Soil Amendments & Conditioners

While pest and disease control, fertilizing, and proper planting techniques are key parts to your landscape and garden success, the quality of your soil can greatly impact the health of your plants more than any other factor. Doing some garden soil preparation can save you a lot of time and bring you more healthy plants. 

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An all-natural and organic Perlite which helps improve heavy soils by loosening the compact soil.
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An effective clay conditioner perfect to use for all level of play and professional sports field.
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A professional natural and organic fertilizer that helps in expanding the soil surface and allows greater access to water and micro-nutrients and contains mycorrhizae fungi.
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An organic sphagnum peat moss that improves aeration, moisture retention to promote root growth in heavy soils.
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A finely screened soil conditioner with earthworm castings and beneficial microbes for root development.
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Dark reed sedge peat that adds nutrients to sandy soils, as well as breaks up heavy clay soils easily. Perfect for top dressing for lawns and gardens.
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An organic-based fertilizer that saves water, solves soil problems, and provides additional iron.
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A granulated iron micro-nutrient for lawns, ornamental, garden landscaping and trees.
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A patented blend of humectants and surfactants developed to accelerate root development throughout the entire growing season.
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A patented blend of ready-to-use humectants and surfactants designed to accelerate root development throughout the entire growing season.
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An all-purpose tackifier that effectively binds and is proven to immediately reduce water runoff and soil erosion.
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A surfactant formulation which helps maximize the use of water by moving it deeper into the soil for dry or hard soils in a ready-to-spray hose-end bottle.
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Contains sphagnum peat moss and organic matter to condition the soil in your garden or lawn.
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Innovative granular mulch created from cellulose fiber and recycled wood that expands quickly and disperses, providing excellent protection and rapid water absorption on seeded areas.

Soil Amendments

Soil amendments, also called soil conditioners, are materials added to your soil that aim to improve aspects of your soil, like water retention, permeability, drainage, aeration, and structure. Your soil should be able to support the roots of your plants while providing the optimal environment for growth. Soil amendments are thoroughly mixed into the soil, not laid on top like mulch. 

Types of Soil Amendments & Conditioners

The end results you’re looking for will determine which type of soil amendment you choose. Organic soil amendments include sphagnum peat, wood chips, grass clippings, straw, compost, manure, biosolids, sawdust, and wood ash. Inorganic soil amendments are manmade or mined, and include vermiculite, perlite, pea gravel, and sand. Organic products have the added benefit of containing nutrients and serve as a food source for beneficial fungi, bacteria, and earthworms, and are the best soil amendments for vegetable gardens. 

Using Soil Amendments 

Before choosing something to add to improve your soil, you should first assess your soil’s condition and research before adding anything to your soil. Soil testing can help you determine what you soil needs in order to better support plant growth. You can order soil tests, which will tell you the current pH, levels of nutrients (phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, manganese), and any fertilizer recommendations. These tests can make it clearer on the amendments you might need for your soil. 

 

Along with a soil test, you need to diagnose your soil as heavy (clay-based) or light (sand-based) because certain combinations of soils and amendments can make your soil worse. For example, difficult clay soils need to be porous, permeability, aeration, and drainage and you could use peat, wood chips, tree bark, or straw; adding sand to clay can make it even more compacted, similar to concrete. Sandy soils need to be able to hold water and nutrients and benefit from decomposed organic materials.

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