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Written by MorpheusPA
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Wednesday, 01 April 2009 22:22 |
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Corn meal can be used for three different purposes--fungal control, soil conditioning, or feeding your lawn. This is the same corn meal available at any grocery store, although it tends to be much less expensive at a feed store or grain mill. You can also use cracked corn, although you may notice that it attracts birds and a few corn stalks may grow. Those corn stalks will not survive mowing, or you can pull them if you like. |
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Last Updated on Friday, 03 April 2009 11:15 |
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Written by David Hall
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Sunday, 14 December 2008 16:04 |
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The key to a successful organic lawn program is the soil. It must be alive with wide variety of beneficial microorganisms and bugs. Beneficial microbes both feed and protect the plants from other, disease-causing bacteria and fungi. All the organic gardener does is feed the beneficial microbes and let them do their work. Beneficial microorganisms include bacteria and fungi found in finished compost. There are two ways to get the benefit from compost. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 12 January 2009 11:31 |
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Written by Bill Hill
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Saturday, 07 July 2007 04:54 |
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Spring is approaching, snow and ice are melting. This is a good time to start thinking about spring lawn cleanup. In order to look its best, your lawn may need a little TLC. By performing certain lawn care tasks in the spring, your grass will have a great start at becoming a beautiful summer lawn. The following steps are recommended for a thorough spring clean up. |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 28 March 2009 19:35 |
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Written by Andy Hejnas
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Saturday, 07 March 2009 10:48 |
There is probably nothing that is cheaper or more effective at maximizing the lawn owner’s investment in their outdoor property than the lowly soil test. Almost every US state provides soil testing at minimal or no cost through a cooperative extension service. The proper use of the soil testing results very often saves the lawn owner from expensive purchases that may not be necessary, or can even be environmentally harmful. But year-after-year, these remarkably cheap services are ignored as lawn owners fall for the marketing that the “new, improved” products on TV this year will save them from last year’s failures, or last year’s regimen is followed blindly in the hope that the result will be different.
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Last Updated on Monday, 29 June 2009 20:14 |
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Mulching Leaves on Your Lawn |
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Written by MorpheusPA
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Wednesday, 04 November 2009 16:52 |
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So what do leaves do? They raise the organic matter percentage in the soil, provide fall food for your worms and micro-arthropods living in your soil, encourage bacterial and fungal activity in the soil, and mulch the soil for winter. Lawns that have been leaf mulched will retain their green color further into winter, green up faster in spring, and generally show greater health than lawns that receive no mulching. |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 13 February 2010 22:36 |
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