There is no better time to enhance lawn’s ultimate beauty and success than by improving the soil before any planting takes place.


Benefits of Proper and Complete Soil Preparation

  • Improved Uniformity

  • Increased Density

  • Faster Recovery from Wear

  • Reduced Use of Water, Fertilizer, & Chemicals

  • Reduced Maintenance

Quick Fact: Why Is Good Soil Important?

For optimum growth, turfgrass needs just four things (in the proper balance) to grow … sunlight, air, water and nutrients. Reduce any of these, or provide too much of any one, and the grass may die or simply suffer. In the right proportions, the grass will flourish, providing not only beauty to the landscape, but also a clean and safe place to play.

Grass obtains three of these four essential factors (air, water and nutrients) from the soil, but many soils are less than ideal for growing grass. Some soils contain too much clay and may be very compacted … great for roads, bad for grass because air and water aren’t available to the roots and the roots can’t grow. Other soils may have too much sand … beautiful on a beach, but difficult to grow grass because water and nutrients won’t stay in the root zone long enough for the plant to use.

Another frequently observed problem with many soils is that its pH (the degree of acidity or alkalinity) is too high or too low for optimum grass growth.

Quick Fact: What Is The Best Soil For Turfgrass?

Loams, sandy loams and loamy sands with a pH of 6.0 to 7.0 are the very best soils for producing a beautiful, high-use, low-maintenance lawn. Unfortunately, this ideal soil mixture is seldom found on any property after construction.

Quick Fact: How Deep Should the Soil Be For Turfgrass?

The absolute minimum quality soil depth for a carefree lawn is 10 cm (4 inches); however, for deeper root penetration and the benefits it brings, the accepted standard is 15 cm (6 inches).

Quick Fact: Can Soils Be Improved?

Not only can most soils be improved, they usually need to be improved to get the maximum results with only a minimum of other ongoing effort.

The knowledge of what’s necessary, the amount and availability of materials and the immediate costs of time and money are the factors that typically deter people from taking the steps necessary to improve the soil. While some people do not fully understand the importance of good soils for grass, many also believe they can save time and mo