{"id":6698,"date":"2023-08-03T11:46:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T11:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/?p=6698"},"modified":"2023-07-25T12:06:08","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T12:06:08","slug":"steps-to-follow-for-organic-lawn-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/steps-to-follow-for-organic-lawn-care\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Steps To Follow For Organic Lawn Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6698\" class=\"elementor elementor-6698\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f87d4 subhead-img-txt e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"31f87d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f7b010d header3-open-maintitle elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f7b010d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7 Steps To Follow For Organic Lawn Care<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50ededb elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-5957 elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"50ededb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/pro-elements\/assets\/css\/widget-theme-elements.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-8f113c6 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/author\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAuthor: Saiqa Najeeb\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0ff47c0 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLast Updated On: July 25, 2023\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3db4f287 header2-open-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3db4f287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many individuals believe that they must cover their grass with herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides in order to have a beautiful lawn. That is a fallacy, of course. Growing a beautiful lawn organically is feasible and even simple. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, implementing an organic lawn-care program demands a change in mindset. The key is to imagine your lawn as a combination garden of grass and other tolerant, low-growing plants. Your ability to succeed in this type of gardening depends on how well you build the groundwork by preparing the soil, picking the correct grass types, and providing the plants with what they require.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This guide covers a step-by-step process of how to do organic lawn care the right way!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21147683 subhead-txt e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"21147683\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-665a0261 things-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"665a0261\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mowing<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43b892a header2-open-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43b892a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardening-website.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/assets\/blogs\/Og+lawn%2C+vertical+gar%2C+raised+bed%2C+Cp+WEBP\/lawn_mowing-transformed.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"lawn mowing\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a67d504 know elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a67d504\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Husqvarna-Automower-Connect-Robotic-Mower\/dp\/B087YZCNDJ\/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?adgrpid=79696613657&amp;hvadid=585479455406&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvlocphy=1011088&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvqmt=b&amp;hvrand=15576725371987500600&amp;hvtargid=kwd-36359640&amp;hydadcr=22363_13333068&amp;keywords=automatic+lawn+mower&amp;qid=1690201953&amp;sr=8-1-spons&amp;sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&amp;psc=1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lawnmower<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the most crucial piece of turf maintenance equipment in organic lawn care. When done correctly, mowing not only reduces the size of the grass but also encourages thicker growth. Additionally, it can feed the lawn while reducing the weed population. The optimal height varies depending on the type of grass. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mow when the grass is no more than 50% higher than its ideal height for the greatest results. For instance, if the height of your grass should reach 3 inches, cut it when it reaches 41 and a half inches. In general, cut the grass when it is actively growing at the bottom end of the range and when it is stressed or growing slowly at the top end of the range.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here&#8217;s how to use your mower to obtain the greatest cut possible:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure that the blade is sharp (do this at least twice each season).\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To prevent soil compaction, switch up the direction you mow once every month.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the grass is moist, avoid mowing.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With each pass, overlap by roughly one-third of the mower deck&#8217;s width.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After each cutting, clean the mower off the grass. <\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-195a04ee subhead-txt e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"195a04ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f3c945 things-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f3c945\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Watering<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60bf151 header2-open-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60bf151\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardening-website.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/assets\/blogs\/Og+lawn%2C+vertical+gar%2C+raised+bed%2C+Cp+WEBP\/lawn_watering-transformed.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"lawn watering\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-510816c1 know elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"510816c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People put a lot of time, energy, and money into organic lawn care. That endeavor is ineffective in many areas of the nation since the lawn can survive the summer without any additional water. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many varieties of turfgrass go dormant to survive dry spells. They go brown and stop developing. However, the grass comes to life again when the rains come again. Raising an organic lawn occasionally involves enduring an unpleasant lawn for a period rather than wasting valuable water resources. If you decide to irrigate your grass, be sure to do it gently and deeply.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the following advice:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water for long enough to make the soil 6 to 12 inches deep with moisture. The type of soil under the lawn and the sprinkler both affect how long it takes to accomplish this goal. It causes more harm than good to stand with a hose in hand on the front lawn in the evening.