What is organic lawn fertilizer?

Is your lawn is looking dull and boring? Does it need a “pick me up”? Have you already spent hours reading labels on the bags of lawn fertilizer trying to decide whether to use a synthetic fertilizer or an organic lawn fertilizer? If you answered, “Yes” to any of these questions, then help is here. While synthetic fertilizers and natural lawn fertilizer may both make your lawn greener, their similarities are a few as their differences are many. A synthetic fertilizer, or an inorganic fertilizer, is composed of chemicals and minerals which have been mined from the earth in open-pit mines. These mines frequently result in large areas of stripped land where very few things can grow. If you plan on using synthetic fertilizer there are a number of things you need to be aware of: • Algal blooms - this occurs when rain washes the synthetic fertilizers into nearby rivers, lakes and streams and results in low oxygen levels in the water causing loss of plant and animal life. • Synthetic ...  more

Organic lawn fertilizer provides a natural way to seasonally fortify the nutrients of your lawn's soil. Not only does organic lawn fertilizer provide vitamins and minerals that your lawn uses to stay lush and green. It increases the ability of the soil to hold moisture and dissuades insects and weeds without using chemical insecticide or herbicide. This specialized variety of fertilizer might include potash, bloodmeal, seaweed, manure, and corn gluten meal. When your lawn constantly comes in contact with children playing soccer, dogs fetching sticks, pecking birds, and scurrying squirrels, you don't want it filled with toxic chemicals. Organic lawn fertilizer applied just twice a year can take the place of many artificial treatments without endangering your family or wildlife. It increases air circulation, decreases your need to water as frequently, prevents weeds and brown patches, and protects against fungal infections. Different kinds of lawns require slightly different fertilizer ...  more

Organic fertilizers are derived from plant or animal ?waste.? For example, sheep, cow, horse and other animal manures are in the organic category, as is compost. Compost is a rich, friable substance that results when plants and kitchen waste decompose. Organic lawn fertilizer has beneficial micro-organisms that speed up the decomposition of clippings when you cut the grass. Untitled Document The resulting organic material improves the soil structure and is a very important aspect of lawn care. There is less chance of burning grass roots or over using lawn fertilizer. A disadvantage some gardeners see is that the nutrients in organic lawn fertilizer take longer than synthetics to become available to the grass, hence lawn care results are slower. What is synthetic lawn fertilizer? Synthetic fertilizers are created by man, not nature. They are manufactured into salt compounds that contain nitrogen, potassium, calcium and magnesium. These elements are referred to as essential (chemical) ...  more