Solu-Cal: Right for your Lawn

    The difference between having a lawn that struggles to survive and one that thrives can be the soil. For your turf to flourish, you must start with the right soil composition. Because we have such heavy, clay soils in the piedmont of North Carolina, getting the right growing environment usually involves amending the soil to make it less acidic. To put it simply, acid locks up the nutrients in the soil. Neutralizing the soil PH unlocks the nutrients so that you can more effectively use what is already in the soil, as well as get the most out of any fertilization that you do in the future.

    At AA Tex Lawn, we've moved from the standard lime that we used in the past to neutralize the ph in the soil to a product called Solu-Cal. It's a water soluble calcium that works faster and more effectively than lime. Some of the benefits are:

• Solu-Cal is 4 times more effective than regular lime. If using a ton of lime per acre, you can use 500 pounds of Solu-Cal to do the same job.
• Solu-Cal works faster. Lime takes as long as 6 months to move through the soil, whereas Solu-Cal works in 6 to 8 weeks.

We don't mean to sound like a commercial for Solu-cal, but it's a product we believe in. We have included the application of Solu-cal as part of our annual 7 Step program because if you don't have the right base, you're not going to get the best results. For more information on soil PH and why it's important, see our blog at http://aatexlawn.blogspot.com/2011/06/why-is-soil-ph-important.html or feel free to call our office. We're happy to help.

Thanks,

The AA Tex Lawn Team