Soil is the Soul of the Lawn

Decades of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and compaction have all but made South Carolina lawns sterile!

Humus is degraded organic material in soil, which causes some soil layers to be dark brown or black.  In soil science, humus refers to any organic matter that has reached a point of stability, where it will break down no further and, if conditions do not change, remain essentially, as it is for centuries, if not millennia.  Humus has a characteristic black or dark brown color, which is due to an abundance of organic carbon.  Chemically stable humus is the layer of fertile soil grasses need to flourish.

The ideal lawn will have a humus layer up to 10 inches deep.  Most South Carolina lawns have a layer of only about ¾ inch.  Humus transmutes sterile dirt into fertile soil.  Derived from organic matter of all kinds, humus is the life support system of soil. The presence of humus among mineral particles and air spaces enables soil to nurture plants two ways. Humus creates a loose structure that simultaneously holds moisture and drains well. Humus also creates an environment that supports living organisms that convert soil nutrients into a form plant roots can use, building soil fertility. In short, humus brings soil to life.

Years of applications of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides have made your soil biologically sterile.  The number and activity of microorganisms in the soil is depleted.  High salt fertilizations programs reduce humus count to less than 2%.  Synthetic fertilizers and pesticides make your lawn green but they also turn your lawn into “a junky” that always need more.  A green lawn is not necessarily a healthy lawn.

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  Spring is one of the four temperate seasons. Spring marks the transition from winter into summer....
  The mineralization process that converts raw organic matter to the relatively stable substance that is humus feeds the soil population of micro-organisms and other creatures, thus maintaining high and healthy levels of soil life

• The rate at which raw organic matter is converted into humus promotes (when fast) or limits (when slow) the coexistence of plants, animals and microbes in terrestrial ecosystems

·       Humus can hold the equivalent of 80–90% of its weight in moisture, and therefore increases the soil's capacity to withstand drought conditions.

• Effective and stable humus are further sources of nutrients to microbes, the former providing a readily available supply while the latter acts as a more long-term storage reservoir.
• Humification of dead plant material causes complex organic compounds to break down into simpler forms, which are then made available to growing plants for uptake through their root systems.
• Humus is a colloidal substance, and increases the soil's cation exchange capacity  particles Clay is a naturally occurring material composed primarily of fine-grained minerals, which show plasticity through a variable range of water content, and which can be hardened when dried and/or fired....
   (the degree to which a soil can adhere to and exchange cations.  Soil particles and organic matter have negative charges on their surfaces.  Mineral cations can adsorb to the negative surface charges or the inorganic and organic soil particles.  Once adsorbed, these minerals are not easily lost when the soil is leached by water and they also provide a nutrient reserve available to plant roots); thus while these nutrient cations are accessible to plants, they are held in the soil safe from leaching away by rain  or irrigation
• he biochemical structure of humus enables it to moderate — or buffer — excessive acid  
  An acid is traditionally considered any chemical compound that, when dissolved in water, gives a solution with a hydrogen ion Activity greater than in pure water, i.e....
   or alkaline soil conditions.
• During the humification process, microbes secrete sticky gums; these contribute to the crumb structure of the soil by holding particles together, allowing greater aeration  Aeration is the process by which air is circulated through, mixed with or solvation in a liquid or substance....
   of the soil. Toxic substances such as heavy metals  
  A heavy metal is a member of an ill-defined subset of elements that exhibit metallic properties, which would mainly include the transition metals, some metalloids, lanthanides, and actinides....
  , as well as excess nutrients, can be chelated (that is, bound to the complex organic molecules of humus) and prevented from entering the wider ecosystem

• The dark color of humus (usually black or dark brown) helps to warm up cold soils in the spring

Spring is one of the four temperate seasons. Spring marks the transition from winter into summer....

Carbon compounds make up 50% of humus itself. The carbon compounds contained in the humus are used by microorganisms through the process of fermentation and respiration, converting it into high-energy values used by the plant for growth. Other portions of the carbon may be spent, or used in the oxidation of mineral compounds into simpler and more available forms of energies. Humus as a concentrate of carbon and energy compounds, aids bacteria to survive excessive moisture, cold or dry conditions. Humus enables bacteria to carry out antibiotic effects in the soil, as well as aiding bacteria interrelations with plant roots.

