Chemical-Free Lawn Care Tips

Most people who live in their own house have at least a small garden with a lawn. All home gardeners want this piece of land to look its best, but it is important to be green when tending it as well. Having an organic lawn is not only healthier for your plants, but it is a smart way to keep your family and pets safe as well. This of course means you do not utilize any harmful chemicals like insecticides, fungicides and certain types of fertilizer. Chemicals are poisonous to the environment as well as to people and animals, so using strictly organic methods to care for your lawn is best.

 


In general, most home gardeners who decide they want to care for their lawn in a chemical free manner will initially turn to a company that can provide green services to them. An organic lawn care professional will visit your home and first use a penetrometer to evaluate your soil. This will tell them the PSI, or pressure per square inch of it and they will in turn advise you on what type of aeration you should utilize on your lawn. Also examined will be the health of your soil and whether there are any pests that are disturbing your plants.


 

Any trees you have growing in your garden will also be examined to see whether their roots are healthy and if they may be suffering from any arboreal type of disease or other condition. If any of your trees are determined as being sick, the professional will recommend a treatment for it that is completely organic and will not harm the tree or your lawn.

 


You will also be pointed in the direction of weed and pest control methods that are completely organic and will not harm your plants, pets or children. You will learn how to use such household items as citrus oil, vinegar and corn gluten meal, plus other organic materials if necessary. Also, aeration methods should be only of the type that will prove fully organic and not involve any types of chemicals instilled into your lawn. This is actually one of the easiest aspects of caring for your lawn in a strictly organic manner. A good example of organic aeration is to buy a pair of special aeration shoes that have spikes throughout their soles that you wear only in your garden in order to open up the soil in preparation for aeration.

 

Of course, a great organic fertilizer will be essential when you have to care for a wide variety of different plants in addition to your grasses. A great "green" fertilizer will build up the organic materials found in your soil and will benefit the lawn in that it will increase the population of beneficial insects and microbes at the same time. In addition, the usage of all natural substances on your lawn will vasty increase the health of your soil, allowing for healthier plants as well. Always avoid harmful products such as Roundup, as these consist of chemicals that will indeed control and eliminate weeds from your lawn. Yet, at the same time, you will also do more harm than good to the plants you do want, including your grasses.