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How can I eradicate harmful nematodes and wire worms?

Question: I am having a hard time with nematodes and wire worms in my mother’s garden. I have heard so many home remedies, including; cover with black plastic for a full growing season, plant cereal grasses, plant marigolds, will your product work on nematodes? Stan Answer: Stan, Yours is an interesting question which I discuss frequently because it illustrates the significance and uniqueness of our entire line of products. You mention a lot of natural remedies that don't work; what's worse is a long history of toxic chemicals that don't work. Many gardeners that have destructive nematodes end up stopping gardening because of a lack of solutions. The best, most permanent and simplest way to eradicate bad nematodes is with good nematodes which are way stronger than bad nematodes. Good nematodes are part of healthy biologic life in soil and they require healthy amounts of beneficial bacteria, fungi and protozoa, as a food source, to be present in the soil. Our system is all about building complex, beneficial life in the soil. Traditional chemical fertilizers and many pesticides/fungicides damage life in the soil and that life that is your only hope for building up a good population of beneficial nematodes which will get rid of your bad nematodes. All of our products are important to build life in your soil-OPTIMIZE, MAXIMIZE, PENETRATE, and NOURISH Biosol. We have some scientific tests on our website that were done using the NOURISH-Biosol specifically to eradicate bad nematodes. The product is referred to in the test as mycelium from bacteria and fungi, which is what the NOURISH-Biosol is made from. My recommendation is to use our products regularly with an emphasis on the NOURISH-Biosol and use good quality compost as a top dressing. Refrain from using synthetic products that damage microbial soil life. You won't eradicate the problem in a week or two, but with repeat applications every 4-6 months, you should see steady progress and eradication after 2-3 years. Thank You for your interest! Best, John

How can I fix my brown, patchy lawn?

Question: Since the heat of the summer started up this month in Arizona, we have had problems with big brown and dried out patches in our lawn, with other parts of the lawn being green. We have applied the same amount of water we always have and part of the lawn looks dead. Would the John and Bob's Soil Optimizer help restore the brown, dead looking patches of my lawn? Teresa Answer: Teresa, It depends on the cause of the big brown spots. Frequently, cool season grass (fescue, bluegrass, rye grass, etc) in warm climates like yours are subject to fungal disease that matches your description of your problem. The best way to prevent and defeat these fungal diseases is by building the beneficial fungi and other microbiological life in your soil. This is the focus of our products---not only OPTIMIZE, but MAXIMIZE, PENETRATE and NOURISH Biosol will build your soil with beneficial microbes that are way stronger than the weaker bad fungi that cause turf disease. John & Bob's GrowGreen Smart Soil Solutions will improve everything about your soil and allow your plants and lawn to be pest and disease-free because those little soil microbes are nature's mechanism to prevent pest and disease. Unfortunately, traditional synthetic fertilizers damage nature's mechanism (beneficial soil micro-biology) for preventing fungal disease, aphid, rust and every other pest and disease that plague home gardeners. The other possible cause of the brown spots is poor irrigation coverage. John

How can I get rid of lawn pests?

Question: Every time we walk on the lawn so many bugs raise up out of the lawn. We’d like to know if there is an organic approach to control of these pests which are also damaging the lawn. Answer:Mary, Whitefly is fairly easily controlled by building the microbial life in your soil. It is not well understood that all pests and disease can be prevented or defeated by mechanisms of nature. The natural mechanism for whitefly and almost every other pest and disease is life in your soil (beneficial bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes, etc.). That is exactly what our GrowGreen System will do for your soil and your turf. Thank you for your interest! John

How can I suppress my weeds?

Question:Do you have a lawn product to suppress weeds? Thanks, John. Answer: John, get the lawn as healthy as possible w/ the proper soil composition; this does a great job of weed suppression. I recommend our OPTIMIZE, MAXIMIZE and Biosol NOURISH. There has been very interesting research indicating the proper relationship between calcium and magnesium (6 to 1) is the key to naturally suppressing weeds in turf. Our products are formulated to achieve that 6 to 1 ratio. Thank you, John

Is John and Bob's good for my cirtus?

Question: Do your products contain all the minerals necessary to successfully grow citrus trees? Thanks, James. Answer: James, Our products produce great results on citrus. Our approach is a little different in that the John & Bob's system does have significant amounts of minerals which positively impact plant performance, but even more important is that the minerals feed complex microbiological life in the soil which will benefit citrus in every way----max. sugar content and abundance of fruit, resistance to pests and disease, minimize watering, etc. John

Will this work for my roses and lawn?

Question: Please let me know what I can use on my roses for fertilizer and soil conditioner and I do not see how to order grass fertilizer. Thank you, Joan. Answer: Joan, A fantastic combination for roses is OPTIMIZE-Soil Optimizer, MAXIMIZE-Microbes & Minerals, and NOURISH-Biosol--you'll be amazed by the results. We use out NOURISH-Biosol organic fertilizer for lawn and for vegetables and trees, plants, etc. It is the best fertilizer I have ever used and it not only will feed your grass, but it builds the soil in amazing ways at the same time. Best Regards, John

Will your products work on my pine trees?

Question: I live on 4.5 acres of clay land. We have 205 pine trees (various types) as well as about 100 different types of hardwoods (birch, maples, etc.). What do you have available to fertilize our pine trees. Currently we use fertilize stakes which are very hard to get into our clay soil. Katrina Answer: Katrina, We have an organic fertilizer that will feed your trees and your soil. It is made from the mycelium (bloom) of beneficial, cultured fungi and bacteria. It's very unique and tremendously effective--the best organic fertilizer I've ever used and it is called NOURISH Biosol. I recommend about 1-2 cups per tree-- just broadcast over the top of the root zone with no chance of burning. You don't mention if there are any pest, disease, or vitality issues with the trees. If they are all healthy, then the organic fertilizer would be sufficient, if not, then you should consider also applying our OPTIMIZE-Soil Optimizer and our MAXIMIZE-Microbes & Minerals. If you have further questions, please let me know. Thank you, John

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