Articles on how to have a healthy organic lawn.
When water is pooling in your yard after a storm it’s a sign that your soil is compacted and your landscape grading needs a change.
Water Pooling in Your Yard is a Sign It Needs Grading Read More »
You can install this simple and cheap gravel drain to divert storm water and eliminate erosion and standing water.
How to Install a Cheap Gravel Drain to Divert Rainfall Read More »
The erosion of my lawn’s soil was epic. Gulleys, pooling water, and rainwater moved so fast across the yard you’d think it was a city street. Some areas felt like sponges days after a storm. In others, I thought a natural pond might form.
If water is pooling on your lawn and refuses to drain, either your soil is compacted or there are grading issues. Both can be fixed.
Crabgrass is a problem in any lawn and when the lawn gets burned out it’s an even bigger problem. How to make crabgrass go away and stay away.
The Fiskars “MOMENTUM” claims to be “The World’s Most Advanced Reel Mower”. I tested it to see how that claim stood up.
Fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides are dumped on American lawns to the tune of 90 million pounds every year. That’s a lot of chemicals impacting your health
Are Fertilizers, Herbicides and Pesticides Safe for Your Lawn? Read More »
Organic lawn care is now the norm at Harvard University, which has eliminated the use of synthetic fertilizers and chemicals.
When you fertilize your lawn and apply weed killers, microbial life in your topsoil is damaged and soil becomes compacted. I learned that firsthand.