What causes DANDELIONS? Compacted soil Excess potassium and a calcium deficiency If your lawn is healthy & thick, the grass will out-compete the dandelions. Get a healthy lawn by dethatching, aerating, composting/fertilizing, and over-seeding every year. Clean up your lawn: DETHATCH – Rake up dead grass, leaves, and other dead plant matter. This helps water . . . → Read More: Why promote composting? It can reduce your garbage by up to 1/2 in the summer months, and creates a great soil amendment. Compost Awareness Week runs May 2nd – 8th, 2011. Want to learn more about composting? Attend a composting presentation by Master Composter Karen Murdock at the VerEco Home as part of their expert . . . → Read More: Patricia Hanbidge from the Saskatoon School of Horticulture will be giving some Earth Day tips on building healthy soil for your yard. Earth Day is a worldwide event that happens April 22nd. April 11, 2011 For the news at noon on Monday, February 28th, Greg Rooke, Pesticide Reduction Coordinator with the Saskatchewan Environmental Society will talk about “Urban Food Production – Turning Your Lawn into a Veggie Garden.” Lawns are resource and time intensive and produce a crop worthy only of the compost pile. Converting a patch of lawn to . . . → Read More: |
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