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Organic lawn care has four main benefits that make it such a popular and healthy way to care for your lawn. However, there are even more specific benefits you might not be aware of. This comprehensive guide will explore everything there is to know about organic lawn care practices and how they benefit you.
Organic lawn care practices result in a stronger and more resilient lawn. Lawns can become reliant on frequent watering and specialized fertilizers. These practices can make if more difficult for lawns to defend themselves against pests and other challenges. A well-maintained organic lawn will have stronger soil, making it more resilient. Harsh weather conditions and pests will have less of a negative effect on an organic lawn compared to a lawn that thrives on chemical fertilizers and pesticides, such as those used in conventional lawn care practices.
An organic lawn will have soil that can facilitate deep-rooted, healthy grass. The soil is also robust enough to crowd out weeds. The stronger soil will keep your plants and lawn healthy in tougher conditions. Explore these benefits of organic lawn care to learn why you should rely on organic lawn practices rather than traditional lawn care methods:
Even the smallest organic lawn can still positively impact the environment. By using fewer pesticides, less water and organic fertilizers, you are embracing a more environmentally conscious approach to gardening. When you stop using chemicals on your lawn, you eliminate the risk of them running off and hurting the local environment. They can spread to nearby flora and fauna and even reach nearby water sources. Chemical runoff is hazardous to humans and can harm you, your children or your neighbors.
No harmful chemicals are used in organic lawn care practices, creating a safer and more environmentally friendly garden.
Conventional lawn care makes use of chemical fertilizers and harmful pesticides. These chemicals are hazardous to your pets and children who are constantly playing in your garden. Pesticides and herbicides used to get rid of insects and weeds are toxic to more than just their intended targets. These chemicals can seep into water supplies and puddles that your pets and kids make contact with.
By using organic fertilizers and organic pesticide practices, you can have a beautiful garden that’s safe for everyone. Go with organic methods and you will see the improvements in your lawn’s health and your own health.
Organic lawn care practices give your lawn the strength to stay healthy and stronger. The stronger your soil is the less time and effort you need to maintain it. An organic lawn can take care of itself and requires less direct help from you. This will save you money on expensive fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides.
Hiring an organic lawn care service is a good way of optimizing the health of your lawn while saving money. You can have a pristine lawn that needs no extra hands-on care from you. An organic lawn care service and automatic watering system result in a gorgeous, maintenance-free lawn.
These are some of the steps you need to follow to transition to organic lawn care:
Finding the right lawn care service can make all the difference. If you’re interested in organic lawn care practices for your yard, OrganicLawns provides high-quality organic lawn care services that will give you a lush green lawn that you can be proud of.
We offer a wide range of services and packages that cater to your garden’s needs. Learn more about our different organic lawn care services and how they can benefit your yard.
Our local lawn fertilization services will improve the health of your lawn’s root systems, restore your soil and remove dead grass patches. Our fertilizers will also prevent pests and weeds from taking over your garden. Our specialized formulas strictly adhere to Maryland’s fertilizer law while optimizing your lawn’s benefits.
Or fertilizer formula combines the strength of synthetic fertilizers with organic materials to provide you with the best results. Late spring is often the best time to apply fertilizer in Maryland, as the grass is just starting to grow.
Weeds are unattractive and unhealthy for your lawn. They compete for nutrients, stealing them from the plants you want to grow. The bigger weeds become, the more threat they pose to the flora around them. Because they take up the space and nutrients your grass needs to grow and germinate, weeds need to be removed as soon as possible. Pesticides that usually do the trick tend to be harmful, so we use effective and organic weed control services to protect your family and pets.
Our natural weed control services involve aerating and seeding your soil. We also use organic products that fight against weeds at their roots. This keeps them away from your grass, allowing it to grow without worrying about weed competition. Using pre-emergent weed control, you can stop weeds before they siphon vital nutrients from your grass and set yourself up for a season of beautiful grass growth.
Aeration is the process of pulling cores out of your lawn using tools to make small holes in the soil. When soil compacts over time, it can make it more difficult for water, air and nutrients to reach your root zones. Aeration and seeding provide several essential benefits to combat soil compaction:
Soil is the most important part of your lawn. The more nutrients and organic matter your soil contains, the healthier your lawn and plants will be. Our soil amendment services enhance your soil to optimize what it can provide your garden. Soil amendment is the number one way of getting the best results from your garden.
