Everyone dreams of a healthy lawn full of lush, green grass, but achieving this starts at its foundation - the soil. Nothing can stop your turf in South Dakota from becoming its best when your soil is in optimal condition! However, it doesn't happen overnight; it'll need various treatments throughout the year to give it just what it needs. You'll want to apply a soil conditioner three times a year to maintain a balanced pH and improve your lawn's ability to intake nutrients. Meanwhile, treating your soil with microorganisms, microbe food, and nutrient enhancers in mid-spring is crucial to bolster your turf's health and appearance. Then, you'll want to apply a soil amendment in mid-summer and micronutrients in late summer.

Apply a Soil Conditioner Three Times a Year

A soil conditioner plays an essential part in achieving healthy soil, and you'll want to apply it three times a year, in early spring, late spring, and early fall. A soil conditioner is a product that contains minerals to balance your soil's pH. Anything lower than a 7 on the pH scale is acidic, while anything higher is alkaline. When this happens, it inhibits your turf's ability to absorb the resources it needs, so a more neutral pH provides optimal conditions for grass growth.

Fortunately, a soil conditioner will help keep those levels balanced, thus improving nutrient and resource uptake and soil structure; this boosts air circulation, increases water retention and drainage, and helps your lawn maximize the nourishment it receives. By routinely applying this treatment throughout the growing season, you'll set it up for long-standing success.

Treat Your Soil With Microorganisms, Microbe Food & Nutrient Enhancers in Mid-Spring

Another thing you'll want to treat your soil with is microorganisms, microbe food, and nutrient enhancers in mid-spring. Microbes are vital for breaking down organic matter and making nutrients easily accessible to your grass, and increasing their activity will promote its vibrant green color, build up its resilience to stressors, and improve its overall uptake. It also encourages root development, expanding your turf's systems and helping it absorb more of everything it needs to survive the stressful summer and thrive.

Apply a Soil Amendment in Mid-Summer

The summer season is tough on your cool-season lawn, bringing hot temperatures that stress it out. So, you'll want to apply a soil amendment in mid-summer. Using a soil amendment rich in humic acid aids in increasing carbon and organic matter in the soil, stimulating microbial activity. As a result, it enhances your lawn's nutrient absorption and allows it to maximize fertilizer treatments. It also bolsters healthy, robust root growth and moisture retention, which is highly beneficial during the hot summer since it will keep it hydrated and strong!

Provide Your Soil With Micronutrients in Late Summer

The last thing you'll want to provide your soil is micronutrients in late summer, including iron, calcium, and sulfur. Iron is an essential micronutrient that boosts chlorophyll production, giving your grass that vibrant green color and rebuilding its health after any summer-related stress so it can go into the fall season at its best. Another beneficial micronutrient is calcium, which helps improve soil structure, strengthens your lawn and its resilience, and increases its ability to absorb much-needed resources. Finally, sulfur is vital for encouraging greener, denser growth and giving it a better chance to naturally fight off stressors like drought, weeds, and disease.

Pairing lawn fertilization with soil treatments throughout the year will yield even better results by ensuring your grass has all the nutrients it needs to thrive!

Call us today to sign up for our soil care package!

If you want to achieve a healthy lawn by improving the soil, look no further than our soil care package! At Sharp Lawn Care, we'll apply a soil conditioner three times a year, microorganisms, microbe food, and nutrient enhancers in mid-spring, a soil amendment in mid-summer, and micronutrients in late summer to ensure it has everything it needs to set it up for long-standing success. Additionally, we offer this package as an add-on to our lawn fertilization service, so you can trust that you'll receive only the best results from both!

Our soil care package is available to homes, businesses, and HOAs in Sioux Falls, SD, Sioux City, IA, and other surrounding areas in South Dakota, including Tea and Harrisburg. If you're in South Dakota, call us today at (605) 251-6880 to sign up. If you're in Sioux City, IA, you can reach us at (712) 253-8024 to get started!