Suburban flats near Ring Mountain’s distinctive serpentine soil pockets.
Most of Corte Madera is straightforward suburban flatland, but properties near the base of Ring Mountain — well known locally for its rare serpentine grassland — sit on serpentine-influenced soil that’s nutrient-poor and drains differently than the rest of town.
Serpentine-derived soil runs low in the nutrients typical turf needs and high in magnesium relative to calcium, which shows up as thin, hard-to-green turf until the fertilizer program is adjusted specifically for it.
Aeration in the fall made a bigger difference than I expected, especially near the Ring Mountain side of our lot. Noticeably softer and greener by spring.
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Switched from a big national service and the difference in how they handle our watering restrictions alone was obvious within a month.
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