Have you started to become concerned that you are hurting the environment while taking care of your lawn? Many people have, so luckily you are not the only one. Frankly, if everyone would take a moment to think of the environmental impact they are creating just to have a green lawn, we all would be in a much better position in terms of the world’s health today. So, how can you make a difference AND have a green lawn at the same time?

The first step to a great lawn is that you remember one key point: when it comes to lawn care, an organic lawn is generally much better than a chemically treated lawn. Yes, you can have a wonderful green lawn without having to use all those chemical products. Will this be easy? No, but nothing worthwhile is easy. However, it may not be as hard as you think, as the long-term benefits of an organic lawn will create less work in the future. So, yes, you can have an organic lawn, keep it green, and not have to work as long as your neighbor does!

So, what do you need to do? First, you need to concentrate on your soil. If you have planted your grass on top of concrete, then of course the grass will not grow. Of course, you didn’t plant your grass on concrete (at least I sincerely hope not), but you may have planted it on poor soil that does not have any nutrients.

If this is the case, then you need to head to your local gardener/lawn care guru and ask for some tips on what you can do. What you can do will vary by location/region a little bit, so I won’t try to give you all kinds of tips that may not be right for you. However, there are some things that everyone can do to improve the quality of their soil.

Improving your soil will do amazing things for your lawn. So, what is the best tip I have for doing this? Use organic fertilizer instead of the man-made chemical kind. Why? There are several reasons. Using organic fertilizer will do amazing things for your root structure by improving the amount of water and air your soil can retain and allow to flow to the roots. Basically, organic products allow and encourage bacteria and fungi to grow in the soil (like they should, don’t worry ). This in turn improves the soils structure, helping it to retain water more efficiently and allowing air to flow better to the roots. This in turn will help your grass get more nutrients from the roots and stay green longer with less water and care!

Organic fertilizers may not have as much nitrogen, phosphorus, or potash as man made chemicals, but that does not mean it is not effective at keeping your lawn green and developing the soil. Will you see immediate results using an organic fertilizer like you will if you have one of those spray companies come and spray your lawn? No, but what you are doing will actually last, while the company’s spray will act more like makeup on someone’s face – it looks good while its on, but comes off very fast and doesn’t last that long.

Have you started to become concerned that you are hurting the environment while taking care of your lawn? Many people have, so luckily you are not the only one. Frankly, if everyone would take a moment to think of the environmental impact they are creating just to have a green lawn, we all would be in a much better position in terms of the world’s health today. So, how can you make a difference AND have a green lawn at the same time?

The first thing you need to do to have a green, health lawn and environment is to realize that you can have a great lawn by using organic products instead of chemicals created by some scientist/corporation. And yes, your kids will even be able to play on it! However, please note – this will require some work. You will either have to do this yourself or find someone or some company to do it for you (and honestly, most companies will not take care of a lawn organically). However, in the longer run, you will be very pleased with the results.

The first thing you need to work on in order to have a green lawn is not the grass-you need to work on the soil first and foremost. If you don’t have good soil, then you may need to work on this for a while, because green grass will not grow long term on bad soil, period.

If this is the case, then you need to head to your local gardener/lawn care guru and ask for some tips on what you can do. What you can do will vary by location/region a little bit, so I won’t try to give you all kinds of tips that may not be right for you. However, there are some things that everyone can do to improve the quality of their soil.

First, to improve the quality of your soil, I would strongly recommend using a good organic lawn fertilizer. Organic fertilizers will help your soil several ways. First, it will increase the amount of water your soild can hold. Second, the physical structure of your soil will improve which will make it easier for air to reach down in the soil, which will then help your grass roots grow better. Finally, an organic fertilizer will also increase the bacteria and fungus in your lawn. How is that a good thing? Well, let’s just say that fungus may be bad when it’s on you, but it’s very good for the soil and for breaking down things and turning it into great grass food!

So how do organic fertilizers do this when man made chemical ones have much more ‘active’ ingredients (nitrogen, phosphorus, or potash)? Well, quantity is not the only issue at play here. You can take too many vitamins, or just take them in the wrong amounts to the point that they will not really help you. Same thing with fertilizer. No, organic fertilizer will not change your lawn green overnight, but longer term you will have a much healthier, and thus greener lawn that even requires less work and water and is better for the environment.