Which Pro-Iron product is right for you?

Different turf management objectives require different approaches to iron. Learn how to choose the Pro-Iron product that best fits your program.

28 September 2026
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    Iron is much more than a way to improve turf colour.

    It can be used as part of a routine nutrition programme to support healthy growth and presentation, or applied independently to provide greater flexibility over iron inputs within a wider agronomic program.

    The key is understanding the role you want iron to play.

    What are you trying to achieve?

    Before choosing a Pro-Iron product, think about your management objective.

    Do you want to improve turf colour while supporting healthy growth through routine nutrition? Or do you need the flexibility to manage iron independently, tailoring application rates to the desired turf response or incorporating iron into an existing Integrated Turf Management (ITM) programme?

    Once you’ve answered that question, choosing the right product becomes much simpler.

    Choose Pro-Iron ActioN when…

    Pro-Iron ActioN is designed for situations where the turf benefits from both nutrition and iron.

    Combining nitrogen and iron in a single application supports healthy growth while improving presentation, making it an efficient choice for routine nutrition programs. It is particularly well suited to larger managed turf areas where consistency, simplicity and ease of application are priorities.

    Choose Pro-Iron ActioN when you want to:

    • Improve turf colour while supporting healthy growth.
    • Apply nitrogen and iron together in a single application.
    • Support a routine nutrition programme.
    • Simplify applications across larger managed turf areas.

    Pro-Iron ActioN combines nitrogen with iron sulphate, allowing nutrition and iron to be managed together in one application.

    Choose Pro-Iron Effect when…

    Sometimes the priority is not additional nutrition, but greater flexibility over iron applications.

    Perhaps your nutrition program is already delivering the desired level of growth. Perhaps you want to tailor iron application rates to achieve a specific turf response. Or perhaps you’re incorporating iron into an existing spray programme alongside wetting agents, plant growth regulators, fungicides or other compatible products.

    In these situations, managing iron independently allows iron application rates to be adjusted without affecting the wider nutrition programme.

    Choose Pro-Iron Effect when you want to:

    • Tailor iron application rates to achieve the desired turf response.
    • Manage iron independently of your nutrition program.
    • Incorporate iron into an existing spray or ITM program.
    • Maximise flexibility within your agronomic program.
    • Improve turf colour without adding nitrogen.

    Pro-Iron Effect contains no nitrogen, allowing iron to be managed independently of the wider nutrition program. It combines iron sulphate with chelated iron and offers excellent compatibility with a wide range of compatible agronomic products, making it easy to incorporate into existing spray programmes.

    Does the iron formulation matter?

    Yes. The iron source itself can influence product selection.

    Some liquid iron products contain iron sulphate alone, while others combine iron sulphate with chelated iron. These formulations behave differently and may be better suited to different management objectives.

    Pro-Iron ActioN contains iron sulphate, making it ideal when the objective is to combine nutrition and iron in a single application.

    Pro-Iron Effect combines iron sulphate with chelated iron, providing greater flexibility for independent iron management and existing spray programs.

    If you’d like to understand how these iron sources differ, read our guide to Chelated Iron vs Iron Sulphate: What’s the Difference?

    Which Pro-Iron product is right for you?

    If your objective is...Choose...
    Improve turf color while supporting healthy growthPro-Iron ActioN
    Apply nitrogen and iron togetherPro-Iron ActioN
    Support a routine nutrition programPro-Iron ActioN
    Improve turf color without changing nitrogen inputsPro-Iron Effect
    Tailor iron application rates independently of nutritionPro-Iron Effect
    Incorporate iron into an existing ITM or spray programPro-Iron Effect
    Choose a formulation containing chelated ironPro-Iron Effect
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