Susan's Lawn Gardens

There are millions of acres of lawns in just the USA, and all of them have to be mowed! Starting a lawn care business sounds like a no-brainer doesn’t it? Or does it?

Consider the downside to starting a lawn care business:

• 90% of all new businesses fail within the first year… that’s 9 out of 10 businesses!
• It’s seasonal
• You’re outside during the hottest time of the year
• It’s dirty, physically hard work
• Oh yeah… you sweat a lot! 

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If the soil has lots of earthworms, then your lawn is healthy and vibrant.

If there are very few earthworms, it means one of two things… Either your soil is so nutrient poor that earthworms can’t survive, or pesticides have killed most of them.

Practicing natural, organic gardening lawn care can alleviate both of these problems. If you want a healthy green lawn that is earthworm-friendly, just follow these easy organic gardening lawn care basics:

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Lawns need sixteen elements to survive. Fortunately, for lawns, most are found naturally in the environment… but at least three need to be added.

The majority of “weekend” gardeners are not aware of this lawn care practice, so it’s no wonder lawns sicken and sometimes die.

Adding fertilizer containing the three missing elements (nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus) will do the job nicely.
Wait! Don’t run to the store yet.

Your lawn’s well-being depends on these three missing elements:

Here’s what you need to know about them:

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You are no doubt familiar with the saying, “Count the cost”, meaning that you should realize what it’s going to cost you to get where you want to go. If you are considering laying a sod lawn yourself, then absolutely “count the cost”. Just be prepared for hard physical labor, and a pretty big chunk out of your bank account.

But if you can weather the “cost”, then this is the route for you. The key to the entire process is planning ahead…

Start planning…

Select a 2-week period of time in which to install your sod lawn. Check long-range weather forecasts… and keep checking them. If you plan to hire laborers or recruit some friends, contact them to verify that they will be available throughout these two weeks.

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