The Fertilizer and Spray Industry: A House of Cards Built on Deception Walk into any garden center, and you’ll see shelves stocked with fertilizers and sprays, marketed to everyone—homeowners, landscapers, you name it. There’s an entire industry built around applying...
From the BECROP report: Total Microbial Diversity: 636 bacterial species (pages 6–15) and a fungal-to-bacterial ratio of 5.8 (page 1), indicating strong fungal presence. Key Bacteria: Pseudomonas fluorescens (2.45e+5 copies, page 6): Siderophore production, pathogen...
Introduction: The Plight of Trees and Shrubs in a Bacterial World Trees and shrubs are the backbone of any landscape, providing beauty, shade, and habitat. But these ecto/fungal-dominated plants are struggling in a bacterial landscape created by modern practices. Home...
Introduction: The “Feed Me” Fallacy The lawn care industry has sold a simple narrative for over 70 years: sunlight and water aren’t enough—your lawn needs to be “fed” with fertilizers. This message implies that NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium) salt fertilizers...
Spring sales are here, and big box stores and the lawn care industry are pushing their “nasty” fertilizer and spray programs with promises of a perfect lawn. It’s the same old hype: quick fixes that seem too good to be true—because they are. These salt products kill...
I started my lawn care journey at 16 in 1981, applying fertilizers and sprays as they today to “make the world green.” I thought I was green—sustainable, eco-friendly—but I wasn’t. Year after year, I saw the same problems: pests, diseases, weeds, and compacted soil....
