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The RootZone PodcastZack Smith - Gregson Clark Spraying Equipment
In this episode, I sit down with Zach Smith of Gregson-Clark Spraying Equipment — a guy I’ve been talking with every season for over a decade.
We dive into:
• Zach’s path from motocross and ecommerce to green industry manufacturing
• The behind-the-scenes growth of Gregson-Clark
• Why their customer service is second to none
• Challenges and lessons from building custom spray systems
If you're in turf, pest, or ornamental care, this one is worth a listen. Zach shares some sharp insights that can help any operator, whether you're running one truck or a fleet.
2025-05-0238 min
VegalogueR&D Edition: Recapturing water and nutrients on WA’s deep sandsVegalogue is a regular podcast from vegetable, potato and onion industry peak body AUSVEG, where we examine the pressing issues and latest developments in our sector.The deep, sandy soils of Western Australia’s Swan Coastal Plain are among the most infertile in the world.They’re also where many of the state’s vegetables are produced, however, and growers have long struggled with the low ability of these soils to retain nutrients or moisture.More than 60 percent of irrigation water and nitrogen fertiliser applied to vegetables on the sandy soils of the Swan C...
2025-03-2316 minThe RootZone PodcastChase Gallagher - CMG Landscaping - Lawn ProsSaying that Chase Gallagher has a lot of energy is an understatement! I started following @chase_gallagher_ about four years ago, not long after launching Stout Lawn & Pest. Since then, I’ve watched him grow CMG Landscaping and successfully launch his fertilizer division, Lawn Pros.
There’s a lot of talk about the “next” generation not working as hard, but Chase is living proof that’s not always true—in fact, it’s often the opposite. His drive and dedication speak for themselves.
I hope you enjoy this episode!
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2025-03-1237 minThe RootZone PodcastRace Day w/ Kevin, Vince and NickThis episode was recorded about six weeks ago, and it was a great conversation. The three of us had an insightful discussion about where it all started for us and where we’re headed. It’s always a good time when you can sit down with real industry pros and dive into the journey.
Vince Doell
keepinitgreenlandscaping.com
Kevin Salters
rootdevelopmentllc.com
Nicholas Schmitz
green-turf.com
2025-02-0357 minThe RootZone PodcastJon Wight - The Wright AgencyIn this episode, Jon and I dive into all things insurance. We discuss why it’s so important to find the "Wright" insurance company, how your policies and customer interactions are impacted, and what goes into building an insurance policy. Jon also shares a great point on how insurance companies structure their policies. Additionally, we highlight the importance of small businesses and their role in the community.
https://wrightagencyinsurance.com/
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2025-01-221h 01The RootZone PodcastBrian Finnegan - Divine Business Growth - Special Guest Steve PileggiWe’re thrilled to welcome Brian back for his second visit to The Rootzone Podcast! This time, he’s joined by special guest Steve Pileggi as we dive into everything about Divine Business Growth.
Brian has made an impressive transition from the service industry to consulting small businesses on management, strategic direction, financial planning, employee training, and so much more. It was a pleasure catching up with both Brian and Steve, and we’re excited to share their insights with you.
If you’re looking for expert help with something you just don’t have the time t...
2025-01-0942 minThe RootZone PodcastKendall Hines - Clicki
What an incredible conversation with Kendall! He’s truly done it all in the green industry. From running his own fertilizer and weed control business to creating and selling innovative software tailored for the industry, Kendall has seen every corner of the green world.
In this episode, we dive deep into marketing strategies—everything from social media to direct mail—and discuss Kendall’s exciting new business venture, Clicki. If you’re looking for insights and inspiration to grow your business, this is an episode you won’t want to miss!
https://joinclicki.com/
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2024-12-171h 01The RootZone PodcastRob Treppendahl - Treppendahl Landscaping - Life Style LandscaperThis was an incredible episode! I’ve had the privilege of knowing Rob for many years, and I’ve always been inspired by how he turned his vision into reality. From starting as a small-time landscaper and facing near failure, Rob’s journey to owning three thriving businesses—all while living in a different state—is nothing short of remarkable.
