Our Core Program
Organic Soil Building Program in DFW
A sustainable, timed and measured method that addresses the needs of your landscape throughout the year. Six of the treatments are our own liquid compost. It is the program we have spent 29+ years refining for North Texas clay, and it is the foundation of everything we do.
The Approach
Feed the soil, and the lawn takes care of itself
Most lawn care companies fertilize the grass. We treat the soil underneath it.
DFW has clay soil, with seven types in the area. Compacted clay causes lawns to struggle, leading to runoff instead of absorption. A two-inch rain only provides one inch of water, resulting in shallow roots and grass that burns out every August.
The Soil Building Program is a sequence of treatments throughout the year to loosen clay, restore biology, and improve water and nutrient access for roots. Our liquid compost allows grass roots to extend six inches, tapping 50% more water.
The Bottom Line
This method is results driven; visual results depend on your landscapes condition.
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Year 1
It Sleeps
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Year 2
It Creeps
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Year 3
It Leaps
The Treatments
What we do, and when we do it
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Jan–Feb
Liquid compost with 12% humic acid and micronutrient mix
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Feb–Mar
Slow-release dry organic fertilizer for season-long feeding
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Apr–May
Liquid application of yucca-based soil conditioner and bio-stimulants
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May–Jun
Liquid compost with molasses, seaweed and fulvic acid
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Jul–Aug
Liquid compost with humates, bio-stimulants, micronutrients and amino acids
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Aug–Sept
Pre-emergent weed control, or a liquid compost application, depending on your weed control preference
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Sept–Oct
Liquid compost with humates and microbiology inoculate
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Nov–Dec
Liquid foliar feeding of essential micronutrients for winterization
Choose Your Plan
Four plans. Same soil program at the core.
All plans use the same compost program. The difference is the coverage you choose.
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Soil Starter Kit
- 6-8 soil building treatments per year
- 100% Organic
- 4–6 liquid compost applications
- 2 spring fertilizations
- Weed control: not included
- Disease & insect: not included
- Supplements: not included
- Service calls $85+
We focus on soil treatment: liquid compost and fertilization. If your yard rarely has pests or you're proactive, this plan is for you. For 100% organic, choose this option.
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Starter + Weed Control
- 6-8 soil building treatments per year
- 4–6 liquid compost applications
- 1 spring fertilization
- Weed control: included
- Disease & insect: not included
- Supplements: not included
- Service calls $85+
The same soil-first plan, with weed control added. For homeowners who want the fertility program and help with weeds, but do not need disease and insect coverage.
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Boost & Defend
- 6 soil building treatments a year
- 4 liquid compost applications
- 1 spring fertilization
- Weed control: included
- Disease & insect: included
- Supplements to weaker areas: included
- 2 free service calls, then $85+
Real value with coverage. Six soil treatments, spring fertilization, weed control, and two complimentary service calls for dependable coverage.
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All-In
- 8 soil building treatments a year
- 6 liquid compost applications
- 1 spring fertilization
- Weed control: included
- Disease & insect: included
- Supplements to weaker areas: included
- Service calls: no charge
Everything your lawn needs, with no surprise fees. Eight treatments including fertilization, weed control, and pest treatment, plus support for weak areas — we come out as needed at no charge.
Organic lawn care starts at $55 a month.
Your quote depends on property size and which plan you choose. No annual contract required — we earn your business every visit, not just at signup.
Additional fees apply for excessive weed control treatments, insect and disease control for trees over fifteen feet, deep root fertilization, fire ant control (billed quarterly), and non-client consultations.
Your Choice
100% organic, or hybrid. Your call, same price.
The program is organic and outperforms conventional plans. However, no organic product controls weeds well. There are pros and cons to both options, and the price remains the same.
Stay organic; we manage weeds by creating dense turf. A thick lawn blocks sunlight, preventing weed seeds from germinating and reducing water loss.
If every American lawn used 80% less herbicide with spot-treatment for weeds, over 20 million fewer pounds of chemicals would be released into the environment each year.
What's Covered
Disease, insects and assessments
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Disease
Identification and treatment of brown patch, take-all, black spot, entomosporium leaf spot, helminthosporium and powdery mildew. Initial charges may apply.
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Insects
Complete treatment of grub worms, chinch bugs, aphids, scale, spider mites, lace bugs and bagworms. Initial charges may apply.
