Organic Lawn Care 101
Monday, October 26th, 2009Spring arrives and the smell of freshly mown grass fills the air. Which is your signal to begin the annual rituals of spreading synthetic lawn care products, firing up the mower and having at it against nature.
Or not. I mean if you want to ditch the bags of poison and get your grass off the performance enhancing drugs you can. Employing more sustainable tactics and products that will still enable you to have a near perfect lawn, that’s the talk of the neighborhood yet earth friendly as well.
Organic lawn care starts with planting grass likely to do well in your locale. It also means you have to water wisely, feed in a way that works with your soil, and mow more frequently among other things. Let’s briefly cover what’s involved.
Going Native When Picking Your Grass Seed
How much you have to water, feed and treat depends in large part on the seed you plant. Grass species known to thrive in your local climate are more likely to fend off pests naturally without much help from you. So plant cool season grasses in the north, warm season grasses down south or transitional strains if you’re in-between.