Lawn Care

June 28th, 2009 by Marcie

Switching to an environmentally-friendly lawn care method and still having beautiful green grass in not only possible but desirable. In fact once you have done the ground work, you will notice, first of all, that this innovative lawn care method is even more economical than the old-fashion way of spraying once, twice, or even three times during one summer with all kinds of chemicals.

In addition, and more importantly, by using this environmentally-friendly lawn care system, you are creating a healthier environment not only for you and your family but for the whole ecosystem.

What Are The Benefits Of Environmentally-Friendly Lawn Care?

Avoiding insecticides/pesticides and using ecological or natural lawn care methods that supports the ecosystem promotes the following benefits:

1. You get thick grass which prevents soil erosion

2. The soil becomes a rich source of worms and microorganisms for birds. By the same token, worm castings nourish the soil which in turn promotes growth.

3. Non-contaminated grass can filter contaminants from rainwater and absorb many types of pollutants such as soot and dust from the air

4. More importantly, like trees, healthy grass can absorb the carbon dioxide from the air and give off oxygen in return — a great way to clean the air and diminish the global warming effects.

How Can Anyone Get Good Results With An Environmentally-friendly Lawn Care System?

In order to get good results, you must think “preventative”; that is, you must take preventative steps that discourage weeds and insects from taking over your lawn!

The best steps you can follow in order to work with nature and avoid using pesticides/insecticides, but still have a beautiful lawn are as follows:

A. Mow high – up to 3 inches- and often. Cut no more than a third of the blade length

B. Fertilize only as needed

C. Aerate and add soil amendments such as compost or sand to relieve compaction

D. Water for maximum absorption

E. Top dress with compost and topsoil to level your ground and to prepare for overseeding.

F. Overseed with grass varieties appropriate for the specific area

G. Dethatch when thatch is too thick

E. Control white grubs safely.

Get extra detailed information regarding each step and on how to safely control white grubs in your lawn at

http://www.plantsandgardeningtips.com/organic-lawn-care/organic-lawn-care

However, if you are having problems with grubs, yet you want to switch to this environmentally-friendly lawn care method rather than spray with insecticide, there is an excellent organic product available that can help you get rid of all your grubs and at the same time promote a healthier ecosystem in your lawn.

Find out more about the nematodes – the lawn’s best defense against grubs at the pest control options.com blog.

Switching to an environmentally-friendly lawn care system is one of the many ways we can all help clean up and save our environment . . .

. . . and for those of you who simply prefer not to bother with a grass lawn or have areas where grass does not grow well, you could try your hand at hardscaping or dry garden landscaping these areas. You can get ideas by reading Hardscaping & Dry Garden Landscaping Ideas.