Warm temperatures sweeping the nation mean that organic yard care enthusiasts can finally breathe a minute and get out and start working on their turf. The reason I say this is because, for those of us who treat our lawns naturally without synthetic nutri
The reason organically treated lawns come along a little slower is that natural nutrients need sufficient heat or prolonged periods in order to release nitrogen into the soil. On the other hand, their synthetic counterparts will release nutrients with only water by dissolving. Long story short, organic lawn treatments need heat to show results, and depending where you live, that may not happen until late April or early May.
Fear not, however, my organic lawn care friends, because your commitment to our environment will pay off not just in being a friend to the Earth, but more so in the better results you get. That's right guys, organically treated lawns look better in the long haul! That is because organically treated lawns get their nutrients slowly in readily available form, thus increasing health and vigor in a systematic, natural manner. Synthetically fertilized lawns show great promise quickly, but tend to fade over time; like a child coming down from a sugar high!
With that in mind, here are some of the best natural fertilizers you should consider for your organically treated lawn care program.
Organic Milorganite: This natural fertilizer turns many people off, but does deliver the very best results. Milorganite is reclaimed sewerage from Milwaukee. But don't let that stop you because it is really a good fertilizer and does NOT smell bad at all. In fact, Milorgaite also contains slow releasing chelated iron that will turn your lawn a nice blue color, giving you the best lawn on the block. This is the best of the organics in my opinion.
Ringer: this natural lawn treatment is mostly poultry waste and parts and works very well as a lawn restoration fertilizer in early spring. The slow release nitrogen will sink deep into turf roots and be taken in slowly, restoring turf density and color over time. I usually don't recommend Ringer as an everyday fertilizer, but is works well on lawns that just won't seem to grow. It does have an overpowering smell to it, so be prepared! No on said organic lawn care was pretty.
Worm Castings: Finally, and most strangely, is the organic fertilizer for turf derived from earth worm castings. This one is harder to find, but is well worth the extra effort. Many folks are totally against the use of any animal by-products in their fertilizers and worm castings fit their needs. The nitrogen produced by earth worms is very clean and pure and lawns just love it! Give this one a try if you can get some in your local area.
The final step is to make sure you follow proper cultural lawn care practices such as irrigation and mowing. If you do those things and use good, quality organic fertilizers, your lawn will respond well and look good all year long.
The reason organically treated lawns come along a little slower is that natural nutrients need sufficient heat or prolonged periods in order to release nitrogen into the soil. On the other hand, their synthetic counterparts will release nutrients with only water by dissolving. Long story short, organic lawn treatments need heat to show results, and depending where you live, that may not happen until late April or early May.
Fear not, however, my organic lawn care friends, because your commitment to our environment will pay off not just in being a friend to the Earth, but more so in the better results you get. That's right guys, organically treated lawns look better in the long haul! That is because organically treated lawns get their nutrients slowly in readily available form, thus increasing health and vigor in a systematic, natural manner. Synthetically fertilized lawns show great promise quickly, but tend to fade over time; like a child coming down from a sugar high!
With that in mind, here are some of the best natural fertilizers you should consider for your organically treated lawn care program.
Organic Milorganite: This natural fertilizer turns many people off, but does deliver the very best results. Milorganite is reclaimed sewerage from Milwaukee. But don't let that stop you because it is really a good fertilizer and does NOT smell bad at all. In fact, Milorgaite also contains slow releasing chelated iron that will turn your lawn a nice blue color, giving you the best lawn on the block. This is the best of the organics in my opinion.
Ringer: this natural lawn treatment is mostly poultry waste and parts and works very well as a lawn restoration fertilizer in early spring. The slow release nitrogen will sink deep into turf roots and be taken in slowly, restoring turf density and color over time. I usually don't recommend Ringer as an everyday fertilizer, but is works well on lawns that just won't seem to grow. It does have an overpowering smell to it, so be prepared! No on said organic lawn care was pretty.
Worm Castings: Finally, and most strangely, is the organic fertilizer for turf derived from earth worm castings. This one is harder to find, but is well worth the extra effort. Many folks are totally against the use of any animal by-products in their fertilizers and worm castings fit their needs. The nitrogen produced by earth worms is very clean and pure and lawns just love it! Give this one a try if you can get some in your local area.
The final step is to make sure you follow proper cultural lawn care practices such as irrigation and mowing. If you do those things and use good, quality organic fertilizers, your lawn will respond well and look good all year long.
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