7 Great Benefits to Going Organic

Benefit #1 - Organic lawn care doesn't utilize those toxic substances.
Lawn care chemicals have long been linked to reductions in populations of birds and beneficial insects such as bees, which are required to pollinate our food crops. Studies from Purdue University and elsewhere have linked lawn chemicals to cancers in our dogs and cats.
Benefit #2 - Organic lawn care utilizes natural substances that are not harmful to animals.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the United States Government estimates that only 35% of the synthetic fertilizer that we apply to our lawns ever makes it to the grass. The other 65% runs off into our lakes, rivers, streams and oceans, or seeps into our wells and ground water, or volatizes into the air we breathe. Even worse, the EPA estimates that only 2% of weed killers, insecticides and fungicides used in chemical lawn care ever make it to the weeds, pests or diseases. This means that 98% of those poisons go somewhere else; into our bodies, our pets bodies, up into the air or into the ground water.
Benefit #3 - in organic lawn care. those toxic pest controls are never necessary.
Organic lawn care creates a sponge like atmosphere in the soil allowing the lawn to hold on to the water and nutrients that make green grass possible. This shows up especially well during dry periods of little or no rain.
Benefit #4 - Organic lawns are still lush no matter what Mother Nature offers for moisture.
Synthetic fertilizers are derived from fossil fuels with the equivalent of 3 gallons of gasoline required in the manufacturing of every 40lb bag of synthetic lawn fertilizer. Synthetic fertilizers also encourage rapid, uneven growth of grass which requires frequent mowing and watering. Did you know that the average gasoline powered lawn mower is up to 35 times more polluting than the average automobile, or that Americans use almost as much fuel to pump water on to the lawns as they do to mow the lawns? Lawn care in this country now accounts for about 2% of our fossil fuel consumption and 10% of our air pollution.
Benefit #5 - Organic lawn care can reduce that amount of fossil fuel consumption and air pollution by up to 75%.
By using mined organic products less fossil fuel is used to produce these products thus reducing the amount of earth's pollution.
Benefit #6 - Organic lawns require less water and nitrogen.
Chemical lawn care promotes dependency on high salt fertilizers and requires increased amounts to maintain a thick green lawn.
Benefit #7 - Organic lawns save you money and time due to the decreased need for fertilizer and water.

After the first year of applying organic lawn care products there will be sufficient savings due to fewer requirements for nitrogen applications and watering. This is because the soil is becoming balanced and has viable organic matter to feed the lawn.