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Procedure for Organic Lawn Care

Our procedure for organic lawn care:  Core aerate the lawn at least once a year.  Mix one quart of BioVam with 20 lbs of Planters II mineral fertilizer (both are dry products) and use a drop spreader to apply to 2,000 square feet.  Apply one 55 lb bag of Biosol Mix  7-2-3 per 1,000 square feet of turf grass once per year. Mix 1 cup of Yucca Extract with 3 cups of Natures Own Growing System tea concentrate into a one quart hose end sprayer and apply to 2,000 square feet of lawn once per month.

What the Products Do

BioVam Mycorrhiza enhances plant root development, health, growth and quality ²  through improved nutrient flow¹ – and aids in creating healthy soil conditions. Planters II, as a sea bed product and provides all the minerals in balanced form.  Biosol Mix is a rich, complex slow release organic fertilizer highly suited and needed for sustaining the whole ecosystem.  Natures Own Growing System Tea furnishes large quantities of aerobic bacteria and fungi which manufacture the food for the turf from the organic material and minerals in the soils. Yucca Extract aids nutrient uptake into the plant, adds tilth to the soil and serves as additional food for the soil life.

• Meet the public’s demand for pollution free products that work.
• Can be applied anytime - Spring, Summer or Fall, on non-frozen ground.
• Make growing enjoyable without all the chemical problems, concerns & cares.¹
• Save you money and time on all your lawn and garden projects. 
• Help eliminate pollution into our foods, soils and waterways from our lawns, gardens and growers.¹

One of the many great features of BioVam Mycorrhiza is how quickly it helps regenerate troubled lawns. 

The lawn on the left is worn down and stressed from high foot traffic, and is untreated.

On the right is the same lawn three weeks after treatment, with no change in usage. 

Garbage bags.
Reseeding for pet urination kill.
Moss control.
Spot weed control.
Leaf fungus control.

Thatching.
Pesticides.
Fungicides.
Insecticides.
Herbicides.

Systemic for trees.
Systemic for Rose’s.
Garden fertilizers.
Flower fertilizers.
Plant fertilizers.

Tree fertilizers.
Houseplant fertilizers.
Rubber gloves to handle harsh chemicals.
Or make up your own list.

• Lower cost with unequaled performance!
• Our organic products are not seasonally dependent or limited - apply Spring, Summer or Fall on non-frozen ground. Even in winter if your local area remains mild in those months.
• BioVam begins working upon root contact.
• Organic benefits, qualities and performance that can eliminate 90% to 100% of your chemical use and costs!

Compare the differences in performance, benefits and results. Our BioVam Grown Total Growing System organic lawn care succeeds where chemicals can not.

BioVam
Grown
Achieves?

Chemicals
Achieve?

100% safe for the Aquifers, water tables, children, pets, birds, fish & wildlife¹
Reduces / Eliminates pesticide, herbicide & chemical fertilizer use¹
Lawn clippings are a safe and enriched mulch or compost
100% non-polluting in all applications¹

Promotes and enhances naturally healthy soil conditions
Adds helpful natural microorganisms to the soil ²
Promotes and enhances deeper, natural soil aeration
Earthworm populations dramatically multiply, increasing soil aeration and nitrogen rich worm castings⁸
Inhibits soil erosion and water run off by increasing root mass and bio-mass

Save time and money
Reduces your lawn & garden water usage up to 50%
Reduces your lawn clippings by 60% to 90%¹⁵
Spend less time mowing, raking and hauling to the dump
Reduces / eliminates the need to buy chemicals¹

Naturally maximizes plant & fruit quality, health, nutrients, taste, yields
Increases plant root volume 1500 percent (Due to the Mycorrhiza hyphe spreading through the soil).
Increases plants natural resistance to diseases by increasing their health ⁷
Increases natural plant greening (chlorophyll) by up to 60%⁵
Starves out & decreases non-Mycorrhizal weeds by increased competition for nutrients⁹
Increases nutrient absorption to roots, plant foliage & fruit
Dramatically reduces lawn thatch problems by enhancing its natural recycleing⁸
Dramatically increases the rate of seed germination³

