5 Reasons to Buy Organic Sod

Going with organic sod is a good way for BC and homeowners to counteract some of the natural deficiencies of a soil that can take a beating just from the natural climate. Meanwhile, further into the BC interior and Alberta, amid semi-arid pockets, synthetic chemicals can upset an already fragile balance.

Is Organic Sod the Solution for Your Lawn? What Is It, Exactly?

Organic sod is grown on turf farms and delivered to your home to be rolled out to replace your old lawn. It’s grown with organic fertilizer, without using poisonous herbicides or pesticides.

More homeowners every year are going the organic route with their lawn landscaping. Here are just a few reasons:

  1. It’s the Healthier Choice. “Speaking more generally about why people go organic and think about the environment, there’s clearly been a shift,” says Mike from City Farmer. “People have children or pets and worry about them playing on lawns covered in toxic fertilizer, herbicides or pesticides. It’s actually illegal to use herbicides and pesticides in Vancouver and in some other cities (You can buy it and sell it – but using it is another story). It’s a basic health issue we can all understand: do you want the fruit with the poison or the one with no poison?”

Just being around harmful chemical fertilizers can be enough to cause more than just a headache for homeowners. According to EarthEasy, a sustainable living resource site:

Of 30 commonly used lawn pesticides, 19 are linked with cancer or carcinogenicity, 13 are linked with birth defects, 21 with reproductive effects, 26 with liver or kidney damage, 15 with neurotoxicity, and 11 with disruption of the endocrine (hormonal) system.

  1. You’ve Got Better Things to Do than Poison the Planet. It’s not just about what you put in your own yard. “We know no all about how these chemical fertilizers and poisons are going into the groundwater and the oceans and killing life in our waterways,” Mike says. “That’s why you want to keep it as natural as you can. Our water finds its way through the taps back to us.”

The green thumb gardening experts at Angie’s List gardening forum explain:

“Synthetic fertilizers throw quick-release nutrients at the grass, but whatever they can’t use up quickly runs off and can potentially pollute water sources,” she says. “Slow-release nutrients found in organic sources like corn gluten, alfalfa meal, fish emulsion, and compost become available gradually as the plants need them. Think of it like living off vitamin pills or energy bars versus eating a variety of healthy foods.”

  1. Pumping Harmful Products into Grass Doesn’t Make it Greener than Organic Sod. One of the biggest mistakes a homeowner can make is to assume that lawns produced and treated with synthetic ingredients is going to look greener and healthier than a natural lawn. As the Grumpy Gardener from Southern Living Magazine discovered when she tested it out, the end result can look the same as an organic lawn – in which case, why spray on toxic chemicals from who knows where to achieve the same effect?

I was surprised. I’d expected that since Sustane contained about a third of the nitrogen that Scott’s did and its nitrogen was slow-release that the grass fed with Scott’s would green up quicker. Didn’t happen. In fact, a few days after a good rain, I couldn’t see any color difference between them.

If that’s the case, why wouldn’t you stick with the natural way? We use organic fertilizer to create organic sod – and it looks as green and lush as we could hope for our customers.

  1. It’s Less Work for the Homeowner than Growing from Seed. Naturally, organic sod lawns carry the same big benefit of non-organic lawns: after just two weeks of preparation, installation and maintenance, you’ve got a great looking organic lawn in front of your house. Compare that with up to a year of seeding, watering and skillful weeding to grow a lawn from scratch. See our sod ordering, installation and maintenance tips to learn more.
  1. Set an Example for Your Kids and Neighbors. Today it may seem like the green movement has always been with us, but it’s actually a recent phenomenon – and if people don’t take practical steps like installing organic sod lawns, then it’s all just climate-changing hot air, isn’t it? Parenting book author Dr. Jim Taylor in the Huffington Post writes:

The consistency of intention and action help ingrain the messages you want your children to get most. The use of rituals is very effective in teaching your children about a love of nature and their responsibility for taking care of Mother Earth.

There are plenty of reasons to get an organic sod lawn. Get what you need to show off your green credentials, for the right price. Talk to us about getting your organic sod lawn delivered to your home this season