Natural Green Lawn

I have been using Milorganite for several years now for my own lawn, and also for customer properties and I can tell you that it works well and brings great results.

Milorganite is pretty much processed sewer sludge. Yeah, it’s human poop… a bio-solid organic fertilizer. Some of you won’t like that… but when you get it in the bag, it is just dark gray granulars with a slight musky scent – no worse than any other garden odor.

So let’s get away from what Milorganite “is” and get to what Milorganite “does” – cuz that is what really matters.

Milorganite Contains Nitrogen

Nitrogen is the primary element that supports healthy turf growth and color. If you want a “green lawn,” then nitrogen is your friend. The good news with Milorgnite is that it won’t over-push the to growth of the grass. What I mean is that too much nitrogen will actually make your lawn grow too fast and cause it to thin out over time. I usually see this happen when synthetic fertilizers are used on a lawn in excess of labeling recommendations.

however, with Milorganite, you don’t run the risk of applying too much nitrogen, and in turn, there is no chance of burning the lawn either.

Milorganite Contains Iron Too

Iron is a micro-nutrient that directly supports plant photosynthesis. As you will recall from your high school science class, photosynthesis is the process whereby plants (including grass!) make their own food. The food the plants make (sugars) go to making more and more leaves and roots and so on.

Iron is important, but it has to be in a state that it can be utilized. Oftentimes iron gets bound up in soil and is useless to grass plants. however, the iron in Milorganite is “chelated” which basically means it is immediately available to the plant. Bonus!

Of course, for me and you, we want iron in our lawns because it makes the grass a nice deep-blue-green color that will set us apart!

So if you are looking for a top notch natural fertilizer product that will produce excellent results, I HIGHLY recommend Milorganite. I use it on my lawn, and just love the results.

If 2011 is the year you’ve decided to “go natural” with your lawn care, then you are in luck… it’s also the year (like now) I decided to give you some great tips to help you. ha!

This article is designed to give you a few basics that you need to understand about organic and natural lawn care. Listen up and get started ASAP! (depending on where you live and what the snow situation is of course)

Some Light Raking

“Oh Gosh, did he tell us to rake the lawn?”

Yep guys, I did (some)! I have never told you that lawn care was easy! Get out there and do some light raking, especially on the areas that are matted down from heavy snow or foot traffic. I have areas in my own lawn that are in the shade, and the snow lingers there longer creating a snow mold problem beneath. It isn’t a serious problem, but raking it out to increase the air flow is important.

Some of you may need to do a little more than just light raking in the spring. If you have a major lawn thatch problem, plan to rent a power rake and get after it early on!

Crabgrass - Ick!

Prevent Crab Grass

If you are going natural, then good on you! … but crab grass is still a pretty major concern and our natural/organic options are few. They are also not as effective and have a much smaller window of opportunity. Enter: Corn Gluten.

Corn gluten meal is a corn by-product that will do a fairly good job of preventing crab grass if you get it down in time. That means you must apply it pretty much as soon as the snow melts. In addition, you have to put it down freeking heavy ya’ll! It’s natural, and because of that, it takes a ton of it to build up to the point where it will work to thwart the crab grass. PLEASE read the label on the product you get and follow follow follow it! So many times I see so-called lawn pros giving out natural lawn care advice but they don’t stress the need to ensure your application rate is correct. When using naturals and organics for lawn care, you need to be prepared to shovel that shix onto the lawn, literally!

Get My Book

Yeah I know, I an schlogging my lawn care ebook again, but that’s because it will help you get results! So many of you guys do a lot of the right things, but you just don’t know exactly WHAT to put on your lawn. Sure, you know you want to go organic, but which organic fertilizer is the best? And where do I get it? I show and tell you all of that in the book for just seven bucks! What a bargain! LOL Get it here

Be Patient

Finally, you guys really do need to chill out a bit on the lawn! Drinks some beers and enjoy the process will ya? When you go natural, it takes a bit longer to see results, but once your lawn does respond and becomes thick, green and vigorous, it will stay that way longer! Trust me, the natural lawn care marathon is very rewarding if you just stay the course!

Are you with me? I hope so!