Why Use Organic Fertilizers?

The addition of organic matter is essential to maintaining the living organisms in the soil, which in turn produce the nutrients absorbed by plants, as well as maintaining and improving the structure of the soil itself.

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Why use organic fertilizers instead of synthetic, chemically-based fertilizers that are cheaper and often easier to use? Simply, healthy soil means happy gardens and lawns. The addition of organic matter is essential to maintaining the living organisms in the soil, which in turn produce the nutrients absorbed by plants, as well as maintaining and improving the structure of the soil itself.

Chemically based fertilizers are nutrient-carrying salts that don’t contain organic matter, and when used consistently and without including organic materials in regular garden maintenance can deplete the soil, which kills the microbes, worms, and other residents that keep the soil in optimum shape. Salts can build up and actually draw moisture out of plant roots if adequate watering is not provided. Residues from applications of synthetics also pose health and environmental pollution risks.

What is organic matter? Organic matter in soil is the decomposing remains of plants and animals. Compost, manure, grass clippings, sawdust, leaves and straw are examples. In cold climates, soil tends to have more organic matter, and in warm, dry climates, less.

Native grass cover, over time, actually has high organic content as the dead grass from years past is naturally recycled into the soil system. Because native grasses don’t require heavy fertilization, HCG recommends fertilizing native grass lawns and grasses only once in the late fall, rather than the two fall applications recommended for the synthetic fertilizers. We recommend the Organica 4 Step Natural Lawn Care Program that has been developed to cover all the organic fertilizer needs of your lawn, no matter what the type. By choosing to use organic fertilizing, the rewards will be obviously worth it!