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organic lawn maintenance

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

How do you maintain a lawn organically?  That can be difficult in this day and age when the dandelion is considered public enemy number one.  But did you know that a dandelion is an indication your soil may be lacking in calcium?  Every weed (with the exception of the invasive) is nature’s way of filling [...]

Irrigation

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Irrigation is one of the most important factors in a healthy lawn.  Without irrigation it is virtually impossible to regulate the moisture that is essential for the life that exists in the soil.  That life is essential in the long term health of an organic landscape. Many of the micro organisms in the soil will go dormant or die altogether [...]