For more about Rob, you can find him across social media, and his contact information is listed below.
This is a genuine conversation with a real small business owner. Listen, learn, and enjoy!
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2024-12-0445 minThe RootZone PodcastSeth Jones - Landscape Magazine - Golfdom - Editorial directorSeth truly has his finger on the pulse of the green industry, and I was thrilled to sit down with him for an insightful conversation. We explored his journey, from how he started in publishing to what eventually drew him to the green industry. Along the way, we discussed some of the remarkable people he’s met and the incredible places his career has taken him. Toward the end, we reflected on where we first met—at the Landscape Magazine Growth Summit—and why I firmly believe it’s one of the best events in the business. Seth also shared s...
2024-09-191h 00The RootZone PodcastJim Crawford - Jim Crawford Real EstateJim and I had a captivating discussion about sales, spanning from his military beginnings to his leadership in sales teams and his current venture as a Real Estate agent. Jim's extensive expertise was evident as we caught up, and his valuable sales tips left a lasting impression. I look forward to applying some of the insights we shared and hope they prove beneficial to everyone!
facebook.com/jimcrawfordrealestate
jimcrawfordrealestate.com
jimcrawfordjr@gmail.com
linkedin.com/in/jimcrawfordjr
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2024-09-121h 23The RootZone PodcastChristian Woodland - Bio-BombsChristian is always such a delight to chat with! His excitement and enthusiasm for his small business, @biobomb, are absolutely infectious. In our conversation, we dive into his latest venture, Bio-Bombs, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. We also explore his journey from launching his first small business in the early 2000s, the valuable lessons he learned along the way, and how he seamlessly transitioned that knowledge into creating Bio-Bombs, an innovative odor removal company. A huge thank you to Christian for sharing his insights and energy with me!
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2024-09-031h 07The RootZone PodcastMike Mansour - 4ever GreenI met Mike about eight years ago at the #RealGreen conference. Since then, we've stayed in touch and always have great conversations. In this episode, we dive into a wide range of topics, from Mike's early start in golf to how that path led him to where he is now with 4evergreen, a leader in #lawncare in the Providence, RI, area. We get a little nerdy in this episode, talking turf and how Mike runs his lawn care program, but we also revisit the "C" word—culture—and how Mike defines it at 4evergreen. He has a great take on t...
2024-08-201h 04The RootZone PodcastChris Brown - Teed and BrownWhen I sat down with Chris, I knew we were going to get some great information, but this podcast was so much more. Chris and I really got into the nuts and bolts of owning and operating a small business.
Chris, a recognized NALP Trailblazer and co-founder of Teed & Brown, Inc., shares his journey from the early decisions that led him to start Teed & Brown in 1995, to the pivotal branding change in 2004. We talk about what drove him to the lawn care side of the industry and how he has navigated the challenges and opportunities a...
2024-08-0646 minThe RootZone PodcastLuke O'Brien - Luke O'Brien CreativeWhat a fantastic and enjoyable conversation I had with Luke O'Brien! From his beginnings as an aspiring and talented musician to his role as an emotional support teacher in Philadelphia, Luke's journey is truly remarkable. Now, he leads his own creative content company, @lukeobriencreative, where his creativity shines.
But that's not all—Luke, along with our good friend Chris Lerch, has embarked on a new venture by launching their own canned cocktail company, #NotPizza. This conversation was delightfully diverse, covering a wide range of topics in the most engaging way. Luke's inspiring personality, dedication as a family man...
2024-07-2350 minThe RootZone PodcastAlbert Geniviva - Aspen OutdoorsThis episode was somewhat self-indulgent. I responded to a cold call/email, a rare occurrence, and met berts_turf. It turned out he was a golfer and possibly had products suitable for the lawn care industry. Fast forward 18 months, and now some of Aspen Outdoors' products are integrated into the Stout Turf Care program. As a lawn care owner, I believe the golf market holds some hidden secrets. We also delve into automated mowers....Huh?
