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Time for Fall Cleanup
Here is a note we provided to all of our 2015 lawn care customers… Dear Organic Soil Solutions customer: Your final 2015 Organic Soil Solutions treatment was applied today. Thanks for having us care for your lawn organically this year. We hope you’ll have us back in 2016, our 13th year owning the business. Humates and kelp improve…
Read MoreSlice Seeding and Fertilizer for Fall
Before fall begins, we slice seed and core aerate our lawns. We also apply early fall fertilizer because…the better the soil, the better the seed will do. The crab grass is dying, the cicadas are making a racket and the goldenrod is blooming. These are signs I used to dread when it meant going back…
Read MoreThe Benefits of Microbes in Soil Biology
This month, we applied microbial foods and biology to the soil that supports the lawns of our customers. The soil is a living breathing place with air, water and billions of micro-organisms breaking things down and building things up. It is a little quiet down there now, but it will soon be crackling with activity…
Read MoreTurning Bad Soil into a Green Organic Lawn
We Identified Bad Soil…. A house was built with a considerable area that was dedicated to lawn. It had been seeded twice in the spring but not much had germinated. Even crabgrass was afraid to tred here. That is about as lifeless as you can get. The soil was highly compacted and it didn’t drain. The…
Read MoreNative Plants for Your Garden
I’ve always had an interest in the health of soil biology, the basis for our organic lawn care program. However, there is plenty of life above the ground that is being depleted and needs help too. Soil micro-organisms rely on organic matter for their sustenance. I’m sure many, if not most, of our lawn care…
Read MoreANGIE’S LIST SUPER SERVICE AWARD
We are honored to achieve another Super Service Award from Angie’s List. This is the third year in a row that we’ve had enough excellent reviews to capture the prize. We’ve never solicited a review so it is pretty satisfying every time a good review pops up in our profile. Thanks to all those who…
Read MoreDormant Seeding
This should be a great year for dormant seeding if you already did it. We were able to do a number of lawns that needed some help, just before the recent storm. Now that seed is lying dormant under three feet of snow. Dormant seed in a battered lawnHere are a few pictures of dormant…
Read MorePlants Need Love Too
If you like our approach to lawns, you’ll love what we can do for your plants and landscape. Our primary focus has always been lawn care, but as our name implies, Organic Soil Solutions is really about the soil. Caring for the soil is the best way to provide an attractive organic lawn, but a…
Read MoreFall Organic Lawn Care Tips
Many of our customers have lush, green, organic lawns in the fall. This is the result of a true organic lawn care maintenance process and healthy soil. As one customer said, “I love how the lawn looks in the fall. The green comes back and the leaves look pretty falling – for now. Our lawn…
Read MoreConfessions From Skeptic to Believer
This is the tale of Amy J. from Arlington, MA… One year ago in October, our lawn looked disgusting. It was full of large open bare spots and significant portions were brown. This October, after a growing season of organic care and feeding from Organic Soil Solutions, it looks AWESOME! It is green, thick and…
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