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It’s All About the Soil
We are in the midst of an organic movement – organic food, organic farms, organic lotions, organic bedding, organic everything! But, little do people know that everything organic must start with healthy, organic soil. An article from The New Ecologist called “Top 10 Reasons To Buy Organic Products For Your Home” goes on to state,…
Read MoreDIY: Organic Lawn Care Advice for Home Owners
I often get called on by home owners for free advice on organic lawn care. Sometimes, particularly this year, it can be tough. If a lawn is dead or diminished due to summer stress, about the only way to revitalize it, is to slice seed it in the month of September. For the most part,…
Read MoreFeeling Like a Farmer at the Soil Health Workshop
I recently spent a couple of days at a soil health workshop at Cornell attended by farmers and soil scientists. I asked a farmer how the crops were doing in western New York this summer. I knew they had a tough time last year due to very cool, wet weather. “No one’s complaining this year,”…
Read MoreIs Your Lawn Brown from the Hottest July Ever?
Some of the browning and stress in lawns this summer is due to a build up of thatch, a mix of dead and living roots, shoots and stems that accumulates between the soil and the grass blades. A problem occurs when the thatch builds up faster than it is broken down by soil organisms. Air…
Read MoreGood Cultural Practices for a Successful Organic Lawn
It’s hard to over state the importance of good cultural practices for a successful organic lawn. That doesn’t mean you have to invite a string quartet over for tea. It means you have to leave the grass high, recycle the clippings and water correctly. I visited a lawn recently in Newton that was loaded with…
Read MoreTake Your Organic Lawn, Yard or Garden to the Next Level
Make your outdoor space even more organic and inviting with a little help from our friends, partners, and colleagues who offer everything from landscaping to tree care to organic vegetable gardens throughout Massachusetts. Check out our Resource Center today for the latest and greatest in the organic lawn care and landscape world.
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