Natural Lawn Care

The first thing people see when they visit your house is your lawn. It's called "curb appeal," and, like it or not, people do judge a book by its cover, and your lawn is your house's cover. 

Lawn care, then, is pretty important. However, conventional lawn care often involves processes that may be harmful to the environment, such as the use of pesticides and other chemicals that can hurt the earth. If you want to take care of your lawn without adding to the destruction of the environment, you might want to consider natural lawn care. Natural lawn care involves being mindful of simple things like not over-watering, to the use of natural or organic materials.

Simple Tips for Natural Lawn Care

1. During hotter weather, water your lawn in the evening, when there is less of a tendency for the water to evaporate. If you have automatic sprinklers, set their timers to turn on anytime from midnight to eight in the morning when it is usually the coolest.

2. Don't water your lawn every day. Try soaking your lawn on alternate days, or only when it gets dry.

3. Don't water right after a rain.  If it rained recently you can skip watering; waiting until your lawn dries before watering it manually.

4. Cut down on chemical pesticides by planting things which attract birds that eat bugs.
 
5. Have your soil tested to see what nutrients it lacks and what nutrients it is rich with. This way, you'll know what kind of fertilizer is needed for your soil. If you just dump fertilizer without really analyzing the components of your soil, you may be damaging the natural nutrient balance and harm the earth.

6. Skip synthetic weed killers and use more natural products, such as an equal mixture of water and vinegar. Sprinkle or spray the solution on those annoying weeds and watch them wilt away without having to poison the soil.

7.  There are plenty of at-home remedies that act as excellent fertilizer for your garden. These include tea leaves, coffee grounds and banana peels. Instead of throwing these materials into the garbage, head outside and sprinkle them in your garden.