More and more people are replacing traditional chemical gardening products with organic alternatives. I will admit that not all organic alternatives are as effective as their chemical counterparts, but when it comes to selecting an organic herbicide, organic alternatives are just as effective! Most of you have probably used Round-Up before to kill weeds and grass. Well there are a couple of organic alternatives that are just as effective; Nature’s Avenger and Burn Out II. Both products utilize a citric acid to kill weeds and grasses that is so effective that visible results can be seen in just hours!
Nature’s Avenger has tested their product on weeds and found that it only takes an hour to see dramatic results (see picture above)! With this kind of results being obtained from organic herbicides, it’s no wonder this is one of the most successful organic gardening categories on the market. So why hasn’t everyone switched over to organic herbicides? Price. It is 2-3 times more expensive to go organic. For those of you who are familiar with organic food and other organic products this should come as no surprise. As the popularity of organic herbicides grows, this will lead to production effeciencies that should drive down costs. Will they ever be as cheap as chemical based herbicides? Maybe, but probably not. That is if the chemical variety is still available on the market.
As a brick and mortar hardware retailer and online ecommerce manager I can tell you that every year there is another chemical that is taken off the market by the EPA. In fact Scotts, the largest lawn and garden retailer, is drastically changing up their line to prepare for this. They have eliminated many chemicals from their product lines and are investing heavily into developing a comprehensive organic line of products. When Scotts starts to move like this, you know there are considerable changes on the way for the types of chemicals and organic alteranatives that will be available to purchase online and in retail stores.
For now things are still developing in the organic gardening initiative. If you are willing to pay up a little, I’m sure you will be happy with the performance of the organic herbicides we provide.
