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Seems you can’t avoid the smell of freshly cut grass each spring. And it’s like that’s the alert to begin your summer long battle against nature using your mower, your spreader, plus a raft of lawn care chemicals as your weapons of choice.

But you don’t have to continue your annual chemically focused lawn care routine. And you really can help your lawn kick the performance-enhancing drugs. Going with more eco friendly, sustainable methods that will still give you a verdant, emerald green lawn.

One key to going organic is the grass you plant. Then too you have to mow more frequently so you can water less plus take a different approach to feeding. Not to mention approach weeds and insects differently as well. To help you understand what’s involved let’s briefly take each of these one at a time.

Going Native When Deciding Which Grass to Plant

Planting indigenous varieties means you can get away with watering, feeding and treating for pests less often – if at all. Since any species of grass suited to thrive in your local conditions is more apt to make it on it’s own naturally. That means you want to stick with grasses adapted to cool seasons across the northern tier, warm season grasses across the southern tier and more transitional strains if you live in-between.

Feeding Organically and Sustainably

After picking an appropriate grass strain you want to attend to your plant’s macro and micro nutritional needs. Spreading compost is a no brainer. Compost teas are another approach. While things like blood meal, liquid fish fertilizer, and various seaweed fertilizers can help fill in the gaps.

To pull that off, you want to get an idea of the soil’s pH. That will tell you want it needs to best support the grass. Because if your soil is anything other than a pH of 6.5 (just slightly acidic) to 7 the grass will have trouble absorbing nutrients. To fix that you’d use either sulfur or limestone depending on whether it’s too alkaline or acidic.

Turf Truth: A green lawn in an integral part of home ownership. Americans have roughly 40 million acres with sod under cultivation. That comes down to an area equal to about the state of Washington covered in grass.

Be Smart When Watering

The one thing you can count on with the weather is it’s unpredictable. Too much rain leaches vital nutrients while too little rain leaves your grass parched, limp and wilted. If you have to water do so early in the day to cut down on water lost to evaporation. And minimize the growth of plant diseases that thrive in wet conditions. Now the truly ambitious will set up a rain barrel system to capture rain off the roof and save it for use on their lawn.

Mowing More Often

You can water less if you mow more – often. The idea is to remove no more than a third of the blade each time you mow and leave it behind. So you can’t let the grass grow too long. Leaving clippings to break down can provide up to 50% of the nitrogen you lawn needs to stay vibrant and green. The most earth friendly may opt for a hand powered mowing machine – if you’re up to it and your yard it sized right for it. But going electric is a good alternative too.

Taking an Organic Approach to Weeds

A lush lawn naturally crowds out the weeds. While corn gluten can be used to keep weeds from sprouting. Up to 90% control takes a couple two three years to achieve but it’s an earth friendlier way to keep weeds at bay.

There you go. If you find yourself devoting more time-and money-to your lawn maybe it’s time to rethink your approach. Going organic, as you’ve just read, is not only eco-wise but may give you a more sustainable lawn in the long run.

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Are you trying to improve your lawn? Do you want lush green grass? If you have tried everything, you need to try this: liquid aeration. Aeration is a must do 1-3 times per year, and liquid aerators make your job 10 times easier with just a simple hose application each time.

Liquid Aeration

Liquid aeration is very different from other types of lawn aerators. Liquid aeration is basically a liquid soil conditioner. It reduces crusting, loosens clay soils and helps sandy soil to aggregate giving you the perfect soil density for grass roots. The grass roots then are able to deepen in the soil reaching more nutrients & water. This strengthens the roots & the overall lawn. Now your lawn can more easily fight off disease, bugs, and weeds.

The best liquid lawn aerator has a few advantages over mechanical aeration. First to maintain the aerated effect for longer, liquid aeration adds acid and chemicals to their aerator. These aid the soil in recovering from any toxins from pesticides or herbicides that may be in the soil.

The second advantage liquid aerators have over mechanical aeration is they remove sodium from the grass roots. Too much sodium in the soil can often cause compaction in high clay content lawns. Relieving sodium from the soil at the level of the roots once again give the roots room to grow.

Sodium also reduces nutrient absorption as well as compaction. A good liquid lawn aerator will help you avoid these problems sodium causes by pushing the sodium past the root system of the grass. So your lawn will have healthy green grass.

One liquid aeration application is not going to cut it. You have to use it on a regular basis just like any other type of aeration for healthy green grass.

Written by Isaac S. Arnold, a lawn expert. Compare different kinds of liquid lawn aerators on our site. Or to find expert opinions about 5 different kinds of lawn aerators come visit us.