How to Fix Salt Damage to Lawn from Winter Road Work
You knew it was going to happen this Winter. And it did. Your happy green lawn from last Summer has been assaulted. Now parts of your lawn along the roadside has an ugly orange hue. Courtesy of the salts and de-icers your local road crews used to deal with the terrible Winter conditions. This tell-tale,…
Read MoreOrganic Lawn Care Tips to Help Recover From Winter Lawn Damage
“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” It is quotes like this one from John Steinbeck that give meaning to this time of year for me, as so many of us are struggling to fix winter lawn damage. We are fully into winter here in my…
Read MoreCan Organic Lawn Care Help Reduce Pollen Vortex?
Can organic lawn care help reduce the risk of a “Pollen Vortex?” A few years ago, I was sitting in my office and listening to NHPR’s The Exchange belting into the air from the kitchen radio. I heard the term “Pollen Vortex” and I was instantly a captivated listener. I’m not a sufferer of major…
Read MoreSnow Mold: Organic Lawn Care Tips to Resolve Snow Mold
Don’t be afraid of a little (or a lot) of snow mold this spring. Snow mold happens when we have a winter with a lot of heavy snow cover, when the grass wasn’t cut short enough in the late fall (2”), and when our soil system is lacking beneficial biology to help combat the fungi…
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