Reduces the effects of environmental stresses⁶ & hazards
Reduces or eliminates transplant shock & losses
Reduces the effects of soil pH, salinity & pollution problems on plants
Resistant to heat, cold, drought,⁶ too much water, and diseases ⁷
Established BioVam Grown lawns resist yellowing from hoses & objects left on them for days⁵
Once a Mycorrhiza lawn is established, it resists pet urine kill¹¹.
Increases plant health so insect problems are reduced.
Established lawns are more resistant to wear due to foot and vehicle traffic.⁴

• Core aerate the lawn at least once a year.
• Mix one quart of BioVam with 20 lbs of Planters II mineral fertilizer (both are dry products) and use a drop spreader to apply to 2,000 square feet.
• Apply one 55 lb bag of Biosol Mix 7-2-3 per 1,000 square feet of turf grass once per year.
• Mix 1 cup of Yucca Extract with 3 cups of Natures Own Growing System tea concentrate into a one quart hose end sprayer and apply to 2,000 square feet of lawn and landscape once per month.

Units of application:

Example from first column below: (192 @ 1/8 tsp. ea.) Means - when applying 1/8 tsp., of BioVam to each seed you can treat 192 individual seeds such as peas, beans, corn.

Each
Unit
Below =

This many Tsp.

This many Tbs.

When planting
seeds (all sizes)

When planting seedlings / Bulbs

When planting
Plants up to 2 foot Root ball

When planting
plants over 2 foot Root ball

½ Cup

= 24 Tsp.

= 8 Tbs.

192 @ 1/8 tsp. ea.

48 @ ½ tsp. ea.

16 @ 1 ½ tsp. ea.

8 @ 1 tbs. ea.

1 Cup

= 48 Tsp.

= 16 Tbs.

384 @ 1/8 tsp. ea.

96 @ ½ tsp. ea.

32 @ 1 ½ tsp. ea.

16 @ 1 tbs. ea.

1 Pint

= 96 Tsp.

= 32 Tbs.

768 @ 1/8 tsp. ea.

192 @ ½ tsp. ea.

64 @ 1 ½ tsp. ea.

32 @ 1 tbs. ea.

1 Quart

= 192 Tsp.

= 64 Tbs.

1536 @ 1/8 tsp. ea.

384 @ ½ tsp. ea.

128 @ 1 ½ tsp. ea.

64 @ 1 tbs. ea.

1 Gallon

= 768 Tsp.

= 256 Tbs.

6144 @ 1/8 tsp. ea.

1536 @ ½ tsp. ea.

512 @ 1 ½ tsp. ea.

256 @ 1 tbs. ea.

For lawns: whether seeded, laid sod or established apply 1 quart Mycorrhiza broadcast on two thousand square feet. Established lawns must be aerated first. Mycorrhiza must be thoroughly watered into the soil.

For established plants, all sizes: poke 3 to 5 holes 4 to 8 inches deep close around plant into root system and put one teaspoon Mycorrhiza in each hole. Cover and water in thoroughly.

For established trees, all sizes: poke ½ inch holes 4 to 8 inches deep every 6 inches around the drip line of the tree and put in ½ teaspoon of BioVam Inoculant. (3.14 x diameter in feet of drip line x .5 = Number of ½ teaspoons.) Cover if dirt is lose and water in thoroughly.

For seeds in rows: 1/4 cup in a 10-foot row. Dig trench. Apply Mycorrhiza then lay seeds on top. Cover with dirt. Mist water until soil is wet. Keep soil moist.

For individual seeds in starter trays: 1/8 tsp. Ea. Important! When seedlings from starter trays are ready to transplant, use 1/2 tsp. of Mycorrhiza in each transplant hole when planting. Make hole just large enough for root ball. Apply around moist root ball then around sides of transplant hole and in bottom. Firm dirt around plant. Water in thoroughly.

For Bulbs: Moisten roots, sprinkle Mycorrhiza on wet roots or dip roots into Mycorrhiza. Apply 1/2 tsp. of Mycorrhiza to bottom of bulb hole; place bulb roots into contact with it. Cover and water in thoroughly.

1.  BioVam Mycorrhiza is registered with the California Department of agriculture.

Mycorrhizal Fungi Benefit Putting Greens, by R. Koske, J.N. Gemma, and N. Jackson, Department of Botany and Department of Plant Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, Printed in the USGA Green Section November / December 1995.

