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Doing Your Part With Natural Lawn Care
Amazon.com Widgets We have all become more aware of the strains our environment is facing and most people are willing to change their habits to make a difference. Some of the more obvious ways to do this is through recycling, conservation, and charitable support. While these are all great ways to get started, many people [...]
Natural Lawn Care – Get Your Lawn Off Drugs
Amazon.com Widgets Natural Lawn Care – Get your lawn off Drugs! By Bruce KnightGreenTerraFirma.com Your Soil Similar to Greening Your Garden, the basics of lawn care start with your soil. If you haven’t had a soil sample taken in the past 5 years, this is where you need to start. Many local Garden [...]
Enrich your lawn with living cultures from your compost pile
Amazon.com Widgets Growing active, healthy soils involves four things: Inoculating soils with new bacteria and fungi Monitoring PH levels to maintain them at 7.0 Adding carbohydrates (sugar or molasses) to encourage faster growth of bacteria. Monitor moisture levels (see post – Save Water in Five Steps) STEP 1 Soil Innoculation Imported soils in new landscapes [...]