ORGANIC BASED LAWN CARE
What problems are Aperion Lawn Care trying to solve?
As your local lawn care specialist serving South and East Norfolk and North and East Suffolk, we understand the problems faced by lawn enthusiasts and the solutions that can solve them because we have observed lawns and the local environment in which they exist for some years.
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Maintaining a healthy lawn
While not exclusive to every location in the areas in which we operate, the general challenges faced in establishing and maintaining a healthy lawn, focus on sandy based soils, coastal winds, very low rainfall and heat, coupled with the consistent long term use of salt based non organic fertilisers as a primary means to maintain health and appearance.
Sandy soils tend to be acidic and low in nutrients because they are free draining and leach easily. While most domestic lawn grass species like a slightly acidic soil, if this becomes too great, nutrient lock up can occur and the grass will struggle to access the nutrients it needs to establish and thrive. Sandy soils will also struggle to support a balanced soil food web, in particular beneficial microbial life, as there are fewer nutrients and organic material for it to feed on. Microbes are important as they help to break down organic matter such as thatch and moss, converting it to humus. All of these factors contribute to plant stress and susceptibility to pests and disease.
The persistent use of salt based non organic fertilisers compound the problems by damaging what microbes exist. While such fertilisers might support short term improvements to top growth, we often see the appearance of lawns regress over time through their long term use.
Lawns in our service area are also affected by coastal winds which constantly dry out the sward and soils through a process called evapo transpiration. Lawns can lose anything between 3-5mm of moisture a day, 35mm a week, compounded by some of the lowest rainfall levels and highest Summer temperatures in England. This means water retention is an important issue to maintaing healthy grass. One way of retaining moisture is through the use of wetting agents. It might sound counter intuitive, but applying these in late winter and spring when there might be abundant rainfall, helps retain water into the drier summer months, reducing the requirement to water and maintain a greener lawn for longer. Applying them once the drier weather has lodged, rarely sees the best effects unless complimented by the onerus task of irrigation.