2.  "Vam endophytes have been extensively documented, and their beneficial effects on growth and development of a range of plant species have been demonstrated." Page 1.
3.  "Results of inoculation were striking. Establishment of young turf was enhanced by inoculation with Mycorrhizal fungi, and differences were apparent within three weeks after seeding. Turfs older by several months continued to grow more vigorously with Mycorrhizae." Page 2.
4.  "A probable result of these benefits may be manifested in an increase in resistance of Mycorrhizal turf to foot traffic…" Page 3.
5.  "In addition to improved growth, Mycorrhizal turf was greener than non-Mycorrhizal turf and possessed up to 60% more chlorophyll." Page 2
6.  "After a five-day drought, Mycorrhizal turf in the field study showed 39% less water stress than did control [non-Mycorrhizal] turf, and after eight days, the difference was 60%." "In the greenhouse study, turf without Mycorrhizae began wilting after three days, but Mycorrhizal plants were wilted only after five days. Mycorrhizal turfs also recovered more rapidly, producing three times as much leaf matter as the controls." Page 2.
7.  "Preliminary trials indicated that Mycorrhizae may provide some protection against the take-all fungus Gaeumannomyces graminis. As noted in the growth trials, however, this benefit was present only when P concentration was moderately low. At higher levels of P, Mycorrhizal turfs tended to be susceptible to take-all." Page 2,3 [T&J Note: Bio-Vam contains Glomus-intraradicies VAM fungi. We have observed Scientific findings "Evolution of arbuscular Mycorrhizal propagules in an ecological culture of asparagus invaded by weeds in Galicia (NW Spain) when P levels were high. SÁINZ. MARÍA J.¹, MANUELA BUJÁN², ANA M. CASTELAO¹ & ANTÓN VILARIÑO³. ¹ Departamento de Producción Vegetal, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, E-27002 Lugo, SPAIN. ² Dpto. de Biología Vegetal, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, E-27002 Lugo, SPAIN. ³ Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiológicas de Galicia (C.S.I.C.), Apdo. 122, E-15580 Santiago de Compostela, SPAIN." where weeds will invade if P is high and we have seen in our own tests that weeds can not compete when P is kept at low levels.]

Use of Mycorrhiza to alleviate the apple replant disease under orchard conditions.

UTKHEDE, RAJ.
Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, P. O. Box 1000, Agassiz, B. C. Canada, V0M 1A0.

Apple replant disease (ARD) suppresses initial growth of young trees and reduces yield of pome fruits. Greenhouse and orchard experiments were conducted to determine the effect of chemical and biological treatments alone and in combinations in ARD soil. The response was measured by increase in shoot growth, plant weight, and fruit yield of apple trees planted in ARD soil. Inoculations of apple seedlings with the mycorrhizal fungus Glomus Intraradices significantly increased their growth in ARD soil under greenhouse conditions. The application of G. Intraradices alone was consistently effective in increasing fruit yield for 3 years under orchard conditions. The application of B. subtilis alone and in combination with G. Intraradices significantly increased fruit yield for 2 years only. There were no significant differences between chemical treatment with metam sodium and the biological treatments with G. Intraradices, B. subtilis and its combinations for fruit yield under orchard conditions. The consistent performance of G. Intraradicies indicates that this Mycorrhiza has the potential to alleviate the ARD under orchard conditions.

Effects of AM on shoot disease development, yield and physiological background.

GERNNS, HEIKE & HENNING VON ALTEN.
Institut für Pflanzenkrankheiten und Pflanzenschutz, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, D-30419 Hannover, GERMANY.

In contrary to increased resistance against root pathogens, AM barley-plants were more susceptible to the shoot pathogen Erysiphe graminis. In spite of a nearly 3-fold higher sporulation rate of the pathogen, AM plants suffered less than non-AM plants in term of ear-yield and yield-index. AM eliminates the positive correlation between disease intensity and yield-loss. This modified disease-yield-relationship indicates that AM can induce tolerance against powdery mildew in barley. Under field and greenhouse conditions the physiological symptoms underlying the AM effects were investigated. Parameters are the carbohydrate and nitrogen metabolism and senescence development, investigated in the different sink and source parts of the plant. Special attention is directed towards the fructan pool. Development of the biotrophic pathogen on barley hindered the filling of fructan pools in the internodia of the plants. In AM plants the carbohydrate allocation an reallocation were less disturbed. In spite of the increased pathogen activity AM plants were able to accumulate higher amounts of stored stem reserves than non-AM plants. Better filling of this long-time storage pools and a good utilisation of these stem reserves during grain filling can be base of a better compensation of pathogen attack in tolerant plants.

