Winter snuck by us like a whisper and now spring is creeping out from its thin shadow.  I can’t wait to see what the summer will be like.

The early spring fertilizer is more important this year than usual.  The lack of snow cover and no deep freeze in the soil caused a lot of nutrients to leach out.  Snow is sometimes called nature’s fertilizer because it picks up atmospheric nitrogen and stores it.  Snow melt provides an important source of nitrogen for the soil biology.  That’s one reason plants green up in the spring. They say the soil biology is most active in the water that melts under the snow.  Providing food for the soil biology is the best way to help the plants develop healthy, deep roots that will help it survive the challenges of summer.

The fertilizer has to be broken down by the soil bacteria and fungi, which in turn are eaten by the protozoa to release the plant available nitrogen.  The lack of snow also removed a friendly insulating blanket for the lawns.  They can dry out from the wind and sun of a long winter exposure.  A healthy biological community improves the soil, increases water retention, relieves drought stress and reduces compaction. 

I really miss the snow melting to reveal a matted lawn with signs of snow mold and vole tracks.  Some lawns are really beat from constant use over the winter when kids and dogs were playing but the grass wasn’t growing back.

In an organic program, it is important to mow the grass as high as possible and leave the clippings.  The only way to get deep roots is provide the plant with plenty of leaf surface to capture sunlight and manufacture food through photosynthesis. 

As always, please call us at 781-937-9992 or email mikem@organicsoilsolutions.com with any questions or concerns.

Photo from Martin Crook at http://www.martincrook.ca/gallery_caricature.html

This is our 10th year providing organic lawn care to the Boston area community.

We hope you have found us fair and accessible. 
We try to provide the best value for your lawn care dollar.  When you call, you get Mike on his cell phone for an immediate response.  You can rest easy knowing your lawn is thriving on good soil, organic fertilizers and sunshine, not water soluble chemicals.   Organic Soil Solutions has grown steadily at about 10% a year and we now care for about 700 lawns.  Quite a few of our original customers are still with us.  Thank you.

Our guys get paid a decent wage with benefits and they reward us with a great attitude. 
Their enthusiasm for the job shows and customers want happy people working on their property.  We think we have the best people in the business.  Retaining good help means keeping good customers.

Get started and/or confirm your current organic lawn care program today.
You can take advantage of the 10% prepayment discount; or you can pay after each service is provided. Contact us today to learn more.

As always, we welcome your questions and comments.

Susan F. – Watertown, MA

Here's what some of our customers had to say:

"All is fine with our lawn…the end-of-summer slice seeding was very effective, and we now have a green, lush lawn."
-Kathy C.

"I just was planting my bulbs, and I had a chance to see how full and green and lush the grass is. Looks like your fall overseeding is really having a great effect, and I can see the potential of this lawn as it has had time to develop. Thanks!"
-Laurie B.

"The lawn looks great!  I guess all the rain plus your treatments have worked very well.  I have never seen it so lush."
-Steve D.

Kathleen H. – Hingham, MA

Richard O. – Boston, MA

Laurie D. – Winchester, MA

Check out this latest compliment from one of our Melrose lawn care customers…

…Thank you for the great work you've done on our yard so far. Since you've been working on our yard, we actually have healthy looking grass instead of moss and sandy dirt. It's one of the few lawns in the neighborhood that birds and other wildlife seems to populate. All that natural goodness must lure them in.

Michael P. – Melrose, MA

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Michael P. – Melrose, MA

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