Humus absorbs the highly active non-nutrient hydrogen sources present in the soil and makes them immediately available as a food source for assimilation and usage by the plant. The humus colloid, or particle, will absorb and hold three times more mineral cations, water, and carbon compounds in the soil that are in a readily usable form for the plant to utilize. The humus colloids also protect (buffer) the microbial and plant systems against excessive sodium, magnesium, potassium, as well as other positive charged minerals, as the humus colloid carries a negative charged ion. The humus colloid also acts to buffer and enhance the four basic anions: carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous and sulfur, in their system of nutritional service to the soil and plants. When carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur are associated with humus, they become nutrients for both soil microbe activity as well as plant growth.

In nature, humus is constantly introduced into soil as plant debris, dead animals, and other organic matter that decomposes on the ground. Through the alchemy of bacteria, fungi, and other resident micro-life activity, this organic material is reduced by degrees to the soft, spongy essence, called humus. It permeates the top few inches of the soil through rains and the good offices of earthworms and other macro-organisms, where it continually revitalizes the soil around plant roots. This natural cycle is repeated over the seasons out in the wild, sustaining the great forests and other natural areas. Where there is lots of vegetation to decay and enrich the soil, such as in woodland areas, the soil is rich in humus and very fertile. Where there is little or no vegetation to provide the organic debris, such as at the seashore or in the desert, the soil has little or no humus and is lean, infertile.

How we can transform your soil to healthy Humus

All of our liquid lawn products are supplemented with a natural nutrient package containing vitamins B-1, B-12, gibberellins, indoles, auxins as well as trace (boron, iron, zinc, cobalt, copper, manganese, molybdenum, sulfur) elements.  Added natural plant growth hormone such as Gibberellic Acid help all growth phases of plants, including sprouting of seeds, and makes sure that the specific microbes necessary for thatch decomposition and humus.  All our raw materials used in our liquid fertilizers are classified as food grade materials and are completely biodegradable.

What our service does for your lawn

 Aerify your lawn

Our Company no longer uses mechanical core aeration as we and thousands of others have found an Organic solution that yields better results: 

·         Eliminates the need for mechanical aeration

·         Reduces soil compaction 

·         Improves soil structure and humus formation  

·         Can be applied any time during the growing season  

·         Increases earthworm activity  

·         Helps bioactivate all soils 

·         Improves rooting by loosening soil  

·         Improves air and water penetration  

·         An IONIZED Soil Conditioner  

·         Completely biodegradable  

·         Helps save water & reduce plant stress and disease  

·         Improves drainage & prevents erosion  

Compacted soils cause unhealthy plants, lawns and trees. They stay soggy when wet, and turn rock hard when they dry out in the summer. When soils are "tight", necessary air, water and nutrients can not move through the soil. Disease occurs. Roots are stunted. Beneficial micro-organisms can't survive. Plants are stressed and weakened. When you are doing everything else right, soil compaction will ruin all your efforts.  

AERIFY! is a soil reentrant that breaks apart tightly bonded soil particles. This creates "space" in the soil, allowing roots, water and oxygen to permeate. Once you get oxygen into a soil, beneficial microbes will be able to survive. These microbes are needed to turn old roots and organic matter into all-important humus. Once you have humus, you'll have much better soil quality and structure. Aerify! Relieves compaction, helps create humus, and brings about the aerated, living soil that all gardeners love to have.

Dethatch your lawn

Biological Dethatcher is a liquid solution that has been formulated to generate and accelerate the decomposition of thatch in lawns. To fuel this process, our product contains high levels of thatch digesting Bacteria and Enzymes. These, along with naturally occurring soil organisms, will break down thatch and turn it into valuable humus.  Unless your humus layer is more than 6” thick, lawn clippings, leaves, and other organic substances should not be removed.  Use a mulching mower blade to a make the clippings smaller for faster conversion to humus.