Many of our findings have not been reported in recent scientific journals and are original in our own tests, in a variety of growing situations and conditions.

8. The roots of grasses and Raspberry and Strawberry plants extended deeper into the ground because of the effects of BioVam Mycorrhiza and that the earthworm habitat, which is tied to where those plant roots are located, was also extended deeper into the soil. The populations of earthworms have greatly increased and there is a noticeable increase in the surface activity as the earth worm population comes to the surface to glean organic material and breed. On lawns where the grass is thick the worm activity is the same, it just can not be seen due to the thickness of the grass.

9. Dandelions, which were in those lawns, are stressed for nutrients and as winter has set in, the stress is even higher on those weeds. The earthworms are consuming the dandelions, which are under great stress due to lack of nutrients. As long as the soluble Phosphorus levels are kept low, the weeds that are not benefited by Mycorrhiza are not getting enough nutrients and can not compete with the grasses. There are research papers in scientific journals that show this effect on weeds can be reversed if levels of phosphorus are raised. When levels of (soluble) Phosphorus are raised above 1% there are several scientific studies that illustrate the benefits of Mycorrhiza are deterred. 2% slow release (organic), such as Biosol Mix 7-2-3 organic is fine.

10. Bent grasses, which invade most of the older established lawns, are doing very well with Mycorrhiza inoculants containing Glomus Intraradicies. Bent grasses are considered by many to be a lawn pest because it does not do very well in most lawns. As the temperatures rise, the bent grasses will often dry out and leave large bare areas in the turf. When Mycorrhiza inoculants are added to bent grasses, those grasses are greener, withstand drought, diseases and insects, and have green shoots all up and down the stem instead of just a tassel at the end of the stems. The work by Dr. R.E. Koske and others at the university of Rhode Island with bent grasses also supports our findings… see the notes above.

11. When Mycorrhiza inoculants containing Glomus Intraradicies are applied to turf grasses, the turf becomes resistant to being killed and browned by dog urine. We noticed that within the first month of inoculation that dog urine did kill the turf, but within three weeks the area killed had been overgrown with new grass shoots as a result of the Mycorrhiza acting in that turf. After two months, the turf had been well saturated with Mycorrhiza fungi and dog urine had no affect upon the turf the remainder of that season.

12. At least one person with a severe allergy to grass (verified by allergists medical findings) had no reaction to turf grasses treated with Mycorrhiza Inoculant (Bio-Vam) containing Glomus Intraradicies fungi. Previously, that particular person would break out in hives soon after coming in contact with turf grasses. There was no sign of any reaction after being on the turf grass for several hours.

13. Dogs react to turf grasses that have been treated with Mycorrhiza Inoculants (BioVam) containing Glomus Intraradicies. This peculiar affect applies to a variety of different breeds of dogs. The dog will sniff the grass and then will turn over on its back and roll all over the grass on its back. It will then get up and go to another location and do the same thing again. We have observed as many as six repetitions of this behavior in dogs on grass treated with Bio-Vam Mycorrhiza inoculants. We suspect this behavior may be connected to a factor, which also influenced the person with the severe allergy to lawns as noted above. We have observed that when one lays upon a lawn treated with Mycorrhiza Inoculants (BioVam) and has a lot of skin area in contact with the turf, there is no itching of the skin. We think some sort of chemical was given off by the turf grasses to protect itself from being damaged. We have evidence to indicate turf grasses that are covered for three days will not yellow and so we are suspecting that no antigen is being released by the turf grasses to ward off animals that might damage the turf.

