Although some thatch in your lawn is a good thing, too much thatch can cause fungal diseases to grow and spread. Thatch Control is a high concentration of the patented microbe, Streptomyces violaceusniger strain YCED 9. This beneficial microorganism will germinate and grow on harmful thatch at the same time using the thatch as a food source. Lawns treated with Thatch Control will be hardier, lusher, more vigorous and better protected from harmful turf diseases.

Excessive thatch is harmful to lawns. Thatch is a tightly interwoven layer o living and dead tissue existing between the green grass and soil surface. It is made up mosty of sems, leaf sheaths, grass clippings and roots that are fairly resistant to decay. Although a little thatch improves the wear tolerance of a lawn, excessive thatch harbors fungal diseases and insect pests making the lawn more susceptible disease and drought. In 1995 researchers from the University of Idaho discovered a unique strain of microorganisim that could brea down lignin and cellulose, the primary components of thatch, at an amazing rate. Recently this microorganism, Streptomyces violaceusniger YCED-9, was patented and developed for consumer use.

Natural Industries Thatch Control is a high concentration of the patented microorganism, Streptomyces violaceusniger YCED-9. When applied to lawns these microbes will germinate and grow on harmful thatch while at the same time using it as a food source. As they eat the lignin and cellulose within the thatch layer, the microorganisms in Natural Industries Tatch Control reduce these materials to nutrients and byproducts useable by plants. Lawns treated with Natural Industries Thatch Control will be hardier, lusher, more vigorous and better protected.