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From The Ground Up, Inc. MOL News BY: Gary Grandstaff

I-MOL I-MOL PLUS I-MOL PLUS 2 I-MOL R.E. I-PAC R.E. M-MOL C-MOL K-MOL Z-MOL MICRO-MOL

Issue 5 July/August 2004

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What Does PGA say about first hand here at The Pete Dye Golf Club and had this to say regarding the condition MOL Products? of the golf course. “Your greens manage- ment of the bentgrass thatch layer at ¼ In preparation for the Pete Dye West inch or less is quite remarkable given the Virginia Classic Nationwide Tour held July ten year age of the golf course. All the 12 – 18, 2004, Gary Grandstaff, Golf Course more impressive is your single aerification Superintendent, had the opportunity to meet per year program. Your use of molasses several times with Joseph Sporl, Agronomist based MOL products spray treatments has for Competitions with the PGA Tour. Mr. certainly produced a very rich microbial Sporl has seen the results of MOL products soil environment that naturally accelerates From The Ground Up, Inc. MOL News Page 2

Issue 1 February 2004 the breakdown of dead organic matter. I had always thought that this might be the case, and it was great to see the anecdotal evidence in person.”New Products

Many of our clients have experienced I-MOL R.E. is an extension of our signature I-MOL substantial thatch reduction and now have product. We have added our own proprietary the thatch under control on their courses. blended root enhancer to I-MOL. You will They have requested a product similar to I- continue to achieve all the benefits of I-MOL MOL for their iron source that would give along with the added benefit of the root them most of the same benefits they enhancer. On our test plots, we experienced achieved through the use of our other MOL an increase of 100 percent plus in the root products without reducing the thatch further. growth of the plant. This product is Our R&D department developed I-PAC R.E. in especially beneficial on newly seeded and response to these requests. We are very newly sodded areas. It is also an excellent excited about this development. The benefits product for spring and fall use. Spring and are quite substantial, particularly during hot fall applications are recommended at a rate weather. Roots are now down at 5 and 6 of 3 oz. per 1,000 square feet or 1 gallon per inches deep when they would normally be at acre once every two weeks while summer 2 to 3 inches deep. During spring and fall applications should be once a week. roots are deeper than what we normally experienced at that time without the use of Benefits of I-MOL R.E. our R.E. (root enhancer) products. Spring and  Helps form a humus rich topsoil fall applications are recommended at a rate of 3 oz. per 1,000 square feet or 1 gallon per  Restores and increases microbial activity acre once every two weeks while summer  Stimulates root growth and health applications should be once a week.  Assists in the natural decomposition of accumulated organic matter Benefits of I-PAC R.E.  Necessary for chlorophyll formation and  Promotes high ion exchange capacities electron transport in enzyme systems for better fertilizer retention  Reduces and manages thatch  Creates rich dark green leaf color  Improves water penetration  Improves water penetration  Creates a rich dark green leaf color  Necessary for chlorophyll formation and electron transport in enzyme systems I-MOL R.E. INGREDIENTS  Stimulates root growth and health Iron Sulfate from Ferrous Hypa-Sulfate Non Burning, Our own Proprietary Molasses Blend I-PAC R.E. INGREDIENTS and Our Proprietary Blended Root Enhancer Plant Nutrients Derived from Zinc Sulfate, Iron The retail cost is $32.50 per gallon. Sulfate, Borate, Humate, Sea Kelp Extract & Our Proprietary Blended Root Enhancer From The Ground Up, Inc. MOL News Page 3

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met with Superintendent Thomas Tokarski. The retail cost is $33.50 per gallon. He has recently started using I-MOL Plus 2 and has been very pleased with the results.

ROAD TRIP After that we met with John Anderes at By Gary Grandstaff South River Golf Links in Edgewater, MD. John has been faithfully using I-MOL on his I recently had an opportunity to accompany #6 fairway for 5 applications now. John was our distributor, Mike Hutchison of Sports very excited about the results that he has Aggregates, as he visited some of his already experienced. He has seen a ½”-¾” customers in his district. thatch reduction on the 6th fairway. John is now starting to see the value of using I- Our first day was a stop at Worthington MOL as a mechanism to reduce and control Manor Golf Club in Frederick, MD where thatch. He can also see how one would Superintendent Nathaniel Goldseph was so reduce the aerification of fairways to a once gracious to host Mike and I for a round of every 2-3 year period. John is seriously golf. It is a great golf course and extremely considering using I-MOL on all of his well maintained and has a ton of rounds fairways in the future! each year. Nathaniel, how do you get all that work done? They have been doing test Last, but not least, we visited Andrew areas with I-MOL and have been very Sheehan at the Renditions in Davidsonville, pleased with the results. That was Sunday. MD. Andy has been using I-MOL Plus 2 on his A-4 greens as a “spoon-feed” as he Enough for play, Monday is here and it’s reduces thatch, also. Andy took us around time to get down to work. Our first stop is and showed us very high traffic areas on his at Lakewood Country Club in Rockville, greens that he would normally be laying sod MD where Rees Jones has blown-up the by now. This year, they are in great shape entire golf course. Landscapes Unlimited is and he attributes it to his use of I-MOL Plus putting it back together under the watchful 2. THANK YOU, ANDY! eye of Superintendent Chris Ayers, CGCS. Chris has his eye on possibly using MICRO- It was great getting out again on visits with MOL or one of the other MOL products for your area distributor. I always enjoy the grow-in phase. meeting the superintendents and answering any of their questions and sharing From Lakewood Country Club we continued information. Both Andy and John will be on to Hampshire Greens Golf Club in Silver having interviews in upcoming MOLNews Springs MD where Thomas Ritter, CGCS is issues. the Superintendent. Tom was on vacation so we met with his assistant Steve Evans. They have been faithfully spraying I-MOL on a 3x3 foot test area on his putting green. Now UPCOMING EVENTS 6 applications into the testing and they have seen a considerable reduction in the thatch. A new and improved website is still under construction and is expected to be ready for Next we traveled to Queenstown Harbor Golf Links in Queenstown, MD. There we From The Ground Up, Inc. MOL News Page 4

