Organic Lawn Care

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 really make things happen. Lawns were looking pretty good this year until we hit hot and humid in August and the crab grass exploded.…

Today, we applied biology and nutrients to refresh the life in the soil and improve the population. The bacteria, fungi, nematodes and protozoa are the life blood of the soil. They say nothing gets done in Washington because no one wants to compromise. Here at Organic Soil Solutions we like to work with others. An…

Today, we applied the late spring fertilizer to your lawn. Organic Soil Solutions uses a soy fertilizer that is good food for the soil biology. I recently read an article in the NY Times by Curt Stager titled ‘The Silence of the Bugs’. He chronicles research finding a loss of over 80% of flying insects netted…

To make it through the rigors of summer and lead a happy, healthy life your lawn needs roots that are deep and strong. When other lawns are gasping for a cool drink, your lawn will be pulling moisture from 6 inches beneath the surface because you watered long and infrequently. Many towns now restrict watering…

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…

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…

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…