Thanks, Al
@berts_turf
https://www.aspen-outdoors.com/
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2024-05-1652 minThe RootZone PodcastEpisode 10 - John Perry (Greene County Fertilizer Company)After a bustling conference season, I had the pleasure of sitting down with John Perry, the Owner of Green County Fertilizer Company. Our conversation ranged from his beginnings in the green industry to his intriguing TV appearances, all the way to the humble origins and current success of GCF. It was truly inspiring to interview such a prominent figure in the industry. I hope everyone enjoys this episode as much as I did.
https://www.greenecountyfert.com/
https://www.lawncology.com/
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2024-04-0457 min
Turfgrass EpistemologyS2 E30 Turfgrass Potassium. Soils Matter!Dest, W.M and K. Guillard. 2001. Bentgrass response to K fertilization and K release rates from eight sand rootzone sources used in putting green construction. Int. Turf. Soc. Res. J. 9:375-381.
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2024-03-191h 09The RootZone PodcastEpisode 9 - TJ & Andrew Jastrem (Jastrem Premium Landscapes)We discuss the humble beginnings of two brothers starting a business, growing into a 5000 sq. ft shop, and their mutually beneficial relationship with Stout Lawncare. Plus we talk about the importance of building up your employees and training them for success!
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2024-03-1159 minThe RootZone PodcastShort Cast w/ Steph SwinneyMe and Steph sit down for a quick interview about how she got her start in the green industry and how she has handled a new job, a new marriage, and doing all this while running to small businesses. Thanks again Steph for your time.
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2024-02-2915 minThe RootZone PodcastEpisode 8 - Kevin Salters (Turf Nutrition and Management Podcast)In this joint podcast with The Turf Nutrition and Management Podcast, Kevin Salters visits from Suffield, Connecticut to talk about how his passion for human nutrition helped him build his business Root Development, knowing your limits as an owner and when to ask for help, and adapting your home life to become more environmentally friendly. Plus, Kevin reveals what he saw at 14 years old that sold him on the lawn care industry forever!
Providing a tick and mosquito control service? Tick and Skeeter Deleter is an all natural repellent with an aroma even the neighbors will...
2024-02-261h 30The RootZone PodcastEpisode 7 - Joe Moskal (Royersford Fence Company)In this episode, Joe from Royersford Fence Company explains how he turned a side job into a second full-time job. We discuss work-life balance, especially when raising a family and being a teacher, and if there is such a thing as an "exit plan." Plus, where to put your advertising dollars in a world where everyone is on the Internet, and the intricacies of sharing responsibilities with you business partner!
Call Joe for more info on Royersford Fence Co. at 610-564-1142
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2024-02-121h 19The RootZone PodcastEpisode 6 - Kara and Greg Lehman (Small Business Owners)In this episode, we talk to Kara and Greg Lehman, an incredible couple who are the proud owners of Kara Jo Skincare (https://www.karajoskincare.com/) and the Kara Jo Bee Farm. Our conversation takes us on their remarkable journey, starting with the discovery of a solution to Kara's personal skincare issue, which eventually blossomed into a thriving business venture. Since then, Kara and Greg have expanded their horizons, acquiring a new property to help accommodate the growing needs of their apiary, which now houses an impressive collection of over 50 bee hives. We also delve into the concept of...
2023-12-251h 10The RootZone PodcastEpisode 5 - Chris Lerch (Hello422)Chris Lerch joins the podcast to discuss the origins of Hello422, launching during the pandemic to help small businesses, and leveraging social media for success.
2023-12-111h 06The RootZone PodcastEpisode 4 -Dan Tennity & Justin Brown (Line Level)Justin Brown and Dan Tennity discuss their experience as line level employees, taking initiative to learn new skills, and the ways they like to be acknowledged in the workplace for a job well done.
