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Why should I choose Organic Yard Care?
Why should I choose
Natural Matters services?
How is the Organic Method a viable part of the solution to
global warming?
Why do we need to use amendments at all?
Should I water the treatments in?
Why do I need to build the soil? Isn’t it enough to just fertilize the plants?
Why should I choose Organic Yard Care?
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Naturally occurring organic materials are pet and child
friendly. They are easier on people with chemical sensitivities.
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Organic Yard Care rejuvenates soil health, reducing the need
for chemical controls as the biological and nutritional balance becomes established.
This means fewer weeds and insects and a faster recovery time if incidences
should occur.
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The Organic approach is holistic, non-toxic, sustainable,
and a viable part of the solution to global warming.
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Synthetic fertilizers and chemical “controls“leach into
ground water, disrupting the ecological balance of lakes and streams and
tainting drinking water sources.
Why should I choose Natural Matters services?
Natural Matters combines knowledge and over
twenty-five years experience with quality products to provide quality results,
and has a dedicated network of experienced resources to draw from when you need
answers. For those desiring a healthy
organic yard, Natural Matters provides a full service. Natural Matters products
contain certifiable
food quality components, unlike those offered by other companies, which are
sludge-based municipal waste, containing heavy metals. Also, Natural Matters is a small,
local company providing personalized service.
How is the Organic Method a viable part of the solution to global warming?
Results of Rodale’s long-term Systems Trials (23
years of research) shows that the Organic Method can be a powerful atmospheric
scrubber. Conventional chemical fertilizers rapidly volatize or “burn” organic
matter, releasing carbon into the atmosphere rather than retaining it in the
soil system. The Organic Method, through the use of natural fertilizer amendments
and vigorous microbial populations, nourishes healthy plant tissues that will
suck carbon and nitrogen out of the air (scientists call the process “carbon
sequestration”), and make it available for plant growth.
Why do we need to use amendments at all?
While soils of this region are sufficient to support
native species, native soils usually need to be amended to meet other
requirements. Our homes and yards are, to differing degrees, the result of
disruption of the native landscape. To get a solid foundation for home
construction, the top soil will be scraped off, leaving the ground bare and
ideal for home construction, but less than ideal for a successful yard. The
soil components that are lost during this process need to be reintroduced into
the soil.
What is soil building?
Soil building is not just adding soil. Soil building
is replenishing the soil's organic, mineral, and microbial content. Soil
building is the stimulation of micro-life in the soil and involves the
incorporation of organic matter, minerals, and bacteria to replenish the Soil
Food Web.
What is soil conditioning?
Soil conditioning is modifying soil texture, as well
as its physical and chemical properties, with mechanical and/or chemical means:
for example; aeration for oxygen/porosity, pH for nutrient exchange, etc.
Should I water the treatments in?
Most of Natural Matters treatments will not require
additional watering in. Normal humidity, morning dew, and rainfall will do the
trick. We will advise you if for some reason these would not be adequate.
Why do I need to build the soil? Isn’t it enough to just fertilize the plants?
Soil building is at the heart of the organic method.
When you feed and nurture the soil in addition to the plant, the soil gains the
capacity to feed the plant as well, and becomes the medium of support for
nutrient cycling. A sustainable holistic living system is the result. In order
to achieve a successful organic yard, plant stress reduction is the key.
Healthy yards come from healthy soil; healthy soil is the by-product of
microbial activity, i.e. the Soil Food Web.