Going for a green, chemical-free lawn
With the associated noise pollution put to one side, it is important to remember that until very recently garden mowers went unregulated and the emissions attributed to lawn mowing have been proven to generate up to 5% of the country's annual... As amateur lawnkeepers, we also have access to a complex cocktail of herbicides, which have been proven to linger in the soil and to be freely tracked into the home on feet – and paws, if you have pets that use the garden, too. Lawns are high maintenance and if you choose to aspire to a weed- and moss-free sward, you will have to employ a considerable gambit of chemicals to keep them that way. Figures attributed to lawn care in America reveal that each weekend about 54m Americans mow their lawns, using 800m gallons of petrol in the process of doing so over a year. I do not know the equivalent figures here in the UK, but it is a sobering thought that something we take for granted as a means of maintaining open ground could have such a significant cost to the environment.
The Guardian on 12.06.10 | File Under Grass Seed | CommentsAll Things Dealing With Planting Grass | Garden Design magazine
Before taking up the work of planting grass seeds, it is very important to know that seeds call for continuous watering for growth. In order to possess an ideal growing grass, you should know the very best time for planting grass seeds. There are a substantial percentage of lawn owners that merely get confused with the question of ‘ when to plant grass seed. Hydroseeding is often a practice that requires mixing seed, fertilizer and mulch into a sort of slurry which can be then sprayed in excess of an region on which you’d like grass to grow. When you have no other method than to go for summer season planting, ensure that to give a tiny layer of peat moss about the plantation to avoid the seed from drying out. ’ Due to the lack of knowledge, they bring wrong decisions and plant the seeds in an unsuitable environment and season. Therefore, the top time to plant seed is previous to or immediately after summers. During summers, it might sometimes turn out to be impossible to continuous water the seed as a result of large temperatures....
Guest Author | File Under Grass Seed | CommentsLawn Grass Seed - News
Seeds let your lawn grow like Fenway's
The Scotts Co. yesterday unveiled a grass-seed product that “contains actual varieties” used for the lush lawn at 4 Yawkey Way.
Boston Herald on Jan 21, 2010It's not too late to control weeds in winter lawn
Major concerns about these weeds include shading the grass as it begins to green up and making the lawn look shaggy. Another problem with winter weeds is we
Macon Telegraph on Feb 10, 2010Scotts Unveils Grass Seed to Make Your Lawn Grow Like Fenway Turf
Scotts has produced grass seed blends and fertilizers for Fenway Park along with four National League ballparks: Wrigley Field in Chicago, Great American
NESN.com (blog) on Jan 22, 2010Root For Home Team With MLB Stadium Grass Seed
Robert Siegel chats with John Price, a brand manager for Scotts Miracle-Gro, about the company's deal with Major League Baseball to sell fans grass seed
MediaPost Publications on Jan 27, 2010Ballpark grass seed may not be for everybody
Soooooo, Major League Baseball has joined with the Scotts Co. to offer to America's lawn lovers grass seed mixes that are the same as those used in the
The Detroit News on Jan 29, 2010
