Step 5
Enhance your soil.
In the end, organic gardening always comes down to the soil. When you’re dealing with lawns, it’s hard to improve the soil in traditional ways, you don’t want to dig up the turf to add nutrients and microorganism. But you can top-dress: Simply use a spreader to apply a quarter-inch-deep layer (or less) of finely screened compost to the turf. The compost will invigorate the soil and stir up a slew of microorganisms as it sifts below the surface, improving drainage and reducing compaction along the way.
Make your lawn organic and you’ll see results before the season is over. Without chemicals, a lawn can become what it was intended to be a carefree patch of land where you can play, entertain, or just relax—and a living link to an earlier, more pastoral time.
ref: Warren Schultz
