Turf Builder History
The 1920s were a busy time in the United States, with automobiles, radios and televisions becoming common items in people's lives. The country was flourishing, and every year it seemed a revolutionary product or invention was on the market. 1928 was no exception. It was the first year for the Academy Awards, penicillin was invented, the first television was sold, Walt Disney released the first cartoons with sound, and a small company in Marysville, Ohio, O.M. Scotts & Sons, introduced Turf Builder, the world's first fertilizer for home lawns . And like Disney cartoons, TV and the Academy Awards, Americans fell in love with Turf Builder, and the idea of having a picture-perfect lawn. Turf Builder Through the Years The Scotts Company knew it was on to something with Turf Builder. After all, consumers loved the product, and in 1940 sales of Scotts Turf Builder had reached an all-time high. In the 1950s, research continued on this revolutionary product, and a lighter, improved ...