Organic Lawn Care
Exploring an organic approach to lawn care using natural products like compost tea, guano and bone meal instead of chemically derived fertilizers. Using biological and mechanical methods of pest control rather than chemical pesticides. A green approach to lawn care.
Organic Lawn Care Basics
An introduction to the fundamentals of organic lawn care. Going organic is a big decision, learning the underlying principles will help with the transition.
Green Weed Killers
Are there organic alternatives to chemical herbicides? Kind of, but they will not be needed if your lawn is healthy.
All About the Reel Mower
Reel mowers have changed little in almost 200 years. The shearing style of cut remains the standard for the fine cut turf of golf courses and for lawn owners looking for a simple, emission free mower.
Don't fall for greenwashing
Greenwashing is a common way to market products as environmentally friendly when they may not be.
Easy IPM
IPM made easy
The Precautionary Principle
The precautionary principle is a simple philosophy used as a guide to making decisions involving uncertainty.
Topdressing the lawn
Topdressing is the process of adding a thin layer of compost over the lawn, typically to a depth of 1/4 inch - 1/2 inch. This will provide beneficial microorganisms and an extended natural feeding to the soil.
Spring Routines Differ for Organic Lawn Care
Going organic means re-thinking everything you do to your lawn. Routines that are standard with conventional lawn care can be completely different in an organic program.
Compost Tea on Lawns
Compost tea is a liquid made from leaching nutrients and extracting bacteria, fungi, nematodes, and protozoa from finished compost. It is sprayed on the lawn as a nutrient supplement, soil amendment, and bacterial inoculant.
Ecolawn Applicator Compost Spreader Review
The Ecolawn Applicator is one of the only motorized compost spreaders available for lawn-type applications, perfect for sports fields or any other grassed property where compost is to be spread.
Compost for the Lawn
Adding compost to a lawn is one of the best lawn care practices you can do for your grass. Composting improves the soil and provides a healthier lawn.
The Food Web
The food web of an organic lawn care program consists of the surface of the lawn as well as the soil beneath it.
All About IPM
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an effective and environmentally sensitive approach to pest control that relies on a lot of common sense practices.
Fire Belly Organic Fertilizer Program Reviewed
Review of Fire Belly Organic Fertilizer program.
Organic Weed Control
Organic weed control as a part of an organic lawn care program. Organic weed killer and organic weed prevention.
Corn Gluten Meal as an Organic Pre-emergent Herbicide
Corn gluten meal makes a great organic alternative to chemically derived pre-emergent herbicides.
Reviewed: EcoSense Lawn Weed Killer by Ortho
Review of Ortho EcoSense Lawn Weed Killer
Review of Organic Lawn Care Manual by Paul Tukey
The organic lawn care manual by Paul Tukey is the ideal companion for anyone interested in going organic with their lawn care regimen or just curious about lawn care in general.
Five Steps to Growing an Organic Lawn
Excellent advice for growing an organic lawn from About.com's Guide to Organic Gardening, Colleen Vanderlinden.
Vinegar (Acetic Acid) as a Herbicide
David Beaulieu, About.com's Guide to Landscaping, explains using vinegar as a weed killer.
Organic Fertilizers
An extensive list of different organic fertilizers and their sources. From Virginia Tech Cooperative Extension
Organic Lawn Care
A fact sheet on organic lawn care from the University of Rhode Island, Landscape Horticulture Program.
Beneficial Lawn Insects
Lawn insects tend to get lumped into the "pest" category but there are many insects that are not only an integral part of the food web, but actually beneficial to the lawn.