Organic Lawn & Garden Fertilizer. 1 can beer. 1 cup liquid dish soap. 1 cup lemon scented ammonia. 1 can Coke or Pepsi or soda. 1 cup liquid fertilizer (like Miracle gro etc). 1/2 or 1 cup listerine – regular or mint …
I wonder if the beer and mouthwash combo was from personal experience… it’s just quirky enough to have been handed down from somebody’s Grampa. This might be a fun experiment to try for a “lush” organic lawn :)
Dave Epstein of GrowingWisdom.com interviews Fire Belly Organic Lawn Care spokesman, Tom Kelly, about his organic lawn products. Granted, this is a commercial type of video, but it also has some good Q&A… Dave asked some “devil’s advocate” questions about organic lawn products.
A lot of us take pride in our lawns, but would like to treat the earth more gently as we care for those lawns. Dave talks to Tom Kelly, of Fire Belly Organic Lawn Care, about a series of products that makes it easier to “go organic” with lawn care.
Even a couch-potato gardener could handle just three 15 minute applications a year! Yep, an organic lawn doesn’t have to be difficult…
Susan’s Lawn Gardens is pleased to feature this article from today’s guest author, Jeremy Bolton. He is an expert gardener, so we feel very comfortable recommending his work to our visitors.
Advantages of Using Organic Fertilizers
by Jeremy Bolton
These days, there is so much hype about organic fertilizers and its benefits. Most of us who have gotten used to chemical fertilizers are still skeptical whether facts are stretched too much to make it more appealing. Let us take a quick look at some of the advantages of using organic fertilizers so that you can decide whether it is really necessary to switch to organic fertilizer and organic gardening.
Long before the existence of synthetic fertilizers, plants obtained nutrients from decomposed organic matter such as bone, blood, fish and other organic waste, however it was the growth of farming and crop production that brought about so called “need” for synthetic fertilizers. As more research and studies have been conducted, the detrimental effects of chemical fertilizers are being made aware and more people and environmental groups are beginning to tout the advantages of the organic fertilizers that are readily available now. Read the rest of this entry »
Susan’s Lawn Gardens is pleased to feature this article from today’s guest author, RON KING. He is an expert gardener, so we feel very comfortable recommending his work to our visitors.
Organic Pest Control – Pest Control Recipes
By Ron King
Eliminating Pests the Organic Way
We’re all looking for ways to live in a more earth-friendly fashion. But when it comes to gardening, it’s difficult to learn how to kill or prevent garden pests in a safe way. Organic pest control has made lots of headway, and we’re lucky to have many more effective options to resolve this problem.
Remove Them by Hand
Picking off grubs and other insects by hand is a basic way to eliminate your pesky problem. You can also build many types of barrier environments which entrap the insects. Plugging holes is also critical. Read the rest of this entry »
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: Read the rest of this entry »
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