RE: Organic weed & feed

[Guest guest]

There is a company in town called Organicare who we plan to use. They take

3 years to wean your grass off of conventional chemicals while encouraging

healthy growth. One of the most important things that we learned last year

in our research was to keep your lawn at least 3 " long as that helps shade

and choke out weeds naturally. It does take time to get it under control

though so we decided to go with Organicare this year.

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Organic weed & feed

Hi folks,

Thanks so much for all the responses to my post about organic seeds/seedling

sources. You've given me a ton of resources to check out!

My dh wants me to ask this wise group another gardening type question. Last

summer was our rookie year to start experimenting with getting the chemicals

out of our yard, etc.. He picked up an organic Weed & Feed type product that

apparently didn't work at all. We have more weeds than ever. He thinks it

really was a Feed for your Weeds product! Does anyone know of a product

we can use to organically/naturally treat the weeds in our yard? One that

really works?

Thanks again for all the help,

Jean

[Guest guest]

we haven't used a drop of herbicide, pesticide or fertilizer on our yard

in 25 years

and we have beautiful grass and landscaping. Using lawn chemicals is INSANE!

In fact, GET ACTIVE if your neighbors use it, they are literally killing you,

your kids, your

pets and your trees! There is no substitute for a face-to-face talk with them

so they

know. (I make my own " Chem Lawn " warning signs with SKULL AND CROSSBONES

saying

" ASK US about how we are POISONING THE EARTH " and replace those green ones with

the

new 'warning " ). I also pass out literature.

I don't think that there are really any lawn services that don't use chemicals

even though

they would have you believe that. Personally, I would never hire someone to take

care of

my yard. If I was " too busy " I would reevaluating priorities or home choice.

It's important to get over the concept of a perfect carpet of monoculture grass.

It CAN'T

coexist with your family's health. It's another sick suburban notion.

How to have a beautiful yard created by you:

1) RESEED grasses heavily each year (2-3X/summer)

2) AERATE 1-2X a year

3) DIG dandelions (if you want) it's fun and kids love to do it with you

4) Allow a polyculture (clovers, various grasses)-monocultures are NOT NATURAL

5) Convert the majority of your yard (except playground) to LANDSCAPING

6) COMPOST all leaves and household garbage aned spread it on lawn

7) MOW but never short, short; the 3 " rule is good for grasses.

8) Never remove lawn clippings

Will