14. When Mycorrhiza is applied to Aspen trees and to Rose plants that any mildew or fungus present upon those plants will not spread to any new growth that comes in after the application of the Mycorrhiza Inoculants. We have also noticed that the fungus and mildew does not spread to leaves, which were uninfected at the time of the Mycorrhiza Inoculation. We also suspect, based upon observations made in many scientific findings including the one by Dr. R.E. Koske et al above, that this resistance of the plant to mildew and fungus diseases will be in effect as long as phosphorus levels are low. When (soluble) phosphorus is raised above 1% other scientific studies show that the disease resistance effect brought on by the Mycorrhiza fungi in the roots of the plant through higher plant health is then deterred.

15. When Mycorrhiza is applied to turf grasses there is a tremendous amount of new growth in grass shoots that continues for the entire growing season until the grass goes dormant. We estimate this new growth to be close to 100% of the existing turf… perhaps more. We see this new growth happen in areas of shade where grass was very sparse and in areas of direct sunlight. We have observed the new growth appear in the midst of moss patches and will lift the moss right off the ground. We have also seen the new growth take place in dead areas of Ferry rings. We are testing the effects of Mycorrhiza with necrotic rings and have yet to have anything to report… just not enough time to observe any effects. We will be reporting more on our Ferry Ring observations in the Spring of 1999. Even though we have observed a significant increase in new grass shoots, we have observed a decrease in the grass clipping volume for 60 to 90% fewer clippings when the turf is mowed. We were able to get a 60% reduction after watering the turf for several hours. Before that heavy watering the reduction was around 90%. Once site of 7,000 square feet of turf had a reduction in clippings from 10 lawnmower catcher bags to less than one after waiting two weeks after the first mowing after the Mycorrhiza was applied. The first mowing, one week after the Mycorrhiza was applied resulted in three lawnmower catcher bags instead of 10.

Natural Organic Products that Work!

Our Affordable Gardening Supply Products, which we call Natures Own Growing System, include Product Brochures, BioVam Mycorrhiza, Biosol Mix 7-2-3 Organic Fertilizer, Planters II Trace Mineral Fertilizer, Yucca Extract, Microbe Tea Brewing Kits, Pre-Brewed Microbe Tea, Bio-Peat moss and mushroom compost, Zeolite, Organic White Gold Bar Soaps, Just Like Sugar Natural Sweetener, and Spider Elimination Kits (spider traps). Most of these products are used to grow high brix plants which are high in plant nutrients (mineral and vitamin) content.

People interested in these products are back yard gardeners, farmers, farm crop management, flower growers, home and garden supply companies, house plant growers, landscapers, lawn care companies, plant nursery owners, organic farming, organic gardening, urban gardeners, and those who wish to pursue container gardening methods. Those interested in bettering their diets and health use our products to grow highly nutritious foods. 

The application of these products supports agriculture soil in general but has many specific applications on this web site for arborvitae, artichokes and asparagus, apple trees, asparagus fern, black leaf fungus on quaking aspen trees, bulbs and flowers, cactus, celery, chard, chrysanthemum, citrus trees, cotton, cosmos, cucumbers, eggplants, fairy rings in lawns, frost protection on Asian pear fruit trees, garlic, growing fruit trees, herbs, lettuce, maple trees, melons, necrotic ring spots in lawns, onions, pansy, peas, pears, promotion of earthworms in the soils, potatoes, pumpkins, raspberries, radishes, red hot chili peppers, rose plants, turf grass management of blue grass and all other kinds of grasses, spinach, stone fruit, strawberries, sugar cane, tomatoes, wine grape, vine and vineyard management, zucchini and squash of all kinds, many different vegetables and several thousand other specific plants - virtually everything grown on farms and in gardens aimed at plant and root enhancement. Numerous pictures are present in a variety of exhibits.

Contained in these products are soil life forms that are often found in some compost tea brewing kits but are much more effective in our BioVam Mycorrhiza product and our Microbe Tea Brewing kits. Organisms like, mycorrhiza fungi (endomycorrhiza fungi and ectomycorrhiza fungi), nitrogen fixing bacteria, phosphorous solubalizing bacteria, and bacteria that out compete plant pathogens are found in our BioVam product. Nitrogen fixing bacteria, cellulose eating trichoderma fungi, and many beneficial soil organisms are found in our Microbe Tea Brewing Kits.