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Compare the best organic fertilizers for bermuda, zoysia, centipede, and St. Augustine grass. Honest breakdown of 10 products with cost, timing, and application data.
By mike-usry
Fix compacted Georgia red clay soil using organic methods. Liquid aeration, humic acids, compost, and biological inoculants for better drainage and lawn health.
By mike-usry
How to build soil health on bermuda grass fairways using organic amendments, biological inoculants, and humic acids. MLSN testing, application calendars, and 12-month results.
By mike-usry
## Quick Answer: Humic Acid vs. Fulvic Acid at a Glance Property Humic Acid Fulvic Acid **Molecular Weight** High (10,000–100,000+ daltons) Low (1,000–10,000 daltons) **Color** Dark brown to black Golden yellow to light brown **Solubility** Alkaline solutions only (pH 7+) All pH levels (
By mike-usry
When it comes to maintaining a weed-free lawn, choosing weed killers that are safe for pets is important. Natural herbicides are a great alternative to traditional weed killers. Many traditional weed killers contain ingredients that can be harmful to pets. That's why pet-friendly options are availab
By erin-flowers
As the temperatures rise, so does the stress on your lawn. Heat stress can turn your lush lawn into a brown, crunchy wasteland. But with a little know-how and some proactive care, you can keep your lawn thriving through the summer. Let's talk about what lawn heat stress is, why it happens and what y
By isabella-dobbins
Nitrogen is the most common element in Earth's atmosphere, making up over 78% of the air we breathe. It is an essential building block of amino and nucleic acids, crucial for life on Earth and extremely important for soil health.
By isabella-dobbins
Southland Organics consulted TRI Environmental for laboratory testing of Genesis in regard to germination and vegetation enhancement.
By isabella-dobbins
Omega unlocks soil nutrients and provides greater energy to roots and plants, providing greater success to hydroseeding jobs.
By isabella-dobbins
What if there was a secret recipe for hydroseeding that could transform your projects into a lush, green oasis? (Psst, there is!) We're sharing the secrets to the ultimate hydroseeding recipe.
By erin-flowers
Discover the potential of your soil with humate, a natural soil amendment for plant health and fertility. This all-in-one guide gives you insights on this powerful additive, including its key benefits and simple application strategies to improve your lawn and garden.
By isabella-dobbins
The key to a thriving lawn or garden lies beneath the surface. Let's talk about the microscopic elements at work in healthy soil and why humate soil conditioner is the best option for creating your best soil yet.
By erin-flowers
Humic acid is an organic compound that has been proven to enhance soil health and promote the growth of healthy lawns.
By erin-flowers
Your soil looks fine but plants won't grow — low CEC may be the culprit. Learn how cation exchange capacity controls nutrient uptake and what to do about it.
By erin-flowers
One thing in lawn care that we don’t talk about enough is the thatch layer. But what is it, really? Why is thatch bad, and what can you do about it? Let’s talk about how to improve your lawn’s health by freeing your grass from thatch with a liquid dethatcher.
By isabella-dobbins
When summer is over, you can just stop taking care of your lawn, right? Wrong! Lawns need to be repaired and aerated at the end of the summer, so they can return to healthy conditions. Our solution to end-of-season care is called Revival.
By isabella-dobbins
Summer is the prime time to enjoy your lush, green lawn. Keep it thriving throughout the summer heat with Omega Soil Activator.
By erin-flowers
A beautiful green lawn has to start somewhere! For us, it starts with Genesis. Get a head start on lawn season with our natural humic acid soil conditioner.
By isabella-dobbins
Let’s talk about something that will change how you think about fertilizing your lawn and garden: chicken manure fertilizer.
By isabella-dobbins
The desire for organic-based lawn care has grown rapidly over the years. The growing concern about the harmful impact of fertilizers and pesticides has encouraged people to search for a more holistic approach to taking care of their lawns.
By isabella-dobbins
Humate is a common ingredient in several turf products marketed as growth promoters, soil conditioners, soil activators or turf stimulants. But what is humate? What are the benefits of applying humate to your lawn?
By isabella-dobbins
Understanding surface tension is key to understanding surfactants. Welcome to the basics of chemistry!
By isabella-dobbins
On this blog, we're making a big reveal: Our secret formula for the perfect DIY natural lawn care.
By isabella-dobbins
Defender is an all-natural mosquito repellent spray for DIY backyard use. It's effective against mosquitos, mosquito larvae, ticks, fleas and ants to name a few!
By isabella-dobbins
Dog Spot can safely eliminate brown spots on your lawn caused by dog urine. Dogs are creatures of habit and tend to pick the same spots on your lawn to “go.” This kills your grass, causing dead or brown spots on your lawn.
By isabella-dobbins
There are many different types of grass suitable for growing in North America and many are regarded as effective hillside erosion control methods.
By mike-usry
Knowing how to prevent soil erosion by stopping rapid water flow through your yard or field is an important part of creating and maintaining a healthy environment and productive land.
By mike-usry
Ticks can be just as dangerous as mosquitoes, and if left untreated, they can lead to serious health issues. With the large amounts of rainfall and warmer weather patterns this year, ticks pose an even greater concern for your family.
By erin-flowers
Turf Genesis is a versatile product; applying it several times before and throughout the growing season enables your lawn to increase in green up, root stimulation, aeration and disease prevention.
By mike-usry
Products such as [Jump Start Soil Conditioner](https://www.southlandorganics.com/products/jump-start-soil-conditioner "Organic Soil Conditioner") and [Genesis Lawn Soil Conditioner](https://www.southlandorganics.com/products/genesis "Lawn Soil Conditioner") rebuild soils rapidly and are not consider
By mike-usry
So far, 11 states have recently banned the use of phosphorus in lawn applications as fertilizers. Phosphorus is being banned, but what _is_ it exactly?
By mike-usry
The excellent crops that make up summer's bounty also take a heavy toll on the chemistry and structure of the garden soil. As summer plants and crops grow, they devour valuable nutrients and take the soil's energy, which leaves us with fall's dilemma: soil nutrient depletion.
By mike-usry
A soil conditioner is a substance that can be added to soil to change the soil structure. We carve out this definition to provide distinction and clarity for our customers.
By mike-usry
If you were to go out into your backyard and scoop up a single cup of soil, that cup would contain billions of different types of microorganisms.
By mike-usry
Synthetic fertilizers can seriously deplete the nutritional content of foods, cause health problems for many people and include much more dangerous substances than you realize.
By mike-usry
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