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Assessments
Extra fertilization treatments or amendments to improve color, density and health, applied as needed. Included at no additional charge on All-In and Boost & Defend. Available on the Soil Starter Kit for an additional charge.
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Customised plan
Based on a comprehensive analysis of the growing conditions in your particular area, we develop an individualised treatment plan and regimen for your landscape.
The Product
What's actually in it
Our liquid compost uses vermicomposting with earthworms to create nutrient-rich water for plants. We blend this worm compost tea with our organic inputs, adjusting the recipe each season for DFW turfgrass needs.
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Humates
rich in carbon, humic acid and fulvic acid. They loosen heavy clay soil.
Benefits: Deeper turf roots, which means less drought stress
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Earthworm compost tea
delivers living microbes at high concentration.
Benefits: Safe for children, pets, and essential pollinators.
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Seaweed extracts
vitamins, minerals and enzymes that reduce drought stress.
Benefits: Microbes break down thatch to prevent brown patch.
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Yucca-based surfactant
softens water surface tension so rainfall soaks in instead of running into the street.
Benefits: Very low NPK, safe for new grass and plantings.
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Unsulphured blackstrap molasses
feeds the healthy microbes: bacteria, fungi, protozoa and nematodes.
Benefits: Deeper turf roots, which means less drought stress
Add-On Services
Add what your lawn needs
These layer onto the Soil Building Program rather than replacing any part of it.
Our Services
Built Around What Your Lawn Needs.
It all starts with the Soil Building Program — eight treatments a year that feed and rebuild your soil. From there, we add only what your lawn actually needs.
Add-on services are available to Soil Building Program customers. Mosquito control is the one exception and can be bought on its own.
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Core Program
Soil Building Program
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Fire Ant Control
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Deep Root Fertilization
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Liquid Aeration
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Beneficial Nematodes
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Mosquito Control
Common Questions
Lawn Care FAQs — DFW
Quick answers to what DFW homeowners ask us most often.
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It depends on your plan. All-In runs eight soil building treatments a year, six of which are liquid compost. Boost & Defend runs six, four of which are liquid compost. The Soil Starter Kit runs four to six liquid compost applications plus a spring fertilization. Every plan includes one slow-release organic fertilization in spring.
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Yes, and it is the question we hear most. Organic treatments improve how your soil functions, which produces deeper roots and denser turf that can handle North Texas heat. Results build over seasons rather than appearing in a week — the rule of thumb in organics is that the first year it sleeps, the second year it creeps, and the third year it leaps.
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Organic lawn care starts at $55 a month. Your quote depends on property size and which of the four plans you choose. There is no annual contract. We will walk your property, assess your soil and growing conditions, and send a clear quote — usually the same day.
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Fertilization feeds the grass. Liquid compost feeds the soil the grass grows in. Most people assume fertilization is all we do — on the All-In plan it is one treatment out of eight, while liquid compost is six. That is the difference between a lawn that greens up briefly and one that gets healthier.
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There is no organic product that controls weeds effectively, so it is a genuine trade-off. On a fully organic plan we crowd weeds out by building denser turf, which takes longer. On a hybrid plan we add pre-emergent and spot-treatment herbicide while everything else stays organic. The price is the same either way.
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It depends on the condition your landscape starts in. Most clients see meaningful change within the first full season, and the compounding effect is why year three looks different from year one.
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No. We do soil and plant health care only — no mowing, maintenance, installs, irrigation, sod or seasonal colour. Most clients keep their existing mowing service and add our program for the health of the lawn and landscape itself.
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Our liquid compost is organic and safe for children, pets and wildlife including birds and butterflies. On a hybrid plan, herbicide is spot-applied only to weeds rather than broadcast across the lawn, so exposure is a fraction of a conventional program’s.
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A few, and we would rather tell you now. Additional charges apply for excessive weed control treatments, insect and disease control for trees over fifteen feet, deep root fertilization, fire ant control (billed quarterly), and non-client consultations. Initial charges may also apply when we first treat an active disease or insect problem.
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Deeply and infrequently, and how often depends on temperature. At around 70°F, every six days; at 80°F, every five; at 90°F, every four; above 95°F, increase your watering time by 30 to 50%. Our watering guide has the full chart including run times.
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