Issue 1 February 2004 access Winter 2004. You can find us currently at www.i-mol.com. Space is very limited From The Ground Up, Inc Reserve your space by calling From The Ground Up, Inc. at 304-624-3844, Shirley st 1 Annual Product Grandstaff at 304-629-0527, or completing Seminar the form below and faxing it to 304-623- 4665. You may also reply via e-mail to October 5, 2004 [email protected] with all the required information. Upon request, we will supply a 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. list of area hotels and phone numbers. From The Ground Up, Inc. and Gary Grandstaff would like to take this The tee times for golf are filling up fast. opportunity to invite you to the First Annual However, we do have room for 16 additional Product Seminar for MOL products. This 1- players. These spots will be filled on a first day event will be spent in an informative come first serve basis so submit your informal gathering with Dick Psolla and registration ASAP. Gary Grandstaff. RSVP by Friday, September 24, 2004 Schedule of Events

8:00 – 9:30 Continental Breakfast Seminar Registration 9:30 – 10:15 The Biotic Pyramid And How It Relates To Microbial ____YES, I would like to attend the 1st Activity In The Soil Annual MOL Product Seminar being held at Dick Psolla–Soil Consultant The Pete Dye Golf Club. Brookside Laboratories 10:15 - 10:30 Q & A ____YES, I would like to participate in the 10:30 - 11:15 Product Usage and Benefits golf outing. Gary Grandstaff – Founder of From The Ground Up, Inc. Seminar, Breakfast, Lunch and Golf are 11:15 - 11:30 Q & A complimentary of From The Ground Up, 11:30 – 1:00 Lunch Break Inc. (lodging and golf cart fee not 1:00 - 5:30 Golf included)

Gary Grandstaff will discuss how he started Name: using MOL products on the golf course and the results and benefits that he has seen over Club: a nine year period. You will have access to Address: review the spray records for the past several years and the other chemicals he has mixed in the spray tank with MOL products, etc. You Phone (Work) also will have an opportunity to go out on Phone (Other) the course and take your own core samples E-mail: and review Gary’s spray records. From The Ground Up, Inc. MOL News Page 5

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CUSTOMER’S CORNER Distributor Listing (Questions and comments from our readers) Mark Goodman I began using I-MOL this past spring on our Southern Green Distributing bentgrass putting greens as a means of 1323 New Garden Road supplementing iron and carbon levels in our Greensboro, NC 27410 traditional tank mix. I was pleased with the [email protected] color response and compatibility traits of the Phone: 336-558-7663 product. Considering the unusual weather Fax: 336-852-6520 swings we have experienced this season, I feel the turf has responded more quickly to Southern Green Distributing serves all of cooler temperatures than in previous years. North and South Carolina, Georgia, To me, this suggests that we have Alabama, Southern Virginia, and Eastern maintained better plant health and increased Tennessee. carbohydrate levels during high heat stress periods. I feel this is, at least, partially attributable to the addition of I-MOL and Mike Hutchison now I-MOL R.E. to our program. I will SPORTSAGGREGATES continue to use MOL products as part of our 4701 Belle Grove Rd., Bay S plant health program. Baltimore, MD 21225 [email protected] Kevin Smith, CGCS Phone: 240-994-2225 Bryan Park Golf & Enrichment Center Fax: 410-789-6259 Browns Summit, NC SPORTSAGGREGATES serves all of Maryland, Delaware, Southern New Jersey, Manufacturer Eastern Pennsylvania, Northern Virginia and Gary Grandstaff the West Virginia Panhandle. From The Ground Up, Inc. www.I-MOL.com 611 Baltimore Avenue Jim Raden Clarksburg, WV 26301 [email protected] RADEN ENTERPRISES, INC. [email protected] www.radenturf.com Tel. 304-624-3844 Fax 304-623-4665 P.O. Box 26275 Cellular: 304-629-0525 and 304-629-0527 Akron, Ohio 44319 [email protected] We are continually expanding and In Ohio 800-686-8873 searching for energetic self motivated Phone: 330-730-8878 people to head up different distributor- Fax 330-773-1879 ships throughout the country. If you are RADEN ENTERPRISES, INC. serves all of interested promoting MOL products contact Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, and Southern Gary Grandstaff via E-mail or call him Michigan. direct at 304-629-0525.