The process helps alleviate soil compaction and allows water and air to penetrate to root zones. Cottonseed meal, blood meal, bone meal, hoof and horn meal and all manures are organic fertilizers. An herbicide is a chemical that kills plants. Nitrogen, which promotes green vegetation, is usually the first element in the soil to be depleted. Phosphorus promotes root and tuber growth and the production of flowers and seeds.
Potassium is used by plants for growth.
Festuca , or fescue , is a genus of more than 400 species of mostly perennial grasses native to temperate areas. The pH factor in soil is a numerical designation of acidity and alkalinity in soils and other biological systems. Chelates is a term that comes from the Greek word for claw. Chelates are chemical claws that help hold metal ions, such as iron, in solution so the plant can absorb them. A mulching mower chops up grass clippings into particles that fall back into the turf.