by D.S. Bonar

My husband and I first moved to our Prairie Village home 3 years ago.  Of course when the first spring came we had 12-15 inches of rain.   All along the east side of the house (50 feet) water leaked into the basement.   We also had an area in the back yard, 10 X 10, that was hard as a rock with the hard clay curling up around the corners from years of having standing water.  We installed2 more sump pumps and $4,000 worth of additional basement wall support.  No, that did not stop the water from coming into the basement.

Somewhere along the road, after having numerous discussions about "what to do," someone told me about EnviroMax.  We have been spraying EnviroMax on our yard for the last 2 years and our water problems have been almost nonexistent.

I wanted to write an article on EnviroMax for the newsletter and decided I better find out how this stuff really works.  I called on a Friday night at 5:30 thinking I would be lucky to get an answering machine.  Well, I talked to this wonderful, enthusiastic, and energetic woman.  I asked her to explain how this works in "plain English."

This is what she said - The molecules are like pretend earthworms that you spray on your grass.  Adding water makes EnviroMax work.  The molecules are water loving and water hating.  As the molecules move, they break up the soil.   Nutrients attach to the molecules and move down through the soil.

EnviroMax is applied by using a hose end sprayer with 60 parts water to 1 part EnviroMax.  It is natural and safe, and has a 6-9 month life in the soil.  You can find EnviroMax at hardware, and lawn and garden stores.  I use EnviroMax on my lawn and in my flower beds.

EnviroMax Benefits

Restores the pore space in the ground, resulting in a reduction of erosion, increased water penetration and retention and better utilization of nutrients by the plants and grasses.

Opens pore space which gives the grass or plants the ability to get water from deeper levels in the ground during drought conditions.

Calls water up from deeper levels to the root zone through capillary action because pore space is now open.

Eliminates standing water problems because the pore space in the soil has been opened up and the water can be drained down.

Increases the number of earthworms which all gardeners love.

They recommend the product be used in Spring and Fall where there are heavy clay soils.  Well, we know we have heavy clay soils!  Of course, depending the magnitude of your problem you may need to apply EnviroMax heavier and more frequently.  My situation is certainly an example of that.  Now if I can just talk all my neighbors "up the hill" in to using EnviroMax.

*Exerpt from the "Garden Bulletin" Published by the Garden Center Association of Greater Kansas City