No. Organic Fertilizer is strictly a fertilizer.
Wilderness Landscaping's nutrient rich organic-based fertilizer program helps create a thick lawn. A thick lawn helps chokes out existing weeds and helps prevent weeds from germinating seedlings.
If you are having trouble with weeds in your lawn and still want to use organic-based fertilizers, we often suggest a hybrid program. Our hybrid program includes a Spring time pre-emergent application and 1-2 applications weed killer, after which we switch to the Wilderness organic-based program.
Yes. Children and pets can safely go onto areas that have been fertilized with Wilderness Organic Based Fertilizers without waiting for the product to dry, unlike standard applications.
The other synthetic fertilizers and weed treatments we offer are safe as well, however you must wait for the product to dry before entering the treated areas.
No. Our organic fertilizer does not contain any salts, so it will not burn your lawn - even in the hot Utah summers!
No. It is not necessary to water in our natural fertilizers. The product stay on the soil until it rains or your irrigation system runs. Watering in the product will speed up the nutrient absorbtion process, however it is not necessary.
Organic nutrients are "stored" in complex organic molecules until soil microorganisms break them down and "release" the nutrients for plant use.