Organic Lawn Care
Going Organic
The transition to natural organic methods can be instituted at any time. Getting
started is as easy as stopping the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides
and switching to our organic program. The first step in switching from
conventional to natural organic lawn care is to assess the quality of the
existing lawn

The key to a successful organic lawn program is good soil quality. Good soil
contains plenty of organic matter and microbes. Microbes both feed and protect
the lawn from disease. We replenish the microbes with a thin layer of compost.
Compost is loaded with microbes and helps boost the microbial activity in the
soil. Next, we start using organic protein based fertilizers to feed the
microbes. The microbes convert the fertilizer into nutrients available for the
lawn.
Why not conventional fertilizers?
Quick fix, petroleum based fertilizers make lawns grow fast and green, but
exhaust grass roots and kill beneficial bacteria and fungi, thereby promoting
unbalanced insect populations. Broadleaf weed controls kill weeds, but they also
kill beneficial micro-organisms that work to keep soil nurturing and alive.
Thatch build-up occurs when there is no microbial life to decompose it. Toxic
pesticides also harm trees and woody plants and stay around a lot longer without
a healthy microbial population to decompose them. In addition, the toxins
contaminate the soil, seep into the water table, and threaten our irreplaceable
water supply. Is Organic more expensive than conventional lawn care?
Typically the answer is no and our services are very competitive. However,
organic lawn care products, like organic food usually cost a little more, but
they help provide a healthy, hardy, sustainable lawn that will thrive and grow
without costly inputs and become less expensive over time. We hope to provide
our customers the peace of mind to let their kids and pets roll around and chew
on the grass. Turf, trees, plants, and shrubs have a healthier foundation and
are more pest, disease and drought resistant. In addition, because organics do
not contaminate the soil, water, and air, there are tremendous savings to the
environment and long term health.
Program Details:
- Spring Feed and Weed - Organic
pre-emergent weed control/fertilizer combination
- Spring Builder - Micro-organism health
builder
- Summer Sustain - Organic fertilization
- Summer Builder - Micro-organism health
builder
- Fall Feed - Organic fertilization
coupled with micro-organism soil builder
Nature's Way organic treatment program, in combination with correct mowing and
watering practices, will create and maintain a beautiful lawn while respecting
your family's health and the local and global environment.
Contact us today for a free estimate. (201) 265-8367
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