In order to have a healthy lawn, you need to learn to buy healthy. Healthy fertilizers and soil amendments will make your lawn safe to play on as well as safe for the environment. Chemical lawn treatments not only can be hazardous to your lawn, but can make walking on the grass dangerous for your family and for pets. There are many healthy, organic alternatives to chemical lawn treatments.

Soil Amendments

Many soil amendments are organic. Compost and aged manure are great amendments if you're trying to increase water and nutrient retention in your soil. If your soil does not drain well, a wood chip or bark amendment will help to give your soil proper drainage. Through natural amendments, you can enrich your soil for now and for years to come.

There are also many organic fertilizers available that can help you keep your lawn healthy. A fish fertilizer that is composed of fish oil instead of fish emulsion will usually give you the most nutrients. Fish oil fertilizers are rich in nitrogen and other nutrients that your lawn needs to get healthy and stay healthy. Fish oil fertilizer usually comes directly from the fish with no chemicals added.

Seaweed fertilizer is also a good organic fertilizer. Seaweed fertilizer is made from seaweed that is harvested and then dried and milled into fertilizer. Because seaweed is a plant too, seaweed fertilizer is filled with growth hormones that your lawn can use. It is also filled with minerals essential to your lawn's health.