Lawn Library
Best practices for a healthy eco-friendly lawn from West Michigan's natural lawn company.
Good Sweet Earth: Published in The Rapidian
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Grand Rapids: The lawn on the left is a Good Sweet Earth lawn. The lawn on the right uses a chemical lawn company. The lawn on the right may be "100% weed free," but it sure doesn't look healthier than the Good Sweet Earth lawn on the left. The Good Sweet Earth lawn has been a customer of ours for going on 10 years and their soil supports a healthy yard with biodiversity and lush green turf.
Norton Shores: Meet Tom, a wild turkey we met at a yard we were spraying. Wild visitors like Tom don't read "Caution" signs. They don't know to stay off the lawn for 24-48 hours after a synthetic chemical treatment. The robin pulling worms from your soil doesn't know either. Neither do the bees on your clover. Conventional lawn treatments can leave behind residues harmful to wildlife. Our organic treatments are safe for your soil, your family and guys like Tom.
Holland: Wrapped up the month of May 2026 spraying lawns and landscapes along the always-scenic Lake Macatawa. Lake Macatawa has battled decades of agricultural runoff and phosphorus overload, and it was once ranked among Michigan's most polluted lakes. Since the early '10s, Project Clarity has helped cut phosphorus by 62% and keeps 46,000 tons of sediment out annually. Every lawn we treat organically in the vicinity of Lake Mac is one less source of chemical runoff into this watershed.
East GR: Here's a lawn that's probably 20-30% Dutch white clover. You know what the neighbors see? A thick, healthy lawn that stays green all summer. It doesn't look messy, weedy or out-of-place in this tidy little neighborhood. You have to be right on top of it to see that there's actually clover in it. Check out CloverIsNotAWeed.com to learn more about this amazing ground cover.
Hudsonville: Did you know that leaving your grass clippings on your lawn is an important source of nitrogen for your lawn? It can provide up to 1/3 of the nitrogen your turfgrass needs for the entire season! Plus, it's a great way to add organic matter to your soil and boost microbial activity. Even if you don't have a mulching mower, take the bag off and let the clippings stay. And no, this doesn't cause thatch. They're also a great food source for the microbes in the Tea we spray on lawns.
Zeeland: Spraying lawns, landscaping and gardens. The microbes and kelp in our Compost Tea benefit anything that grows in soil.
Rockford: When we're at a house, we're not just spraying turf and landscaping, we're spraying soil. Sometimes bare soil. Because for things (like grass) to thrive, soil needs life. Our Compost Tea has microbes— bacteria, fungi— that are the heart and soul of a healthy yard. They break down organic matter into nutrients your plants can actually use. They improve soil structure so water penetrates instead of running off. They compete with pathogens and help suppress disease.
Grand Rapids: here's the thing about biodiversity: it's NOT weakness in your yard, it's an asset. When we treat your turf, we're treating your whole outdoor space. That clover that's fixing nitrogen in your lawn? The pollinator-friendly wildflowers in your beds? The beneficial insects living in your mulch? They all work together to create a healthier, more resilient yard. 🌱☘️🌻🦋🪱🦠 An organic lawn isn't just about the grass. It's about building an ecosystem where everything thrives.
Hudsonville: Our lawn treatments are safe for all life, including farm life. Not just pets, people and pollinators, but cows, horses and goats are safe when we spray our Compost Tea on lawns.
Grand Haven: Our lawn treatments are water safe, wildlife safe, people safe, pet safe and pollinator safe.
Fennville: One thing we're passionate about at Good Sweet Earth is clover in lawns. It fixes nitrogen (which means less fertilizing), it makes grass more drought-tolerant (which means less watering), and it helps control grubs (which means less need for synthetic pesticides).
Grand Rapids: An organic yard is a haven for pollinators. 🐝🦋 Without toxic chemicals in the local ecosystem, bees and butterflies have a safe place to rest and forage.
Grand Rapids: Wildflowers, clover and dandelions offer essential nectar and pollen to pollinators, creating a safe space for them to forage.
Grand Rapids: An organic yard is a haven for pollinators. 🐝🦋 Without toxic chemicals in the local ecosystem, bees and butterflies have a safe place to rest and forage. Wildflowers, clover and dandelions offer essential nectar and pollen.
Grandville: Why do we edge landscape beds? Because we compost and mulch landscaped areas so much that turf desperately wants to grow there. The soil is so rich that we literally have to put up walls to keep grass out.
Grandville: Why do homeowners edge landscape beds? Because we compost and mulch landscaped areas so much that turf desperately wants to grow there. The soil is so rich that we literally have to put up walls to keep grass out. So what if your lawn soil was that good too? That's organic lawn care, that's the Good Sweet Earth way. Build up healthy soil, and the grass will grow. 🌱
Norton Shores: Cool, cloudy and rainy weather doesn't stop us from spraying lawns. Applying our Worm Compost Tea when it's raining is actually pretty great! It means less evaporation and the rain helps push the microbes deeper into the soil. 🪱🦠
Hamilton: Turf doesn't thrive under and around evergreen trees. 🌲 The shallow tree roots are constantly grabbing water before the grass can get any. Needles are constantly falling too and smothering turf.
Hamilton: Putting in the work to build up organic matter in the soil around evergreens will definitely help lock in moisture for the turf and give it a much better chance to thicken up and look good.
Hamilton: Turf doesn't thrive under and around evergreen trees. 🌲 The shallow tree roots are constantly grabbing water before the grass can get any. But putting in the work to build up organic matter in the soil around the evergreens will definitely help lock in moisture for the turf and give it a much better chance to thicken up and look good.