Gardeners, improve your landscape and help your little corner of the earth, too. Grow a yard full of strong, lush, disease resistant plants . . . starting from the ground up.

Most people aren't aware that typical lawn and garden fertilizers are heavy on salts, the same substances that kill healthy soil's naturally occurring beneficial organisms. For nutritionally rich soil with texture that holds enough moisture (but not too much), and gets better over time, you need beneficial organisms working on your behalf 24/7. So encourage them, don't kill them.

Soil Optimizer is a new product, a super concentrated source of organic humus (what compost becomes after it breaks down) that encourages development of rich organic soil. Helps break up clay and adds organic material to sandy soils for better moisture and nutrient retention. Provides a great environment for busy beneficial critters.

Just sprinkle or spread with a Whirlybird or push spreader, and water in. No digging; easy to add to existing lawns, vegetable gardens and ornamental beds. Fully guaranteed by the manufacturer. Note: for what it's worth, one of our staffers, a long time gardener, is a convert and wouldn't plant a bed without this product.