2023-11-271h 10The RootZone PodcastEpisode 3 - Bryan Swinney (Tick and Skeeter Deleter)Bryan Swinney talks about walking away from his union job to start his own landscaping business, why the the business changed to fertilizing, and how he came to create Tick and Skeeter Deleter.
Check out Tick and Skeeter Deleter at https://yardcomfort.com
2023-11-1351 minThe RootZone PodcastEpisode 2 - Brian Finnegan (Avanti Plumbing and Drain Experts)Brian has almost 30 years in the plumbing business, from the days of teaching himself on the job, now to setting others up for success. Brian talks about his transition into the industry from Blockbuster, and the important aspects of managing employees.
Visit Avanti at paplumbinganddrains.com
2023-10-301h 30The RootZone PodcastEpisode 1 - Derek Madden (VP Go Green Lawn & Pest)The first episode with Derek Madden, Vice President of Go Green Lawn & Pest.
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2023-10-191h 06
The Root Development PodcastThis week we catch back up with Chris Stoudt from Stout LawnThis week we catch back up with Chris Stoudt from Stout Lawn Care to see how their seeding season is going and the release of his own podcast, "The Rootzone Podcast".
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Spraye.io CRM systems for the turf manager of any size
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2023-10-192h 05The RootZone PodcastThe RootZone Podcast - TrailerWelcome to the RootZone Podcast with Chris Stoudt, owner of Stout Lawn Care. New episodes come out every other week!
2023-10-1600 min
The ATC Doublecut with Micah WoodsA soil water content turf hackFor as long as I can remember, I've used the easy 1 mm = 1 L = 1% soil volumetric water content (VWC) relationship when converting between water use by grass, ET, irrigation, and soil VWC. Bill Kreuser shared the simple calculation to work this out in inches, for any rootzone depth. The post discussed here is https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/soil-water-content-turf-hacks/Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/Find turfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/See the PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com...
2023-07-2525 min
Master My Garden PodcastEP184- How To Take Softwood Cuttings ?Is it too late to take softwood cuttings? That was a listener query from last week. Technically mid-July is a little late if you follow textbook rules, however, I have always found that they will root perfect at this stage of the year. What will I need to take softwood cuttings? An airy growing media you can mix perlite through to add air to the rootzone. A plastic zip lock bag to put cuttings in straight away to avoid transpiration. Rooting powder is useful but not essential. Small pots 9cm (about 3.54 in) to 12cm (about...
2023-07-1423 min
The Grodan GroShowGrowing Better Cannabis: Innovative Techniques for Rootzone Management with Crop Consultant, Chad Rigby I Ep 5Send us a textWe’re excited to announce the return of the Grodan GroShow Podcast with the release of an all-new episode featuring expert crop consultant at Grodan, Chad Rigby. During episode five, we delve into innovative techniques for rootzone management and precision growing, how to prevent algae growth and the importance of initial saturation in early propagation. We also discuss the difference between vegetative and generative growth, and Chad provides valuable insights on how growers can steer with climate, irrigation, and EC.Precision growing is a method that requires attention to det...
2023-06-0853 minThe ATC Doublecut with Micah WoodsSpots of excitement—snow mold spots—in an otherwise boring potassium experiment, with Doug SoldatDoug Soldat is a professor in the soil science department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. We discussed a recent photo he shared showing dramatically increased snow mold where K fertilizer was applied. Or perhaps it was dramatically reduced snow mold where K fertilizer was not applied.- See the photo we discussed: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/k-fertilizer-and-more-snow-mold/- Watch this episode at https://youtu.be/ilPhk30NQlQ- Bier et al. article on K supply from topdressing sand: A long term evaluation of differential potassium fertilization of a creeping bentgrass putting green, https://doi...
2023-01-3157 min
Growing (with) All Gardening and Phil Argent109: How to renovate a lawnGrowing a lawn from seed is for sure one of the best things I have ever learnt to do and its something that's done through a lawn renovation process.
