Going Organic – It’s A Great Choice
If you want to know how to have an organic lawn that is thick, lush, green and beautiful, then you have stumbled onto the right blog. What you will find as you “thumb” through the pages here is that I am NOT an extremist who preaches organics as a way to save the world. Of course, I do believe that going organic in your lawn care is better for our environment, but on the flip side, I don’t believe that synthetic lawn products are BAD either. Let’s explore shall we?
Synthetic or Man-Made Lawn Chemicals – Pros and Cons
The number one reason why synthetic lawn chemicals get a bad rap when it comes to the environment is because homeowners don’t follow label directions! Sorry guys, I’m not trying to make you feel bad, but the majority of you have this whole “more is better” philosophy that means you just dump and dump and dump thinking your lawn will become beautiful because of it. And in the short term, you are right! If you put lots of synthetic fert on your lawn, it will be VERY green… but not for long.
In addition, there are synthetic products out there that make things easier for you that aren’t really good for the environment or your lawn either. As an example, let’s look at the typcial granular “weed-n-feed” product you can buy at big box stores.
A weed-n-feed bag contains a couple things: Fertilizer and weed killer – both mixed in the bag together.
So you head out to your lawn in April to spread this stuff, and a
s you throw it out on the lawn using your broadcast lawn spreader you are laying fertilizer evenly on the lawn 
(good assuming you set the spreader properly) but you are also throwing weed killer all over the lawn too – but what if there are sections of the lawn that don’t have weeds? Does it make sense to throw weed killer in an area where there are no weeds? Of course not! But you can’t control it…
Finally, synthetic lawn products don’t do anything to build the natural soil organisms that a lawn needs to stay healthy for the long haul. In fact, using synthetic fertilizers creates a dependance… like drugs in humans (dramatic I know LOL)
However, you can use a combination of synthetics and organics as a way to boost a crappy lawn with a goal of going to 100% organic, and my book here tells you all about it. The idea is to use synthetics in a controlled and smart way to get your lawn growing and thick and mostly weed-free, then move to 100% organic treatments.
Growing An Organic Lawn
Once you have a good foundation, you can go 100% natural and organic and have a beautiful lawn that is easy to maintain and looks better too. An organic lawn will look 100% more vigorous during the year, even during the most stressful times (like drought and heat) and can stand up to insect and disease pressure better as well.
Organic treatments will built your soil and good soil is the key to a good lawn. Here is a quick list of some posts that will help you understand this concept:
Making Organic Lawn Applications work better
