Lawn Care without Chemicals

This is a really good article with a 15 point list on how to get a nice lawn without the nasty chemicals.

Lawn care without chemicals
By Henry Homeyer In the Garden

1. If you apply pesticides to your lawn, your shoes and your pets will pick some up and bring it inside your house, ending up in your rugs or the cracks in the floor.
2. Soil is the key to a good lawn, and you need 6-12 inches of it for good results. Tukey suggests digging down to see what you have.
3. Get a soil test to find out if you need to adjust the pH of the soil, what minerals are deficient, and the percentage of organic matter present. Tukey says 5% organic matter in the soil is good.

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