The Kuhlman Programming

Last Updated on December 13, 2024 by Brian Beck

You know that old Emerson quote, “Sow an act and you reap a habit”? Human beings are a product of their habits. I have found this to be exceptionally true when it comes taking care of lawns. It is paradoxical but the more right someone claims they are, the higher the likelihood is that they are wrong. It isn’t their fault, after 90 years of bad habits based on a premise that lawns “need chemicals” and that there is a “shortage” of these man-made chemicals is a bit of a mountain to move. It took me 20 years of watching an industry trip over it’s own shoelaces to make me question why, but I was looking. After 7 years, over 100 soil tests, thousands of core samples, hundreds of hours on the phone, 100’s of tons of product and tens of millions of square footage walked on, I have come to one undeniable conclusion; we do not have a nutrient deficiency, we have a biology shortage. We are surrounded by resources both in the atmosphere and in the soil. If we just develop the right amount of microbial life in the soil we can solve all of the problems that we face. From thick thatch, to compacted soil, high water bills, heat stress, weeds, lawn disease, aerations, power rakings and the list goes on and on and on, all the result of dysfunctional soils tat stem from the geological history, post-development soil movement and synthetic product use. The result is that we are paying for this corruption to the tune of 20-50 cents on the dollar and that is a conservative estimate. If you know what I know it is far worse. What does it take to have a great lawn? That is easy. It takes a roadmap and routine adherence to that plan until the biology reaches a certain level of population and maybe a little humility and an open mind. I have found that to be very helpful. If we were the experts that we thought we were we would have already solved our problems, right?