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Switching to Organic lawn care

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#1 ·
My Bermuda Lawn is 4 years old and have been using Lesco products till now. I am thinking of moving to Organic care. My lawn doesn't look healthy plus weeds all the time. I have used Celcius WG for weeds control. And it is not helping me either. Recently I have heard about sumagreen turf product from one of the local vendor. He recommended me to use that for lushy green lawn. Can I use tenacity for weeds? I have creeping charlie plus other weeds invaded in my lawn? Any other weed killer you can suggest when using with Sumagreen?
 
#2 ·
Moving over to a fully organic lawn care is a little easier said than done. First you should get a ph meter and figure out if your soil is acidic or more alkaline. Second you will want a soil test to see how many micro organisms are living in your soil. Weeds are a symptom and not a problem. Do you water too much? Or is your ground too compact? Cultural practices take a big roll in Turf and soil health.
 
#4 · (Edited)
No Bermuda around here. Local advice from experienced people is better.
Is this common Bermuda? Seeded Bermuda? Tifton? The premium-quality sod types are thicker and tighter--fewer weed problems. Make sure you are taking proper care of your Bermuda. Short mowing--reel mower. Regular irrigation. Have a soil test done--correct deficiencies and any acid soil. Plenty of fertilizer to keep it tight and vigorous. Sumagreen should work fine--but Bermuda needs plenty of fertilizer, six times per year is often suggested. Milorganite or a poultry manure product would supply more of the needed nitrogen and calcium. It cannot grow thick without nitrogen.

Compare with Holganix:
http://www.holganix.com/blog/bid/66092/The-Science-Behind-Holganix-Holganix-vs-SumaGreen
 
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