4 Steps to a Healthy Lawn

Caring for a lawn doesn't have to be complicated. In fact, with a few easy-to-use products and tools you can have the lawn you've dreamed of. ARBICO Organics is happy to provide a variety of natural and organic products that will see you through the grass-growing season. Follow the four steps below to a grow a healthy, lush lawn.

STEP 1: Condition the Soil

Perhaps the most important step is building healthy soil. The goal here is to build humus and "clean" the growing area. Dethatch the lawn, aerate soil and supplement soil nutrition to prepare your lawn for stressors throughout the season.

Hydretain Granules

Hydretain® Granular OC
Cut watering by up to 50%! Hydretain is a root zone moisture manager designed to maximize the availability of soil moisture to turf and grasses. Trusted by golf courses, landscapers and greenhouses, it uses humectant compounds and a soil surfactant to reduce drought stress. Also available in a liquid formulation.

Maxicrop Kelp Meal Fertilizer, 1-0-2
Norwegian Kelp is a soil conditioner that adds vitamins, essential minerals and amino acids. It is slow to break down and stimulates healthy plant development. The additional organic matter also helps soils retain moisture.

Maxicrop Soluble Seaweed Powder
Seaweed is an excellent source of trace minerals and natural plant hormones that help condition the soil and help maintain lawn health. Apply beginning in spring to stimulate root development & drive healthy growth.

Thatch Away
Thatch Away is formulated specifically to breakdown thatch. Annual removal of thatch layers helps nutrients, air and water reach the roots. It is particularly important to keep thatch under control in areas where there are fungal disease problems like brown patch.

Down To Earth Bio-Turf, 8-3-5
OMRI Listed Bio-Turf mixes feather meal, fish meal, blood meal, meat meal, bone meal and langbeinite for a balanced lawn and turf fertilizer. The 8-3-5 formulation provides the nutrients needed for above and below ground health. Bio-Turf can be used on all types of lawns.

STEP 2: Build a Population of Beneficial Organisms

Triple Threat Nematodes

Beneficial Nematodes
Beneficial nematodes are microscopic, non-segmented roundworms that kill soil-borne insects. A combination of NemAttack and NemaSeek will control grubs, weevils, ants, termites, fleas & ticks, cockroaches, and many more pest insects. Beneficial nematodes are not harmful to humans, dogs, cats, reptiles, birds, aquatic life or beneficial insects.

Milky Spore - Japanese Beetle Control
Milky spore kills the grubs of Japanese beetles by infecting them with Paenibacillus popilliae, a target-specific bacteria. Use in spring or fall with nematodes for maximum control.

RootShield Plus WP
RootShield Plus grows in soils and on roots shielding them from soil-borne diseases. It provides preventive control of major diseases like Pythium, Fusarium and Rhizoctonia for up to 12 weeks. Compatible with many chemical inputs, RootShield also helps turf resist abiotic stresses.

ARBICO Organics Root Build 240
Most plants have a symbiotic relationship with mycorrhizal fungi. These fungi may not be present in the soil because of soil depletion or disruption of the soil layers (especially in new construction). By inoculating your lawn with beneficial fungi it will grow faster and more robustly, require less water and be healthier overall. Use on new or established lawns.

STEP 3: Deter & Control Pests as Needed

Garlic Barrier Insect Repellent Spray

Prevent pests from invading your lawn before they become a nuisance. Use the following products to eliminate outdoor pests without chemicals.

Garlic Barrier
Garlic Barrier is a garlic oil-based repellent spray formulated to repel mosquitoes and other flying insect pests. For a more concentrated garlic spray, use Mosquito Barrier. Both are safe for use around family and animals.

Mosquito Magician
Mosquito Magician is a blend of lemongrass, garlic, citronella, cedar wood and rosemary oils along with geraniol used to keep unwanted insect pests away. Broadcast spray as a repellent or directly to breeding sites and insects as an insecticide.

Essentria G
Control and repel common turf pests like chiggers, chinch bugs and grass mites with these granules. Simply broadcast spread over the lawn area or other problem areas and water in lightly. It is non-toxic to aquatic organisms meaning there are no setback requirements.

STEP 4: Monitor Lawn Health

Rapitest Soil Test Kit
Not sure of what kind of fertilizer your lawn needs? Find out with this easy to use test that gives accurate results! Use color charts to measure and identify pH, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium levels in your soil. Just mix a soil sample with water, add a test capsule, shake, and wait for color to develop to get results. Rapitest Soil Test Kit contains 10 complete tests for each factor.