Organic lawn care
It's actually easier than you think!
Here are some tips to go green with your lawn care.
1. Do not use the grass catcher
on your mower & leave grass cuttings on the ground.
They hold moisture & reduce the need for watering.
2. Leave the leaves. Spread the leaves in thin
layers over your yard instead of bagging them up.
3. Compost. Start by collecting your organic
waste in a pile or bin, then leave it be.
Rain, insects
& the natural process of decomposition will do the
rest.
4. Mulch trees, shrubs & plants with
wood chips, grass clippings or composting material or newspaper.
Mulching is a natural recycling system.
The eco-system has a pattern, as organic materials
fall to the ground, organisms in the soil begin
the decomposition process, molds, bacteria, & insects
process the material and good rich topsoil
is eventually created.
5. Collect rain water in a rain barrel placed under your gutters. Use it to water your
garden during local mandatory water restrictions. Be sure to keep the barrel covered after
the rain stops
to slow evaporation & prevent mosquitoes from breeding there.
6. Add crushed eggshells to your soil to aerate it. Coffee grounds can help reduce the acidity
of soil.
This is a photo of my reason for choosing organic products in our garden and lawn.
My son. When he was little, he'd wander through the yard, looking for every sort of
thing to taste. And when late summer one year, he discovered the orange-red tomatoes
growing RIGHT THERE just for him, there was no stopping him. As soon as they were the least
bit red, he was there, one tomato in each hand, stuffing them as fast as he could into
his little mouth.