best possible turf for Central Florida’s area athletics as can be accomplished, all while staying within an established budget. Sport & Athletic Tuft services are limited to Central Florida and the surrounding areas. We service grounds for schools, municipalities, non-profit groups, and private athletic clubs and organizations. |