Why Organic?

As a young person working in my family’s lawn business, I never had any doubt that working with plants would also be my life’s calling.  The chemicals used to treat the plants and grass, however, left me with a bad taste in my mouth.  I thought there had to be a better way to care for plants than saturating them with harsh chemicals.  My generation has grown up with a chemical mindset and it is so ingrained that many people believe you cannot care for plants and lawns without insect killers, weed killers, and fungicides.

Healthy soil, treated organically, is so alive with microorganisms, it is incredible.  In contrast, soil tha6t has been treated with chemical pesticides looks like a dead zone.  So much can be learned about a soil problem and its solution by looking at soil under a microscope.  Soil scientists who examine soil through a microscope are just like doctors who take a blood sample to diagnose disease in people.  As a disciple of soil scientist Dr. Elaine Ingham, I am going to help pioneer the use of compost tea and other organic methods in lawn and plant care.  With organic methods, we can add more bacteria, fungi, and microorganisms known as protozoa to soil.  If this sounds complicated, it can be; but the premise, however, is quite simple.  There is an old saying, “you are what you eat.”  The same can be said of soil.  If you feed the soil a good, natural diet, good things start to happen.

- Bryce L. Davis, Sr.