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Compare the difference between Chemical and Natural Lawn Care.

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Why are Chemical Fertilizers Bad?
Fertilization is a chemical manipulation of nutrients that provides quick, temporary results, but at the expense of the soil’s health.

Chemical fertilizers, typically low-cost and petroleum-based, are highly concentrated mineral compounds that dissolve rapidly into the soil. Chemical nitrogen (a component in most fertilizers) causes beneficial bacteria to consume humus at two to three times the rate they would ordinarily. Consumption of the humus "burns out" the soil leaving it nutritionally depleted. Once this has occurred, the life level in the soil drops, new soil particles are not broken down as rapidly, and the plants become dependent on the chemicals.

A perceived benefit, but actually a liability, of chemical fertilizers is that they act quickly -- "instant green." The nutrient level in the soil shoots up, but then drops off after a few rains or irrigations wash the soluble chemicals out of the soil. The fertilization process must be repeated often with no benefit to the soil.

Another word of caution: When the chemical approach is used the soil can lose its tilth and humus causing the soil to become hard, compact and cloddy. The airless soil will not absorb or release water well, seeds have low germination rates, and the root systems decrease making plants more susceptible to drought and disease.

Why Natural is a Better Alternative!

Soil Restoration addresses feeding the soil healthy, natural ingredients that restore the natural balance and function of the soil, ensuring that plants get all the nutrients they need in a natural and sustained manner.

Nitrogen is the only vital plant nutrient that does not originate from rock particles, but through microorganisms (beneficial bacteria) in the soil. These microorganisms take nitrogen gas from the air and convert it into a mineralized form that all plants must have to manufacture their proteins. Any soil rich in microorganisms will be rich enough in nitrogen to produce good growth of plants. Plant disease is rarely a problem of soils rich in microorganisms.

Microorganisms are the most important component of any soil. These tiny creatures do more for soil than tons of chemicals ever could. They dissolve rock particles, other microorganisms and vegetation through decomposition. The result is called humus, the basis for soil life. Together the microorganisms and humus provide a slow, steady release of nutrients to the plants. Without humus, we get no naturally formed nitrogen which causes plants to become weak and more susceptible to insects and disease.

Humus has other beneficial effects besides feeding soil microorganisms. It loosens the soil itself and creates a texture called good tilth. When soil has good tilth, it is soft, porous, easy to work and will crumbles readily into fine pieces. With an ample amount of air in the soil, microorganisms flourish and speed mineral release. Water is more penetrable and retainable in the soil allowing for a savings of up to 30 to 50% in water usage. Tilth allows plants to put out larger root systems making it drought and disease resistant.

Another benefit of natural products is that the microorganisms release nutrients into the soil steadily so that fewer applications are needed to provide nutrients throughout the growing season, while improving the soil.

Clearly, soil improvement is the more responsible, effective and cost-efficient choice. Why add chemicals when you can add LIFE!?

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We Focus on the Basics of Soil Health:

·Increasing the amount of Beneficial Soil Microorganisms
·Increasing the levels of Humus and Tilth in the soil

These are the foundations for a long-lived successful restored soil ecosystem. The natural life cycle of vegetation must be kept functional through the addition of organic matter to build Bio-Organo-Mineral nutrition for healthy plants. This action connot be replaced with the water soluble salts or overdoses of chemical fertilizer which destroy soil life, instead of building it.

What about Urea Based Products?

While urea is an organic compound, studies suggest that it will not support the bacterial growth that is essential for the formation of humus. When urea is metabolized, the products are ammonia and carbon dioxide. Thus, urea yields carbon in a form that will not support the oxidative metabolism of soil bacteria. To accomplish that, carbon must be in the reduced state, combined with hydrogen. Since urea fails to provide these conditions, it cannot support the growth of soil bacteria, and therefore the formation of humus. In this sense it does not quality as an "organic fertilizer."
The intensive use of inorganic nitrogen fertilizer (or urea) may so overload a humus-depleted soil with nitrate as to cause it to leach into surface waters where nitrate levels may readily exceed public heath standards. Leached nitrate from chemical fertilizers also wastes our increasingly diminished supply of natural gas.

Beware!! Be Informed!! Not all companies promoting “Natural or Organic” are using true natural or organic programs.

In summary, the use of Natural Alternatives holds the promise of restoring the natural source of soil fertility, humus and microbial life while avoiding the many problems that accompany the use of Chemicals.