Advice for Achieving an Organic Green Lawn
Do you want to help the environment and keep your lawn green at the same time? I hope so, because not enough people think about this before implementing a lawn care strategy. Really, if you think about it, if everyone implemented an organic lawn care strategy the world really would be a much better place. So, how can this be done? How can you have a nice, green lawn without using tons of man-made chemicals? Follow a few simple steps, and you will find that an organic lawn can be the answer.
The first thing you need to do to have a green, health lawn and environment is to realize that you can have a great lawn by using organic products instead of chemicals created by some scientist/corporation. And yes, your kids will even be able to play on it! However, please note - this will require some work. You will either have to do this yourself or find someone or some company to do it for you (and honestly, most companies will not take care of a lawn organically). However, in the longer run, you will be very pleased with the results.
Ok, so what is the first step to such a great lawn? Primarily, you need to work on your soil, not your grass. Why? Because your soil is where the roots live, and the roots are what will make your grass nice and green. So, you need to have great soil in order to have great roots in order to have green grass! What can you do to develop your soil so it does what it should?
If your soil is hard as a rock, won’t absorb any water, and is completely devoid of all nutrients, then you may need to go talk to a local guru for some advice, as you may need to start over or spend some really good time on developing the soil. However, that is probably not the case and you can most likely just do a few things to improve the quality of your soil and help your grass become green for the long-run.
To make your soil better, you need to throw away that old chemical fertilizer, and then go out and buy some good organic products. There are three main reasons why organic products will be better for your lawn. First, organic products will increase the amount of bacteria and fungi in your soil, which is very good for your lawn. Why? Well, the bacteria and fungus keep your lawn living and break down ingredients for your lawn to eat, which helps it grow. Second, your soil’s structure will improve, allowing air and water to flow better and more effectively to the grass roots. Finally, the above two things will help your soil retain more water, which will in turn allow the grass roots to develop better.
So how do organic fertilizers do this when man made chemical ones have much more ‘active’ ingredients (nitrogen, phosphorus, or potash)? Well, quantity is not the only issue at play here. You can take too many vitamins, or just take them in the wrong amounts to the point that they will not really help you. Same thing with fertilizer. No, organic fertilizer will not change your lawn green overnight, but longer term you will have a much healthier, and thus greener lawn that even requires less work and water and is better for the environment.
