Organic lawn care tips: How to grow a green lawn organically

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http://www.howdini.com/howdini-video-7561214.html Organic lawn care tips: How to grow a green lawn organically You don't have to use chemicals to get a lush, green lawn. Scott Meyer, editor of Organic Gardening shows how to green your lawn safely, without harmful chemicals.

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bah, i lost interest when he said ''gardening magazine'' ......that thing sucks i used to get it

People should be aware there are alternatives to using chemicals and still have a great looking lawn.

You shouldn't get weeds if you're treating the lawn soil properly with the right microbes. Weeds are a product of a diseased or de-mineralized soil. They actually have a purpose and are also a sign of improper soil food web.

But it doesn't clean the air of any pollutants we are releasing in to atmosphere, and in fact it's production contributes to more pollution! The problem with us human beings is we are clever but not wise enough to realise the consequences of our actions. We need more NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY solutions to our problems rather than artificial cosmetic quick and easy fix make overs that add to the already existing problems!

Very informative

@erikinhawaii It could be a salt water swimming pool that is much cheaper to maintain than a chlorinated pool. I don't assume anything when watching these "how to videos."

You need more commercials, two minutes just isn't enough on youtube!

@yellowbootsandsnowsh Who care as long as you don't buy seeds that come from Monsanto.

@erikinhawaii LOL!!!! I love your response,,, Ha Ha Ha!!! Good one

@stringfellowhawke247 Your best bet is to amend you soil with bacteria-happy composts and organic matter suck as, coconut husk, shredded leaves, herbivore manure, ect. This will make your sand plantable and will help it hold water and nutrients for your grass much better :) If you plant a garden using this method, it will need to be repeated each year.

@winnipeguy75 Clover? that sounds wonderful to have an lawn of that instead of grass, but I thinking of turning my front lawn into an mini orchard, which takes care of two things our food budget and the effort and time use spent on lawn up keep, mmmh

If you want to leave the clippings on the yard, as he suggests at the end, get a mulching mower, or see if your mower will mulch. If you're not cutting a ridiculous amount of grass off the top, it will look like it was bagged. A mulching mower traps the grass cut under the mower and chops it up really small, the blade is designed to create lift on the uncut grass, and lets the small pieces fall down to the roots. Looks good and it's good for your grass, if cut regularly.

@luwdmke And it increases flooding problems.

Thank you for the great info :) .

@cheerfulleigh Epsom salts are not actually a salt but contains Phospherous and nitrogen. The sugar acts as a stimulant. Mix 4lbs epsom with 1lb confectioners sugar with your regular fertilizer. Spread as usual. You can Googlesearch that combo to see results. This combo gives a deep green lawn. Also try a bag of organic nitrogen from home depot. Its about $12 and will not burn your lawn. Works great.

@flavordave73 What does Epxome salt and suger do? Fill me in please.

Epsom salt and sugar. Bam

@nacholibreanglais the point is to save the environment....agreed, i keep my lawn short. midway on the deck height

@Tommos34 honestly, nothing i think

@katkollmer you have a cockapoo, so do i!