Soil Snake Oil
from The Daily Grateful with Michael Crose Hosted by Michael Crose
Garden Geek host Michael Crose takes aim at the flood of "not-quite-fertilizer" products marketed to homeowners — humic acid amendments, kelp extracts, biochar, and other soil boosters that legally can't be labeled fertilizer because, well, they aren't. Michael shares a cautionary tale from his organic lawn care days in the '80s, when he sank serious money into a Texas company's "miracle" products, only to discover via a truck driver's MSDS sheets that the liquid "fertilizer" was just molasses, and the granules were humic acid and chicken manure. He recounts turkey-feather nitrogen, a radio interview gone hilariously wrong, and a friend's lawn business that nearly failed chasing organic promises before switching back to real fertilizer with actual nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Bottom line: grass needs proven nutrients, not clever marketing. Tune in for the full, entertaining breakdown.
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