--- title: Healthy Soil description: Balanced soil is the key to healthy grass. There are ways to improve your soil, like doing a soil test, core and liquid aeration, and compost topdressing. --- [![GoodNature_HorizontalLogo_Transparent](https://www.whygoodnature.com/hs-fs/hubfs/GoodNature_HorizontalLogo_Transparent.png?width=2840&height=812&name=GoodNature_HorizontalLogo_Transparent.png "GoodNature_HorizontalLogo_Transparent")](https://www.whygoodnature.com/) [![Login](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4747654/interactive-204364224527.png) ](https://www.whygoodnature.com/hs/cta/wi/redirect?encryptedPayload=AVxigLLCjHaH0BRB3umxMd9HnpWRBsWJABoVPSW7z6KqvAOGq%2F%2BdmvAYdnufq9z8K0Rp0pJp7siSi%2BRa5P%2BTnwUzxIc%2B6d1RpJP%2Fjn8XiNN1myB8NNn4ycDgmJUVc3RVDawRbYfy3Vj1ZK2l9%2F4UuJqcjssJZo%2B1I4Ooq6orHWWLrW%2B6%2BKJrYdob6HoiSerHvz3WvAWEIT0%3D&webInteractiveContentId=204364224527&portalId=4747654) [![Free Quote](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4747654/interactive-204364224412.png) ](https://www.whygoodnature.com/hs/cta/wi/redirect?encryptedPayload=AVxigLLjFw1Qozw5CVVnDSVtF8J82QQ6tl4nY76ihucgDFao4j7p8WyGwBJlalTjbgKc8jDW8LBHA01sc%2FCmeOvsKLngLxK4q4dXbMMKqiWWBFr5foQ0pyMJIiEb%2BiJoybF2hDRSDCS78vCcsyAhV%2Bpgi5jZcoxMft7bxBcz3jyXQ8XKqpeXjgNqUQpVaQ%3D%3D&webInteractiveContentId=204364224412&portalId=4747654) ** ** ** [![GoodNature_HorizontalLogo_Transparent](https://www.whygoodnature.com/hs-fs/hubfs/GoodNature_HorizontalLogo_Transparent.png?width=2840&height=812&name=GoodNature_HorizontalLogo_Transparent.png "GoodNature_HorizontalLogo_Transparent")](https://www.whygoodnature.com/) [![Login](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4747654/interactive-204364224527.png) ](https://www.whygoodnature.com/hs/cta/wi/redirect?encryptedPayload=AVxigLLCjHaH0BRB3umxMd9HnpWRBsWJABoVPSW7z6KqvAOGq%2F%2BdmvAYdnufq9z8K0Rp0pJp7siSi%2BRa5P%2BTnwUzxIc%2B6d1RpJP%2Fjn8XiNN1myB8NNn4ycDgmJUVc3RVDawRbYfy3Vj1ZK2l9%2F4UuJqcjssJZo%2B1I4Ooq6orHWWLrW%2B6%2BKJrYdob6HoiSerHvz3WvAWEIT0%3D&webInteractiveContentId=204364224527&portalId=4747654) [![Free Quote](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4747654/interactive-204364224412.png) ](https://www.whygoodnature.com/hs/cta/wi/redirect?encryptedPayload=AVxigLLjFw1Qozw5CVVnDSVtF8J82QQ6tl4nY76ihucgDFao4j7p8WyGwBJlalTjbgKc8jDW8LBHA01sc%2FCmeOvsKLngLxK4q4dXbMMKqiWWBFr5foQ0pyMJIiEb%2BiJoybF2hDRSDCS78vCcsyAhV%2Bpgi5jZcoxMft7bxBcz3jyXQ8XKqpeXjgNqUQpVaQ%3D%3D&webInteractiveContentId=204364224412&portalId=4747654) ** ** ** **Menu** ** ** [![Call Us](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4747654/c05b654c-0c09-4af6-9eb3-09a124003909.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4747654/c05b654c-0c09-4af6-9eb3-09a124003909) [![Free Quote](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4747654/fa9f3135-e0f9-4297-9c69-c22a3f07887a.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4747654/fa9f3135-e0f9-4297-9c69-c22a3f07887a) [![Login](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4747654/672c1294-35e1-4aaa-b688-c91abb082d80.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4747654/672c1294-35e1-4aaa-b688-c91abb082d80) # Healthy Soil Balanced Soil is the Best Foundation for a Healthy Lawn ## Importance Of Healthy Soil You know intuitively how healthy soil looks and feels. It's loose and easy to work with. Since grass roots grow in the air space between soil particles, your soil needs to be nice and loose for a healthy lawn to prosper.  ![Hand Soil](https://www.whygoodnature.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Hand%20Soil.jpg?width=1280&name=Hand%20Soil.jpg "Hand Soil") ## Our Healthy Soil Promoting Promise. We Test and Analyze Your Soil to Ensure it Can Support a Healthy Lawn. [![Free Quote](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4747654/c857f653-913b-49e1-88fd-e23e481b997b.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4747654/c857f653-913b-49e1-88fd-e23e481b997b) ### **Improve Your Soil** If you have a newer lawn or you've been using a chemical lawn program, your soil life probably isn't thriving, which can exacerbate compaction and lead to excess thatch. Our professionally trained Lawn Technicians will alert you of soil issues and recommend appropriate solutions. See below for the ideal soil composition. ![Soil_Composition_Graph_Bad](https://www.whygoodnature.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Soil_Composition_Graph_Bad.jpg?width=3600&name=Soil_Composition_Graph_Bad.jpg "Soil_Composition_Graph_Bad") Poor Soil Composition: 23% Oxygen & Water | 2% Organic Matter | 75% Soil Minerals ![Soil_Composition_Graph_Good](https://www.whygoodnature.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Soil_Composition_Graph_Good.jpg?width=3600&name=Soil_Composition_Graph_Good.jpg "Soil_Composition_Graph_Good") Ideal Soil Composition: 50% Oxygen & Water | 5% Organic Matter | 45% Soil Minerals ### **Laboratory Soil Analysis**  The best way to begin improving your soil is to first really understand what you are working with. Balanced soil has also been shown to grow healthier grass that is less prone to pest and weed problems. [![Learn More](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4747654/b65dca4c-6237-4fee-8543-cbe9fa81fa69.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4747654/b65dca4c-6237-4fee-8543-cbe9fa81fa69) ### Core Aeration Grass roots need air to function and in our heavy clay soils, getting enough oxygen to the roots can sometimes be difficult. Core Aeration helps lawns with Thatch problems and loosens the soil to let nutrients absorb more readily. [![Learn More](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4747654/fab3fca5-33a4-4e4c-8fcb-29ff39f96926.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4747654/fab3fca5-33a4-4e4c-8fcb-29ff39f96926) ### Liquid Aeration Liquid Aeration improves your soil and ultimately results in a healthier, more attractive lawn. Using beneficial biology and natural ingredients, such as extracts from the Quillaja Plant, Humates, Kelp, and Ionizing Soil Conditioners, our Liquid Aeration can help relieve compaction and improve grass health. [![Learn More](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4747654/e6d51e70-d340-4f98-850e-0c33980756ed.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4747654/e6d51e70-d340-4f98-850e-0c33980756ed) ### **Pelletized Organic Compost Topdressing**  Do you live in a new development? The soil at most new homes is not good. When they build a home, they typically strip off the topsoil, dig the basement, spread that subsoil over the lawn area, then add maybe an inch of topsoil before seeding. This is terrible soil! A Pelletized Organic Compost Topdressing will really help improve the health of your soil and plants! 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