Showing posts with label soil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label soil. Show all posts
Feb 5, 2025

Preparing Your Garden for Spring: Soil Testing and Amendment Strategies

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As gardeners, we wait all winter for the smell of fresh-cut grass and the taste of warm, vine-ripened tomatoes. But before those dreams beco...
Apr 5, 2013

Reader Question: Heavily Compacted Soil

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Sean wrote in to ask a question about dealing with heavily compacted soil in his lawn. Question "I purchased a soil probe last summ...
Sep 16, 2012

Organic Lawn Renovation - Soil Prep and Seeding

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Days 9, 10 and 11 of my organic lawn renovation project were pretty tough. A lot of raking, digging and incorporating compost. I ran into...
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Aug 30, 2012

Organic Lawn Renovation: The Plan

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Because I was planning on killing and reseeding parts of my lawn last year I didn't take as good care of those areas as I should hav...
Aug 14, 2012

Reader Question: Converting To Organic

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Linda asks: I think I need to add something to the lawn to help dethatch naturally.and maybe help the soil.  Would spreading a commercial ...
Jul 18, 2012

Two Great Garden Giveaways

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Encap , the makers of the Fast Acting Lime  which got a positive review from me a few years ago (because it helped green up my white grass...
Jul 13, 2012

How To Treat Lawn Disease Organically

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Is Using Cornmeal to Treat Lawn Disease a Myth? Not only does Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott consider the use of cornmeal as a fungicide...
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Nov 6, 2009

Screw it! I'm composting!

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At least I hope I am. Because I started my fall lawn overseeding project late I ran into a problem. Leaves on an overseeded lawn. Normally...
Oct 15, 2009

Organic Starter Fertilizer

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For a long time, there was no manufacturer selling an organic starter fertilizer product and to be honest, not many people cared. The onl...
Jun 30, 2009

Aerating vs Dethatching When Overseeding

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Good seed to soil contact is about as important as watering grass seed to get good germination rates when overseeding. Core aerating and d...
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Jun 26, 2009

Make Your Own Soil Sampler

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In quite a few of my posts, including my last one in how to water your lawn , I mentioned a soil probe sometimes called a soil sampler ....
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Jun 3, 2009

Is Compost Enough For My Lawn?

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Some organic lawn care proponents and even some organic lawn service companies feel that all your lawn needs is compost and compost tea. Are...
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Apr 2, 2009

Turf Hound Aerator Review

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I picked up a Hound Dog Products Turf Hound Aerator last year and now that I've used it a few times I wanted to give my review and ...
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Jul 12, 2008

Are composting bins necessary?

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Photo by Kessner Photography When you start learning about organic lawn care, one thing you're going to hear a lot about is compost...
Jul 4, 2008

You need good soil to grow good grass

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The quality of your soil is a big factor in growing a nice lawn. Hopefully you've stopped using synthetic chemicals in your lawn and ha...