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apply water gradually enough to prevent puddles and runoff from your lawn. If your soil is clay, look for a sprinkler with a modest flow rate of less than 14 inches of water per hour. You might need to cycle your watering on such heavy soil by turning the water on for 15 minutes, turning it off for 15, and then turning it back on.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In general, the most consistent coverage and area are provided by high-quality oscillating and impulse sprinklers. Early in the morning, when temperatures are cooler, is the ideal time to water your lawn. Compared to midday, you&#8217;ll lose less water to evaporation, and the grass blades will dry out quickly, reducing disease issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab88d98 header2-subhead e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"6ab88d98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-302e4aaf things-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"302e4aaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Feeding the lawn <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4470372a header2-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4470372a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since grass grows practically continually, it needs a constant supply of nitrogen, which it requires in greater amounts than any other nutrient for good growth. Grass clippings naturally contain some natural fertilizer, but you may also feed your lawn with a variety of different organic elements. Nitrogen, a component of natural fertilizers, requires a little assistance from soil microbes in order for it to become available to plants because it doesn&#8217;t break down easily in water. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That&#8217;s great. Because the nitrogen is released gradually, the lawn develops gradually and steadily. On the other hand, synthetic chemical lawn fertilizers have a tendency to release large amounts of nitrogen all at once, which causes the grass to grow quickly at first and increases your mowing duties. Chemical lawn fertilizers are one of the main suppliers of water as well.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb6825f subhead-txt e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"eb6825f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-039763d things-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"039763d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Figuring out how much fertilizer you need <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92d4cc6 header2-open-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"92d4cc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardening-website.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/assets\/blogs\/Og+lawn%2C+vertical+gar%2C+raised+bed%2C+Cp+WEBP\/lawn_fertilizing-transformed.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"organic lawn fertilizing\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f311c0 know elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f311c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The amount of nitrogen your grass requires may be lower than you believe. The steps listed below can be used to calculate how much nitrogen to apply: <\/span><\/p><ol><li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">Determine the precise nitrogen requirements for the variety of grass in your lawn.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ol><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One to three pounds of nitrogen per 1,000 square feet per year are required by cool-season fescue.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bent grasses like 2 to 6 pounds, while perennial ryegrass and Kentucky bluegrass require 2 to 3 pounds each.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The nitrogen requirements of warm-season grasses like buffalo and blue grama are only one-half to one pound, one to three pounds for Bermuda and carpet grasses, two to three pounds for Bahia, centipede, and zoysia grasses, and three to six pounds for St. Augustine grass.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dig up a sample of your lawn&#8217;s grass and take it to your neighborhood extension office or a full-service nursery for identification if you are unsure of the sort of grass that predominates there. Alternately, start with a safe maintenance dose of 1 pound of real nitrogen per 1,000 square feet applied twice a year.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ol start=\"2\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Calculate the fertilizer&#8217;s real nitrogen content in percentages.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Enter those figures into the formula below to find the precise quantity of fertilizer your grass needs: <\/span>325 Pounds of nitrogen that grass requires per year \u00f7 percentage of nitrogen in the fertilizer = pounds of fertilizer required per year per 1,000 square feet.\u00a0<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"4\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Subtract the number of applications you intend to make from the pounds of fertilizer needed annually. To determine the amount needed for each application, divide the response from Step 3 by 2, for instance, if you intend to fertilize your lawn twice. You already add the equivalent of a pound to the environment just by letting the grass clippings decompose on the lawn.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When calculating your fertilizer needs, take this into account. Instead of valuing their property in square feet, many homeowners do it in terms of acres. 10,000 square feet about equates to a 1\/4-acre lot. To get the general area of your lawn, deduct the square footage of nonlawn areas<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da05ea9 subhead-txt e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"da05ea9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aae2c0e things-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aae2c0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Loosening the soil <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-197edb3 know elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"197edb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grass puts a lot of stress on the earth beneath it. You frequently run a large mower over it, step on it, walk and run over it, and occasionally even drive over it. The compaction that follows hinders the growth of the grass. Aeration is a specialized method to treat grass compaction and revitalize the soil because you cannot turn and condition the soil for a lawn every year. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simply put, aeration is the process of making holes in the turf. When done properly, it eliminates cores of compacted soil, allowing for the penetration of air, water, and nutrients. You may aerate by hand on tiny lawns. A hand aerator that removes dirt cores with the power of your foot can be purchased for less than $20.