Like me you have probably noticed that the trees and flowers are blooming! However, your lawn may well be looking a little tired and bare. So it is going to need some care and attention to get it back in shape after those cold winter months.
Spring is the key period if you are going to make your lawn beautiful and prepare it for the summer. So there’s Weed and pest control to contend with, along with fertilization and effective mowing to make your lawn the best it can be.
However because its time to take care of your lawn, doesn’t mean its time to make an investment in a collection of chemical products from your home improvement store. While chemical products can yield a green lawn, there will be subsequent damage to the water, soil and wildlife. To avoid this, take a greener approach to lawn care and check out the following tips on how to take care of your lawn the eco-friendly way.
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Share Your Ideas for Eco-Friendly Lawn Care
I think it's great that you're promoting more environmentally friendly lawn care.
For small yards, a hand-powered reel mower (I.e. powered only by pushing) can be a great choice. These mowers are inexpensive, quiet, compact, and have minimal maintenance requirements--they only need to be sharpened every once in a while, and have no engine or motor.
I don't think weed killers and fertilizer are necessary for a healthy lawn--they can actually work against each other. For example, clover is a nitrogen fixer, so if you leave it in the lawn, it'll add nitrogen. Killing the clover will increase the nitrogen needs of the lawn...that's one reason I prefer to leave it and other small legumes. Some of the other "weed" species also appear because they are better adapted to the yard's conditions. For example, the native grass nimblewill tends to appear in wet, shady areas. It looks brown during the winter but grows more vigorously in shade because it's better adapted to it than most lawn grasses.
@KAqua absolutely - so much easier to use and so much more friendly towards our environment
Wonderful tips.
We try very hard to avoid using wildlife unfriendly products in our garden, because I cannot bear to think of our birds feeding poisoned insects to their babies.
I had not heard of Burnout but we do check the labels on everything we buy to reduce the impact on the wildlife.
We moved into a new house last fall and there was no lawn to speak of. I attempted to get some grass started and it was looking good, but then winter set in so we'll see what survived. But since we got over a foot of snow in the driveway today in Tahoe, It'll be a few weeks still!
I'm a big proponent of chemical free lawn care AND I love the electric lawnmower. When I had a smaller lawn, I actually used one of those old-fashioned rotary push mowers....can't do that anymore so electric is a great alternative.
I always want to do my part for the environment, thank for the eco friendly lawn care guide.
My new house has a "lawn" is actually a bunch of moss and stones in most areas. I will be working on bringing it back to life this summer. I've also never considered an electric mower. Thanks for the good advice Paul.