Welcome to Growing Solutions.
We are the distributors of pHirst™ irrigation water treatment products. Used extensively in the golf course, commercial turf and the nursery industries.

• pHirst™ Water treatment products
• Custom formulated liquid fertilizers
• Water treatment and fertigation injection equipment
• ESD Waste2Water products

Growing Solutions is a service-oriented business that will supply superior service and equipment.

We offer complete water and soil testing to our customers through Brookside Laboratories, as well as using an outside consultant for an impartial judge on the quality of your water.

As part of our service - we offer a Smart test. This test allows our technicians to do a complete analysis on your unit - whether it is our equipment or our competitors’ equipment. We have the technology to do a complete analysis of your water system.

Our Mission
To Exceed The Expectations Of And Solve Problems For Our Customers.

Our Difference
So, what's the difference between pHirst™ and some other products produced by some other producer

First of all, pHirst™ is produced with only the best raw materials. Without the finest raw materials, the production method is immaterial. The sulphuric acid used in the production of pHirst™ is a "virgin" acid. This simply means that it has not been used in any industrial process that contributes to the addition of "heavy metals". Not only is the acid virgin, it also meets U.S. standards for "heavy metals" content.

Quality urea is the other essential ingredient in pHirst™. In handling urea, foreign materials such as gravel and other debris can find their way into the urea. Our urea is handled with the utmost of care. If any question arise about foreign material mixing with our urea, then the end product (pHirst™) is filtered through an expensive set of filters. This ensures that when the product is delivered to the golf course, it will not clog any of the irrigation systems (including the low volume systems).

No other production company has this quality control measure in place.

A corrosion inhibitor is also added to pHirst™. This helps where the product comes in contact with metal such as bulk delivery tankers and in other areas such as stainless storage tanks or irrigation delivery systems.

Why It Works
Do You Need pHirst™?

In A Nutshell...
Adding pHirst™ to your irrigation water (acidulating) reduces and eliminates bicarbonate. Destruction of bicarbonate HAS to happen before sodium will move down through the soil profile below the root zone where damage occurs.

Acidulating the irrigation water will also produce soluble calcium and improve soil structure and water penetration and help to correct alkali-induced nutritional problems.

Acidulation of the water will also increase the availability of phosphorus and micronutrients. Once these undesirable cations (sodium, etc.) are removed from your negatively charged soil (clay) particles then much of the sodium is replaced with beneficial cations such as calcium.

This puts the sodium into solution and allows it to move down through the soil profile and makes available some of that free calcium that was tied up.

The Good, The Bad & The Toxic
Most irrigation water contains some amount of dissolved salts. Some are "beneficial" and some are "toxic"

The Beneficial: "Good" salts (such as calcium, magnesium, nitrate and sulphate) are free beneficial nutrients.

The Toxic: Unfortunately, other salts are also present (such as sodium, chloride and boron) which must be carefully managed or avoided, if possible. A third group (carbonates, bicarbonates and silicates) is usually also present and will interact with these salts.

More Bad News: Along with all of this, high pH can compound the problem. Liquid phosphate materials (such as 10-34-0) can also form insoluble precipitates with the carbonate and bicarbonate that can reduce fertilizer efficiency. The presence of these salts in irrigation water can cause destruction of soil structure and precipitation of insoluble salts in irrigation equipment.

The Answer
Acidulate the water with pHirst™. If you are using a water source high in sodium, pH and bicarbonates, you have a problem. Sodium affects the soil structure that impairs water penetration (soil sealing).

Sodium and other harmful salts are also phytotoxic to your crops. Usually, with increased sodium you will find high bicarbonate and high pH levels in the water as well.

Can you get rid of all the sodium in the soil? No. The only answer is to manage the situation.

For more information call 1.800.816.4041.