Organic Lawn Care

On a recent trip to Tulsa me and Carleen took, I picked up a copy of Paul Tukey’s The Organic Lawn Care Manual. This is a tremendous book for someone like me, who just recently spread synthetic fertilizer on the front lawn while the whole time having a, sort of, little tick in the back of my mind telling me how wrong it was, but I lacked the knowledge to do anything different than what my neighbors are doing. In the book Mr. Tukey talks a lot about using compost as fertilizer, aerating the lawn, mowing and watering properly - simple things that have a tremendous impact on the grass and soil without having to resort to chemicals. I’m still working through it, but I’ve learned a lot so far, and it’s got me excited to be working outside on the lawn again. I had pretty much given up hope on our lawn as a lost cause. With two dogs running around in the backyard, I couldn’t lay down synthetic fertilizer for fear of harming them, so I felt I had few or no options. I’ve since learned I was very wrong. The great part is I’ve finally gotten the chance to use all the compost I’ve been hoarding for years. I’m looking forward to kicking my composting into high gear in preperation for next year.