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Our soil moisture management treatment helps your lawn retain moisture between waterings and rainfall.
What is Soil Moisture and Why is Managing Soil Moisture Important for Your Florida Lawn?
Soil moisture, as you might have guessed, is the amount of water the soil retains within its pores. This is what it provides to plants, including all the grass in your lawn.
The moisture level of your soil depends on several factors, such as precipitation, temperature, the type of soil, and what is growing in it.
While soil types vary throughout the state, the most common soil type in Florida, and the according to the Florida Department of Agriculture, is Myakka. This is a fine, sandy soil unique to Florida that doesn’t hold nutrients or water effectively, making managing soil moisture a challenge.
What is the Keepers of the Green soil moisture treatment?
This treatment draws humidity from the air and captures it in the soil, making it available to your grass roots. It helps reduce drought stress and watering needs by up to 50%.
How it Works:
We apply a liquid solution that binds with the soil and begins working immediately. It moves down into the root zone to make moisture available where it’s needed most.
Why Our Customers Love it:
- Reduces the frequency of watering
- Helps turf stay green during dry spells
- Minimizes browning and drought stress
- Safe for pets, kids, and pollinators
- Ideal for summer months and properties without irrigation
Best For:
- Lawns with poor water retention
- Areas under water restrictions
- Turf under heavy sun or foot traffic
Why is proper soil moisture important for Florida lawns?
Florida may be known for its humidity, but excessive moisture in the air doesn’t do your lawn or its soil moisture any favors, especially when combined with the state’s heat, frequent droughts, and sandy soil.
Soil moisture affects nutrient absorption, which impacts the health of your grass. Good soil moisture enables plants to access the water they need to thrive, reducing stress on the plants and building resilience, thereby enhancing their ability to withstand prolonged dry spells. Balanced soil moisture also mitigates the damaging effects of overwatering.
Managing soil moisture is a key step in Florida lawn care due to the mix of high humidity and high heat. Balancing the two is important if you want your lawn to thrive. The sandy soil that comprises most of the lawns tends to dry out quickly. Conversely, the lawns that have soil with higher clay density retain moisture, leading to soil that can be too wet.
Overly moist soil can lead to pest infestations and diseases such as brown patch, dollar spot, and rust diseases, while dry soil can cause your grass to turn brown and wilt.
Aside from just your lawn, good soil management practices are essential for maintaining the health of the wider ecosystem and all the plants and animals that inhabit it.
Make sure you water properly based on your soil type to manage soil moisture
At Keepers of the Green, we know just the care your lawn needs to thrive, no matter the type of soil beneath it. Sandy soils tend to need to be watered more often than soils containing clay or a mix of sand, silt, and clay.
You can’t even begin to maintain the optimal moisture level for your lawn if you don’t know what’s happening in the soil that’s feeding it. Other factors, such as fill soil used in construction and compacted soil, can significantly impact its water retention. Additionally, you have to adjust your lawn care around Florida’s varied climate.
Our Florida lawn experts test your soil and take the proper action to keep your soil moisture balanced and your lawn vibrant and healthy
Understanding soil moisture and properly managing it enables Florida homeowners to maintain healthy, vibrant lawns, even in water-scarce conditions, without harming the environment.
However, in Florida’s diverse, often-changing conditions, this can become a full-time job. It can also get expensive if you try to buy the tools necessary to identify your soil type and regularly test its moisture.
Take soil diagnostics and treatments off your lawncare to-do list and let the lawn care professionals at Keepers of the Green get the dirt on your soil. We test your soil and provide irrigation adjustments, aeration, or organic soil amendments to ensure your lawn stays hydrated and healthy, leaving the only thing for you to do on your lawn is lounge. Reach out anytime at 813-884-4255 to request pricing or to include this with your next visit.
Call us at 813-884-4255 or contact us online to schedule a free consultation today.