What is HydroSave?
HydroSave is a safe, natural, chemical free product that is formulated to help reduce water usage in turf applications. 
HydroSave is 95% pure calcium sulfate dihydrite. It is finely ground and mixed with an organic bio-polymer to form a pellet. HydroSave has 21% calcium and 17.5% sulfur (in sulfate form).
HydroSave is OMRI listed and does not require any special licenses to apply, posting of warning signs, or reentry intervals.
Sizing of HydroSave
HydroSave Ultra Greens Grade for application on Golf Greens. Because of the micro prill, this product can be spread at any time of the day and play will not be interrupted.
Fairway Grade HydroSave for application on Fairways and Tee Boxes. This is a regular fertilizer grade product, designed for broadcast applications and mixing with other products.
Benefits of HydroSave
- Enhances water use efficiency. 25 to 100 percent more water is available in HydroSave treated soils vs. untreated soils; less irrigation water is required to achieve the same results.
- Helps with high bicarbonate irrigation water. Bicarbonates form free lime when water evaporates, resulting in lessavailable calcium and increased soil pH. The reduction of available calcium also leads to a loss of soil structure and reduced water infiltration.
- Amends and reclaims soils high in destructive magnesium. Magnesium has the opposite effect of calcium in soils; it destroys soil structure and reduces water, air movement and root growth.
- Improves soil structure by loosening compacted soils.
- Increases Rooting Depth.
- Decreases pH of sodic soils, and works to leach sodium from soils.
- Replaces harmful salts with calcium. Sodium, chlorine and many other salts are often present at higher levels in effluent irrigation water. These salts are detrimental to plant growth and development since they rupture and destroy plant cells.
How does HydroSave Work?
HydroSave works by leaching sodium salts and increasing soluble salts. This increases water infiltration into the soil. HydroSave stimulates soil biology which works to breakdown thatch layers. In addition HydroSave provides calcium and sulfur to turf, two important and often over looked nutrients
With field turf a dense thatch layer, surface crusts, or hydrophobic layers can severely reduce water infiltration rates. Unlike soil profile characteristics, these surface conditions can be readily corrected through cultivation, soil amendments or wetting agents. HydroSave works to reduce surface crusting by moderating soluble salts. HydroSave increase biological activity which works to break down thatch layers itto stable carbon, reducing hydrophobic black layer formation.
Where thatch accumulation is excessive, significant amounts of irrigation water may be required just to wet the thatch layer. Evaporation losses are considerably higher from thatch than from soil. A heavily thatched turf is usually shallow-rooted, which also prevents effective utilization of irrigation water. When root systems are restricted to the thatch layer, light and frequent applications of water are needed to reduce runoff. This type of irrigation increases compaction, reduces soil oxygen, and increases disease.
The rate of movement of water into a soil is called the infiltration rate. Soils that have high sodium, low or high soluble salts, dense thatch layers, compaction, or hydrophobic black layers have poor infiltration rates. HydroSave regulates soluble salts and leaches sodium, increases biological activity, and oxygen levels in soil, increasing water infiltration.
HydroSave works by separating organic matter from clay soil particles making more pore space in soils. Soils consist of solid particles and pore spaces which are filled with either air or water. Pore space should account for 40 to 50 percent of the soil, depending on texture, structure, degree of compaction, and other variables. HydroSave alone does not break up compaction but can help to reduce its formation.
Depth of rooting is the most important factor in the drought resistance of a turf. A shallow-rooted turf is much more susceptible to drought injury than a deep-rooted turf. Close mowing, over-watering, excessive fertilization, soil compaction, and thatch accumulation all lead to shallow-rooted turf. The calcium and sulfur in HydroSave works down into the soil profile increasing pore space and nutrients throughout the soil. This allows turf roots to grow deeper into the soil, reducing the need for frequent inefficient watering.
Applying HydroSave
Soil samples should be obtained before any lime or fertilizer application. 
HydroSave can be applied at anytime during the growing season. Best results are obtained when it is applied in the spring as grass breaks dormancy and in the fall as a winterizer.
HydroSave Ultra Greens Grade is best applied using a drop spreader. HydroSave Fairway Grade is easy to apply with either a drop spreader or a spinner spreader. Uniform coverage is important to avoid streaks or uneven turf color and growth. Since HydroSave is pelletized, it spreads evenly with no dust, drift, or mess.
HydroSave is safe to use! It is non-toxic to humans, and pets, doesn’t burn grass and will not cause pollution problems!
How Much HydroSave to Apply
The amount of HydroSave required will vary with the soil type. Standard application rates are
Ultra Greens Grade - 4#/1000 Sq feet spring and fall
HydroSave Fairway Grade - 10#/1000 Sq Feet spring and fall
For sodium remediation consult your soil sample for rates.
How often is HydroSave Needed?
Best results are obtained with biannual applications.
