Last Updated on July 6, 2024 by Brian Beck
I have been trying to find a way to express to people how hopeless it is to stay in the synthetic system of fertility. There are some hurdles to overcome that are hard because they are unseen and the ease that comes with synthetics is hard to argue against until you understand the dark side that comes with the use of them. Here are some links to more reading on that subject:
https://www.springslawns.com/siren-song-of-synthetics/
There are of course the mechanical issues such as thatch, compaction and soil composition such as clay or sand. All of these issues are the result of a low carbon and low microbial condition of the soil
https://www.springslawns.com/your-lawn-is-a-battery-charge-it/
The other issues that are more elusive are the issues that are microscopic. These are the problems that are truly causing the problems in the soil. They can only be identified with a soil test. People are reluctant to have one performed but what they fail to realize is that they are already paying for the cost of synthetics, they are just hidden in the belief that the problems that they face in the lawn, which are largely symptoms, are a normal part of having a lawn when in reality they are not.
https://www.springslawns.com/can-you-come-over-and-look-at-my-lawn/
No two soils are alike, while they share some similarities, you cannot and should not approach any two lawns with the same plan of attack. Our program is basically three fold, identify and repair the soil of the damage that was preexisting geologically and by human cause, application of organic nutrients which at one point had a DNA and finally to reintroduce biology, or microbial life that will correct the soil and feed the plant in it. Most of the time people confuse the cost of the biological system with the absence of the cost of the synthetic one. The former comes at the front side of the program as the soil cannot behave correctly if it has issues with the nutrient being taken up due to chemical problems either in lack or excess. The later comes on the tail end of the system and is as I mentioned before hidden and accepted as normality of having a lawn.
https://www.springslawns.com/the-formula-of-what-you-are-losing-cw30apt/
The true problem with those who are reluctant to change and have a hard time with proven science and empirical evidence. Biology and Chemistry do not lie and they have a predictable outcome. We have been taught that results are just one application away and the cheap and quick and seemingly correct way in which synthetics work are masking the fact that with every use you weaken the soil and make it more resistant to accepting nutrients and even water! All of the problems associated with having a lawn such as soil porosity, thatch problems, disease, weeds, insects and high water usage all stem from the use of synthetics. Just like steroids and methamphetamines, which work by the way, that’s why people use them but with side effects. With every use they are slowly undermining the function of the body and to get the same level of performance, or the feel of it, more must be used which eventually kills the person using them. The same holds true with plants and the soil in which they are in.
https://www.springslawns.com/we-can-save-any-lawn-not-sure-if-we-can-save-you/
So, where do we start? That first comes with a recognition that there is a problem and a willingness to change. The next step is to have a soil test to discover your own individual needs. After the correction, you may begin the road to recover and have a lawn that will behave much more better and save a lot more money.
https://www.springslawns.com/20-50-are-you-for-real/