The lawn renovation process goes like this.
Cut the lawn short, this makes for less grass to pick up from the scarification.
Scarify the lawn taking a single direction pass.
Clean up the green waste from the scarification.
Scarify again lightly to get closer to the rootzone and clean out anymore thatch (if needed).
Aerate the lawn using a hollow tine aerator, spiking a lawn doesn't do...
2022-03-2911 minGrowing (with) All Gardening and Phil Argent108: 3 ways to scarify a lawnSo here's a few things about scarifying a lawn that most people don't mention before they go for it, you have to take into account the condition of the lawn, the time of year, how ready are you to wait for it to recover and what result do you want to achieve by doing it.
The last bit is the most important thing, what do you want to achieve by scarifying your lawn.
I always feel that you scarify the lawn so you can add to it, not take something away which leads me to t...
2022-03-2811 minMaster My Garden PodcastEP083- The Benefits Of Biochar In Your Garden With Dr.Karen O Hanlon Probio CarbonIn this weeks episode of Master My Garden Podcast I am joined by Dr. Karen O Hanlon to talk about the benefits of Biochar in your garden. Biochar is now starting to become spoken about quiet a lot and its benefits are far reaching and definitive. It has 58 stated uses but specifically in gardening terms it has huge benefits such as locking in carbon, retaining moisture, increasing the microbial action around the rootzone, increasing yields, improving plants resistance to disease, reduces acidity in the soil etc. Many craft gardeners speak of the benefits of biochar especially in plants with...
2021-08-1338 minMaster My Garden PodcastEP062- Moon gardening & what I'm sowing at the moment, best varieties etc.In episode 061 of Master My Garden podcast which is a solo episode have a look at my latest gardening book called "Moon Gardening" by Matt Jackson. Moon gardening is a subject that I have little knowledge of but it is really interesting and this book is fascinating. In its most basic form the moon gardening involves following the moon's monthly cycle between new moon and full moon and within each month there is a waxing phase as the moon opens to a full moon and a waning moon as it closed to a new moon. Within these phased divided...
2021-03-2635 min
Sustainable WinegrowingViticultural Research in AustraliaReferences: Conserving Irrigation Water| Jacob Hernandez & Craig Macmillan (Sustainable Winegrowing Podcast) Dr. McCarthy Profile Google search for "Michael McCarthy viticulture" "Managing vines during heat waves" Fact Sheet from Wine Australia REGULATED DEFICIT IRRIGATION AND PARTIAL ROOTZONE DRYING: An overview of principles and application | Paul E. Kriedemann & Ian Goodwin Sign Up | Irrigation Efficiency Project Sustainable Ag Expo Sustainable Ag Expo Attendee Registration Discount "Sustainable salinity management in Australian vineyards" Fact Sheet from Wine Australia Get More Subscribe on Google Play, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn or wherever you listen so you never miss an episode on the latest s...
2018-10-1838 min
Field, Lab, EarthIron Layers in Golf Course Soils with Glen ObearRapid soil formation in engineered soils, as highlighted in the article "Soil Evolution Par for the Golf Course" with Glen Obear. Not all of us who go golfing think about what is happening underneath the green. Glen Obear has always been that kind of guy. Since his high school days, he has wanted to be a golf course superintendent – even though he doesn't play that much golf! What fascinates him is the science of developing a golf course. We may simply see a beautiful, natural-looking terrain, but those rolling hills and magnificent green fields are the product of...
2018-06-1331 min
Superintendent Radio NetworkRootzone Podcast: The benefits of healthy soilDr. Gracie Barrett and Richard Page of Laverstoke Park discuss how building a solid living soil foundation creates a stronger stand of turf. This interview comes as a guest clip from the Rootzone Podcast, Edition 7.Rootzone Podcast can be downloaded at www.yapaudio.co.uk.
2012-05-1008 min