Our Company no longer mechanically dethatches lawns.  The humus depth in most South Carolina lawns is so sparse, all available organic matter must be utilized for humus production. 

We feed your lawn with Bio-Enhanced Liquid Fertilizer

 
All of our liquid fertilizers are supplemented with a natural nutrient package derived from Seaweed, Humic Acids, and Molasses. What this means to you is that you are getting a soil improving fertilizer with added vitamins, bio-stimulants, and trace elements. Each product contains vitamins B-1, B-12, gibberellins, indoles, auxins as well as trace elements of boron, iron, zinc, cobalt, copper, manganese, molybdenum and sulfur.

The nutrients in the liquid fertilizers are chelated, meaning they are instantly available to the plant. Our NPK sources are salt and chlorine free, which means safe for the plant and soil. In fact, all our raw materials used in our liquid fertilizers are classed as food grade materials.

One gallon of our Humic Acid is equivalent to 7 tons of manure in terms of soil bioactivation.

This Fertilizer is 16-4-8  For Centipede lawns we use a liquid Corn Gluten based 9-0-0 formula (More than 9% nitrogen (N) twice per year, phosphorous (P), and  potassium (K) are detrimental to Centipede grass).

Testimonials

I'm HAPPY with the results! Here is the satellite image of my house I found by the Google map search. You can't find more greener in NE Ohio in the early spring (2006) than this, can you? I started using your products (Aerify and Soil Activator) in 2005. Very impressed with the outcome. W. Wang

I'm on very dense clay soil in the Charlotte NC area and have a Tall Fescue lawn. The irrigation system has been turned off since August (due to our drought). The only watering it gets is what little Mother Nature has provided. Two weeks ago, in early January, my lawn still needed a mowing. It's full, green and hasn't gone dormant at all even with nighttime temperatures in the 20s. My worms are happy andspreading to clay areas where worms are usually not found. It's currently a medium dark green and still growing (slowly). Jim V.                                                     

I've been all-organic nearly 7 years now (new house with little top soil; some clay with compaction) and have been a user of Aerify for over 2 years now. The results I see are amazing! Our 1st year in the house I couldn't get a pitchfork or shovel into the soil; 2 years of using Aerify and the pitchfork penetrates the soil nearly 8 inches.

Earthworms (nature's aerators) are in abundance and the lawn and soil are getting healthier...thanks to Nature's Lawn! It's great to see a product live-up to its hype.

Much thanks,

Marty

Our home is only 2 1/2 years old and much of the topsoil that originally covered the yard was removed during construction. The subsoil here is heavy clay. After putting on some topsoil we sodded the yard. The next spring was fairly dry and the ground under the sod was so hard in most places in the backyard that I could stand (215 lbs) on a garden fork and the tines would not penetrate the soil more than an inch below the grass. When we did get rain, water would pool in the low areas and take hours to soak in. Without rain or watering, the grass showed stress very quickly.

Aerify, Nature's Magic and Bio Enhanced liquid fertilizer had our lawn showing significant improvement within 2 months. It was dry here again last summer and we had had to water at least once a week, but our neighbors were watering several times per week and their lawns still looked stressed. When we did get several heavy downpours, the water no longer pooled in the low spots and was absorbed much more quickly into the ground.

When I had a lawn care expert (graduate of Penn State with many years experience) come over to evaluate the lawn, his first question was "What are you doing to keep your lawn looking so good?" He said it was obvious by comparing our yard to the others in the area that whatever I was doing was working in this difficult clay soil. My wife and our neighbors noted that our yard always had more robins looking for worms. The builder that lives behind us and several other homeowners in the development (a golf course community) have asked what I'm doing to keep the lawn looking so good. I have only good things to say thus far and I would agree that the results described in the website are accurate."

W.P. West

I am an owner of a lawn care business in Nashville, TN. I have seen remarkable improvements using Aerify. With every planting or seeding that I perform for clients I always pre-feed the area with Aerify and Nature's Magic, then also use a second topical application a week later and water it in. There is nothing that works like it, nothing that is close for that matter. I have seen the results and know the potential this product has in the marketplace.

J Tracey