My lawn care company says that they are “organic based.” What does that mean?
Well, it usually means that they are trying to make you think that they are safer than chemical lawn care companies. It’s unfortunate because it is false advertising and attempting to lead you to believe that they don’t use chemical fertilizers and dangerous pesticides. Many lawn care companies use “Bridge” products that contain chemical sources of nitrogen and phosphorus combined with reconstituted sewer sludge (Biosolids) and call it “organic based.” Most of the time these companies also continue to use pesticides freely and with no concern for reduction. The only way to know for sure is to ask your lawn care company, “If I hire you, or continue to use your service, will you be applying chemical fertilizers and pesticides on my lawn?” If the answer is yes, no matter what the explanation, you should then question the “organic based” claim. It’s unfortunate but they are usually saying that they are “Organic Based” because they don’t want you to know what they really are.