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can rent a power aerator from the nearby tool rental business for huge lawns. Its tines dig into the turf, removing dirt cores as it moves across the lawn like a lawnmower. The next step is to break up the cores with either tool and let them disintegrate on the surface of the lawn, or if you find the trash too unsightly, rake it up and add it to the compost pile. Aerate your lawn once a year if it gets a lot of use, just like they do at the baseball pitch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1bec92 subhead-txt e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"c1bec92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a990549 things-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a990549\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Top-dressing <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d4293f know elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d4293f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most lawn owners overlook top-dressing, which is just putting a thin layer of organic materials over the lawn and is a crucial organic lawn-care procedure. No, it isn&#8217;t fertilizing in the traditional sense, but depending on the material used, it can enhance the soil and add nutrients. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Top-dressing is essential because you can only amend the soil from the top down\u2014you can&#8217;t dig up the grass every year. Top dressing is an easy procedure. Spread a very thin layer of organic materials (approximately 14 inch deep) over the grass in the autumn. Use topsoil, compost that has been chopped up, or any other organic material. With the aid of earthworms and other creatures, the substance penetrates the sod and changes the soil&#8217;s texture. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1a344d subhead-txt e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"a1a344d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efb0a53 things-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efb0a53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Weeding <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e9adfa header2-open-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e9adfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardening-website.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/assets\/blogs\/Weeds+%26+container+herbs+WEBP\/w+hand.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"weeding\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-719f0a0 know elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"719f0a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Growing a strong, dense sod is the most effective technique to combat weeds in organic lawn care. It is harder for weeds to establish themselves when the grass is adequately fertilized, watered, and mowed. In fact, proper mowing by itself can aid in weed control for some species. According to university research, mowing a bluegrass lawn at a height of 2 inches dramatically reduces the number of crabgrass in a lawn. By giving your lawn a higher cut, you can encourage the grass to outgrow creeping charlie and other low-growing weeds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also employ good old-fashioned labor. Pull or cut out weeds that you locate in your grass. Pulling dandelions, plantains and other lawn weeds is surprisingly quick and simple when using long-handled specialty weeding equipment for the lawn like the Hound Dog Weeder and the Speedy Weeder. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recent developments in natural herbicides provide organic lawn owners with a nice break. An extremely powerful natural lawn herbicide is maize gluten meal. It effectively kills dandelion, creeping bentgrass, sprouting plantains, and many other weed seeds as a pre-emergent. Before weeds start to emerge in the spring, spread 25 pounds per 1,250 square feet. However, don&#8217;t use it on freshly sown lawns. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a17585 subhead-txt e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"8a17585\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47dd60e things-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47dd60e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Managing pests <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6d8125 header2-open-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e6d8125\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardening-website.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/assets\/blogs\/Insect+pests+webp\/stock-photo-aphid-colony-on-leaf-greenfly-or-green-aphid-garden-parasite-insect-pest-macro-on-green-background-2167363573.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"managing pests\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1884c37 know elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1884c37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although a long list of insects may chow down on the grass, only a few pests really do serious damage to turfgrass, and organic treatments exist for all of them. The most notorious and damaging turf pest is the grub, which is an immature beetle that lives in the soil. Grubs, especially the larvae of Japanese beetles, can do a number on turf. They feast on grassroots and kill the plants in the process. Pull up a patch of sod, and if you see a dozen grubs per square foot, it\u2019s time to take action.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Here are two biological controls for grubs:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Milky spore disease: Grubs are infected and killed by a bacteria called milky spore disease. When the grubs are active, apply at a rate of 4 ounces per 1,000 square feet. It functions best in regions where the soil temperature is consistently over 70\u00b0F for several months out of the year.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beneficial nematodes: Spray these microscopic worms onto the soil, and they begin killing grubs within 48 hours and continue their grub-killing duty for months. In the process, they also eliminate cutworms and armyworms.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Numerous novel grass varieties have been produced as a result of intensive turfgrass breeding that genuinely resists harm by armyworms, cutworms, billbugs, green bugs, and sob webworms. Look for the perennial varieties Premier, All-Star, Cowboy, Prelude, Sunrise, Pennant, Citation II, and Repell as well as the tall-fescue variety Apache.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57ac60bc subhead-txt e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"57ac60bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77bd09ed things-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77bd09ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-4c3366e7-7fff-16b2-0f5a-0b4e9d92bd2b\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">There you go!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-269bdf3d know elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"269bdf3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organic lawn care is the path to a healthier, more sustainable environment. 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