Before we can answer the question “why use organic seeds?” let take a step back and try to understand what they are.

Organic seed are seeds which are produced by organic farms. Whenever you go to the market to buy organic seeds you can be 100% sure that the plants from where these seeds came were grown by proper organic techniques with a healthier soil; soil which is free of toxic synthetic chemicals. These organic farms all carry the USND national organic standard labels on them.

Now that you now know what they are let’s look into the matter on why use organic seeds?

• It is much better for the environment as well as it helps in minimizing the upstream pollution.

The most effective method of growing and using organic seeds lowers the upstream pollution effect during the production of such seeds. Other crop seeds mostly rely on petroleum based fertilizers and pesticides while organic seeds heavily rely on fungicides and insecticides while growing the same kind of vegetation.

• Organic seeds are a better option for the organic growing conditions. If you need help with creating an organic garden then please visit http://www.nlinc.ca/lawn-care-mississauga/ for more information. Within the system of organic farming different plant nutrients come directly from the fertilizers therefore these plants need healthier roots to seek out the nutrients spread across the ground. Organic seed farmers try using as less as possible of pesticides and other disease protection applications. Thus the plants should be strong enough to protect themselves from such situations. As organic food is evaluated by its looks and flavour, the stronger and healthier the plants the much better looking and well flavoured the organic food.

Over the years a lot of development and progress has been made to improve these organic farming conditions.

• Organic researches are supported through growing organic seeds.

As the demand for organic seeds increase with time, this has also encouraged a lot of universities and companies in giving more of their time and resources to the research and development of these different kinds of organic seeds. This helps a lot in the continuous growth and development of the organic matters.

So always keep in mind that whenever going to an organic farmer market  to buy those organic seeds you are not only buying “safe seeds” but also keeping you and your family healthy and at the same time creating an organic condition within your own back yard thus also supporting “the future of organic environment “

Tools for lawn aeration are gardening machines that are used to aerate the ground soil wherever lawn grass grows. The main purposes of aeration is that it improves the quality of the soil, as it pulls out almost two to eight inches of soil which leaves holes within the soil allowing water, air and nutrients to get to the grass roots.

Among lawn aeration tools available out there a few prominent ones are as follows. If this is outside your skill-set then click here to find out how we can help.

• The Core Aerator
  One of the most commonly used and popular of lawn aeration tools is the core aerator. It has hollow tines and makes about two to three inches of deep holes which are almost two to four inches apart. There are quite a few differently designed models of the core aerator, some of which have vertically placed tines that are supposed to move up and down at a very high speed while another form of the core aerator has a drum with tine fixed on it. The drum rotates as it is pulled over the ground.

  In both the cases the core aerator is moved above the ground while the tines are pushed into the ground and a core about the diameter of ¾ inches is pulled out of the ground.

• Aera-Vator

This type of tool also has two to three inches of tines that are also about two to four inches apart. The main difference between the Aera-Vator and the core aerator is that the tines are solid while the diameters of these tines are about ¾ inches in diameter that are driven by a type of gearbox.

Whenever the power of the aera-vator is turned on the tines start to vibrate which helps in loosening the ground all around the tines. This makes the ground loose enough so that the tines can easily go into the ground creating the holes.

• The Spike Aerator

This type of aerator is very common for a lot of homeowners as it is the cheapest of them all and is easily available at almost every home centre available.

The spike aerator is operated by being pulled on the ground while the round blades that have spikes attached on it are poked into the ground creating an almost two inch deep and almost 1/8 inch wide hole.

The only downfall is that this type of aerator does have is that the holes are very far apart from one another and at the same time very narrow.

The topsoil is the uppermost layer of soil which is usually between 2 to 8 inches thick. The topsoil has the most concentrated amount of microorganisms as well as organic matter available in it. This is where almost all types of plants and tree roots get their nutrients from. It takes thousands of years to form the naturally produced topsoil, which is mainly made up from different types of decaying organic matter as well as broken down rock materials which happen with the passage of time, weather and climate. The quality of the topsoil can differ depending on its geographical location.

There are mainly three types of topsoil which are as follows:

1. Sand
   Sand is mainly made up of mineral particles and finely divided rocks. It is a very highly variable type of topsoil which depends on the type of local rock available in the area. There are commonly two types of sand. The first type is “silica” which is usually made out of quartz, while the second type of sand is “aragonite” which is formed from billions of years old life forms such as shellfish and coral and is mostly found near beaches. Sand is used for many purposes such as for agricultural use, brick building, mortar, glass, concrete, paint, roads, water filtration and much more.
2. Loam
   Loam is another form of topsoil which is made up of evenly concentrated levels of silt, clay and sand. The proportion of silt, clay and sand can vary forming different types of loam such as clay loam, sandy loam, silty loam, sandy clay loam and silty clay loam. Each of these loam soils has different levels of characteristics, but general loam contains more moisture, nutrients and humus compared to sand.Loam is mostly found in large fertile lands and is great for farming. Another use of loam is that it is used in building walls for homes as it can control air humidity.  This technique is also the oldest form of house construction.
3. Clay
   The third and final type of topsoil is clay. Clay is formed and made out of decayed organic materials, usually dried plants with a mixture of powder rocks that form after millions of years as a result of the effect of weather conditions. Clay has been used over time for a lot of purposes. These may include clay pottery, clay furniture, bricks, cooking pots, dishware and much more. More importantly, as clay is impermeable to water, it is used in dams or even as barriers to landfills.

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