How does Organica Fair for the homeowner

[ewetho]

I have started using Organica's 4 step program trying to go organic. I have a small yard so the 4 step is not prohibitively expensive for me.

So the question is really how well does it do in revitalizing the soil and improving things. I know I know Compost Compost Compost and Compost TEA but all things aside if you were sticking to just the Organica 4 Step (at least mostly) how does it fair overall. Does it do an OK job? I read the Organica thread in the Organic section above and it was a disaster, everyone just at each other with do this or that and had nothing to do with the original post for like 8-12 pages.

So simply does it stand up pretty well on its own or does it need some help in your opinion if you have tried it?

I am not looking for a golf course around my Bungalow just a nice lawn.

[Dreams To Designs]

Organica should work well for your needs. You may get some weed intrusion which can be controlled by hand weeding if your avid or spot spraying with chemicals. When spot spraying, you are only target the existing weeds and not a blanket coverage.

Have a proper soil test performed so that you will be aware of any material your lawn may lack or have an excess of. You may need to alter or add something to the Organica system depending on the soil test results.

Kirk

[Smallaxe]

Organic Lawncare is not about 'feeding' the grass. It is about 'building' the soil. And one size does not fit all.
Sorry for the 'rant'. :)

[ewetho]

Organic Lawncare is not about 'feeding' the grass. It is about 'building' the soil. And one size does not fit all.
Sorry for the 'rant'. :)

I realize that and what I see in their product leads me down that path. Heck only parts 1 and 4 (same thing too) are actually fertilizer in the normal sense albeit and organic based being mainly CGM. Part 2 and 3 are a Kelp Booster and Soil Microbial Conditioner. I just hoping for a good basis to build from. Hoping that on it's own it will build up nicely but maybe not quick enough for many. If that is so that is alright. I actually have been looking into a making a compost tea maker and plan on supplementing as I go forward. Seems like that should be good start. Maybe not Ideal but going forward and a good start.

Sure ideally I would get compost delivered and on and on. But looking to start slowly rebuilding the soil and hopefully making a better safer yard that still looks decent.

Oh and by the way Smallaxe, you have one of the BEST sig lines I have seen in years!!! Makes me smile very time I see it.

Tom

[Smallaxe]

I don't have a problem with CGM, or Kelp, and soil conditioners. It is just an expensive way of getting organic matter in the soil.
I do have a problem with 4 step 'programs', mainly because it means that I should blindly follow this program and eventually I will have a perfect lawn, no matter what.

I endeavor to watch the lawn as an individual entity and give it what it needs, when it needs it. It is just too easy to follow a program, that doesn't really apply to me, and I am wasting time and money and creating new problems as a result.
Mulching in clippings and sensible watering, are 2 major components of healthy lawns. Possibly even more important than fertilizers, especially, once the nutrient cycling begins.

[blz]

There are so many different organic fertilizer products on the market and many of them are not much more than marketing gimmicks. Follow the link below to read about what differentiates the various base materials used for organic fertilizers


Organic Fertilizers (http://www.ehow.com/how_5210829_choose-organic-fertilizer.html)