The materials added to your soil through soil amendment improve certain physical properties. It will enhance your soil’s water retention, drainage, aeration, structure and water infiltration. If your plants are looking sickly, then you need soil amendment.
Grubs are destructive pests that can pose a hard-to-manage threat to your lawn. OrganicLawns is proud to offer the first bio-insecticide product that controls lawn grubs as effectively as chemical-based products. The best part is our product can do all this without harming insects that benefit your lawn.
Organic lawn care is all about improving the quality of your soil. The best way to know what your soil needs is by doing soil tests. Soil testing involves looking at your soil’s structure, pH levels, nutrients and minerals. Achieving a pristine lawn begins at the ground level. Knowing what to add, remove and do to improve your soil is our way of going the extra mile to give you a lawn to be proud of.
OrganicLawns offers annual soil testing services with all our lawn care packages to ensure we’re developing a personalized solution for your lawn.
Starter fertilizer is a special type of fertilizer that contains more concentrated nutrients. These nutrients encourage fast root growth in new grass seeds. The chemical ratio used in starter fertilizer provides a healthy blend of nutrients for beginning healthy grass growth.
Due to its specialized nature and more concentrated chemicals, starter fertilizer should not be used like regular fertilizer. This fertilizer should be applied during the spring or fall. The cooler weather conditions and lower temperatures are better suited for starter fertilizer application. There are several different types of fertilizer used in organic practices, and our experts know which ones to use when.
Fungal diseases are difficult to get rid of and have an obvious effect on the appearance of your lawn. When your lawn starts developing brown patches, you need to take disease control action. Fungal diseases can bring down tall fescue incredibly quickly. The problem requires a lot of hands-on work to solve, but by using our services, we can manage and remove the problem efficiently.
You can do several things when you spot the signs of a fungal disease. You can start watering your lawn early in the day to allow it to dry at night. This is when fungi are most active, so having dry grass at night limits their ability to grow. This is one of many tips for keeping your garden free of brown spots and preventing fungal diseases from spreading.
When tending to your lawn’s dead, bare or thin spots, you need to use effective organic seeding practices. Whether you need to cover a large area or a smaller specific area, slice seeding is the way to go. Slice seeding is when you cut through the soil using a lawn slicer and place seeds as you do so. This involves a slice seeder machine, which slices the ground and makes furrows in your soil.
The machine will drop seeds in the trenches it creates. This is an effective and reliable way of organically spreading seeds throughout your lawn. It requires less work and effort than aeration and overseeding methods of bring new life to your lawn. The slice seeder machine places seeds directly into your soil. This allows the seeds to germinate and grow faster.
We provide professional slice seeding services using the best equipment for the job.
Nutsedge is a prevalent weed in Maryland gardens. Like any invasive weed, you want to control the situation before it gets out of hand and takes over your lawn. Fortunately, there are ways of protecting your lawn from nutsedge by using preventative services and looking out for certain signs.
Nutsedge is a persistent and invasive species of turfgrass weed. It grows in warm temperatures and flourishes in moist conditions. It can easily spread in a part of your lawn with poor drainage. Yellow and purple nutsedge are the most common species garden-owners will encounter. You can take preventative actions to stop it from spreading by learning how to identify them.
Regular blades of grass are rounded off at the end. Nutsedge has a noticeable “V” formation at the end. The grass itself has three points and three sides, giving it a triangular look. The roots spread out and grow horizontally. This is to allow it to grow new nutsedges across your lawn. Purple nutsedge has pointy purple flowers and dark green leaves. Yellow nutsedge have lighter colored leaves and grow yellow-green-like flowers.
While you can take your own precautions to ward off the spread of nutsedge, it is always better to trust a nutsedge control service to keep the spreading at bay.
There is a huge list of benefits that come from using organic lawn care practices. Stronger soil, a healthier lawn, weed control, pest resistance, wider root systems, environmental benefits, health benefits and so much more. At OrganicLawns, we can help you unlock the full potential of your organic lawn. We have the experience, skills and practices that can turn your lawn into a paradise you can be proud of.
We offer three service packages to best cater to your needs. Contact us to learn more or visit our website to find out the areas we serve.
