Organic Lawn Care
Humate and kelp
Your final 2025 OrganicSoilSolutionstreatment was applied today. Thanks for having us care for your lawn organically this year. The product we applied today is called Charge and it works to improve soil chemistry, soil structure and soil biological activity. It contains biochar, molasses, kelp and plant proteins. Biochar is a type of charcoal formed in…
Read MoreSlice seed and early fall fertilizer
Today we slice seeded and added the early fall fertilizer to your lawn. We’ve been working to improve the soil through the year, and now is the time when we can finally reap the benefits. After all the heat of the summer, we want your lawn looking its best in the fall. Like humans (73…
Read MoreMicrobial foods and biology supports your lawn
Today, we applied microbial foods and biology to the soil that supports your lawn. The soil is a living breathing place with air, water and billions of micro-organisms breaking things down and building things up. The organisms may go dormant in the heat, but when they wake up, they’ll have a refreshing snack waiting to…
Read MoreMother Earth Knows…
It is all about the soil. I see it everywhere, Soil Workshops in Lincoln and featured in the Audubon magazine. A knowledgeable customer sent me an 18 minute film which is on Youtube. (Dead zones: how chemical pollution is suffocating the sea). It shows how tilling agricultural fields in Minnesota helps cause the dead zone…
Read MoreEarly Spring Fertilizer Newsletter
I can’t remember when I enjoyed the chirping of the birds and the peeping of the frogs so much, even when I was a kid and could run like the wind in my new sneakers. After a long winter, the feel of soft earth beneath the feet must have delighted humans since forever. Today, you…
Read MoreSOY FERTILIZERS HELP OUT ORGANIC LAWNS
Last month, we applied our “late spring” fertilizer to the lawns of our customers. Organic Soil Solutions uses an organic soy fertilizer that provides good food for the soil biology and helps the grass recover. The lawns need all the help they can get these days. Just as the snow melted, and the grass began to…
Read MoreLATE SPRING FERTILIZER
Organic Soil Solutions uses a soy fertilizer that is good food for the biology. The bacteria and fungi eat it up and release nutrients as they are needed by the plants. Unlike water soluble chemicals, the fertilizer will not run into the streams and rivers with the next big rain. It is that time of year…
Read MoreCLOVER… A GOOD FRIEND TO SOIL, LAWNS AND BEES
There is a lot of clover this year and people love it or hate it. To put it in perspective, I would like to share the view of clover before the advent of broadleaf weed killer. This is from the scientist who introduced 2,4-D to the landscape. He lamented the fact that the chemical herbicide…
Read MoreMOSQUITO AND TICK SPRAY FOR YOUR YARD
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a threefold increase in cases of illnesses transmitted to humans by mosquitoes and ticks in the last 15 years. Making matters worse, nine new pathogens emerged for the first time in the U.S. during this same period. When temperatures rise, the time between generations of mosquitoes shortens. What’s…
Read MoreSOIL DRENCH
We all have to eat. In a forest, leaves fall and enrich the undisturbed soil. Bacteria and fungi decompose the litter and provide nutrients to the trees. In a residential garden bed that has been turned over, dug up and may not have such good soil to begin with, things might not be so rosy.…
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