Earth Day - Organic Lawn Fertilizer to the Rescue
Although everyone says they care about earth and its natural resources, it seems like most people are more concerned about having a green front yard. The secret to having the perfect lawn is to take care of it regularly and attend to its every need. A lawn is a living organic entity and as so requires proper watering, nutrients and the correct amount of sunlight. Organic lawn fertilizers are a great way to ensure a green healthy looking lawn without damaging the earth.
Organic lawn fertilizers are usually “slow-releasing”, making them the ideal products for feeding all those tiny plants in your lawn. Slow release means that organic lawn fertilizers release their nutrients over a period of time and not all at once. This way, organic lawn fertilizers are in effect feeding and growing the grass over a longer period of time. As the nutrients in organic lawn fertilizers are slowly released into the soil, the plant roots seek them out, allowing them to carpet over the bare patches. This fact in itself is an effective way to control weed growth as they will no longer have a place to grow.
Earth’s soil organisms are vital for plant growth. They are also important to grass as well. Without them, the nutrients naturally found in the earth and the air would not be of any use to the plants. It is the earth organisms that break down nitrogen into nitrates essential elements for grass to grow. They then provide the plant carbon dioxide for photosynthesis, and also prevent plant diseases.
In an era where we realize more and more the damages done to earth’s natural equilibrium by chemical agents, organic lawn fertilizers are more than welcomed. Organic fertilizers are all extracted from natural origins and do not contain any chemical substances that could ultimately destroy earth. In fact, organic lawn fertilizers do not suppress grass from growing as their synthetic counterparts do. Instead, organic lawn fertilizers encourage grass to not only grow but also keep them healthy and vibrant.
Another useful and proven way of naturally nurturing one’s lawn is to leave the little cuts of grass where they fall after mowing the lawn. These small particles of grass filled with water and nutrients will be rapidly reabsorbed by the lawn and feed it.
When taking care of their front yard, people have to realize that they should be aware not to waste any of nature’s precious resources such as overusing water. It is always a distressing scene to see sprinklers that have been set automatically and that are wasting valuable purified water by running during heavy rain.
Complete organic lawn fertilizers should have all three of the major nutrients needed by plants, which are nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. So when you use organic lawn fertilizers, the presence of these nutrients helps ensure that plants get the sufficient supply that they need for growth. After all, our ancestors used to be very creative in composed their own natural organic fertilizers and they had the best harvesting ever.
The world has now come to realize that we have wasted and overused earth’s resources and it is more than time to correct our wrongful habits. Using organic fertilizers and not being so preoccupied of having the greenest front yard on the block are great starts. Simple steps can insure that we can all enjoy great outdoors while respecting mother nature’s needs.
Reading the label on all fertilizers is a good start. Participating in forums dedicated to preserve nature’s resources is also very important. There are many interesting web sites dedicated to the beauty of nature.