I have never used a soil conditioner, but I'm thinging it's time. I have read on here that if you can't get a screwdriver into the lawn, consider using soil conditioner...

...So I poured some orange juice and vodka on the ground and it didn't soak in very quick so I guess it's time for a soil conditioner

Jokes aside, a few questions for those who have used the BL soil conditioner:

- How often should you do this? Is it like fertilizer, you apply twice a year every year? Or do you ever get to a point where you no longer need to apply soil conditioner?

- What is the best time to apply? I would think spring or fall, but does it really matter since you're just dealing with soil?

- What time of day are you guys putting this out? Early morning? Late Eveniing? I would assume the heat of the day is a no-no, but is noon the best time?

I am wanting to focus more on my soil this coming year and getting it healthier. Soil conditioner sounds like a good idea, I'm just looking for some feedback.

Did your lawn immediately turn belligerent, insist that it was still sober enough to drive, and wear the lampshade as a gag? Did it then wake up in the morning next to the P. annua wondering how it got there and what, exactly, it was thinking the night before?

* That varies. If you were happy and just trying to maintain, once or twice a season is enough. For a rapid change, monthly is best. I'm happy but still apply monthly (or even more often, but I don't recommend that generally).

* Anytime the ground isn't frozen is fine. This change is chemical, not biological (although it also lights off a biological change).

* When convenient for me. Usually that ranges from morning to early afternoon. Using a hose-end sprayer, the stuff goes down very diluted and doesn't cause a burning issue. Using a backpack sprayer, I'd do it in the evening and/or rinse it off the lawn if the weather is very hot.

MorpheusPA wrote:* Anytime the ground isn't frozen is fine. This change is chemical, not biological (although it also lights off a biological change).

The biological benefit is the long term benefit. The surfactant sort of catalyses that effect so it happens quickly over a large area. Everyone is a little skeptical until they try it and get good results. I was skeptical and had worked out my own way of solving the hard soil problem. Then I read about Morph's success and gave it a whirl. It worked for me. I used it at the start of last summer (as I recall) and my soil is very soft with the recent rains. I consider 8 months to be a long term benefit. We'll see if I have to apply again in the spring. We've had nice rains every few weeks for the past few months. It was the long drought here that was killing the soil.

Dchall_San_Antonio wrote:The biological benefit is the long term benefit. The surfactant sort of catalyses that effect so it happens quickly over a large area. Everyone is a little skeptical until they try it and get good results. I was skeptical and had worked out my own way of solving the hard soil problem. Then I read about Morph's success and gave it a whirl. It worked for me. I used it at the start of last summer (as I recall) and my soil is very soft with the recent rains. I consider 8 months to be a long term benefit. We'll see if I have to apply again in the spring. We've had nice rains every few weeks for the past few months. It was the long drought here that was killing the soil.

So you applied to your lawn just once last summer? And I guess when I say "applied," you sprayed your full lawn with one round of the soil conditioner, just once?