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		<title>Organic Lawn Care</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Caring for organic lawns relies mostly on feeding the turf grass by utilizing basic horticultural techniques that benefit the growing grass. It also relies on taking care of pest and weed problems without resorting to toxic chemicals. Taking care of&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Caring for organic lawns relies mostly on feeding the turf grass by utilizing basic horticultural techniques that benefit the growing grass. It also relies on taking care of pest and weed problems without resorting to toxic chemicals. Taking care of an organic lawn sounds like a challenge, but it is the same as trying to prevent an ice cream from dripping ice cream on a hot day. That is all the challenge you are going to face, if that is the way you want to put it. All you have to be is persistent. Using organic methods, you can kiss all your organic lawn problems goodbye.</p>
<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-137" title="organic-lawn" src="http://www.lawns-and-turf.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/organic-lawn-300x236.jpg" alt="organic-lawn" width="300" height="236" />We all know that pride is one of the deadly sins, but having a great looking lawn is something to be proud of. People nowadays look at their lawn and think of it as their putting green. The one thing about putting greens is that these lawns are watered, chemically sprayed, fertilized and intensively managed lands around the world. All you have to do is loosen the stronghold you have on it and you will notice a much greener and healthier lawn. You will be able to spend your time doing other things than working up a sweat in the sun.</p>
<p>The first thing you have to do is raise the height of your lawnmower blades. If you live in the south, you want to consider raising the blades about 2 and half inches higher. If you live in the north 3 and half inches should be perfect.</p>
<p><strong>The benefits of tall grass: </strong></p>
<p>Grass blades that are larger make grass appear greener. Problem spots look less obvious than before – when you were mowing down to putting green lengths.<br />
The extra bit of green found on the grass delivers nutrients to grass roots. This helps the grass grow deep, which in the end gives the grass access to water. Roots that grow deeper also mean that there is better access to the nutrients in the soil.</p>
<p>Thicker roots and taller greens work together to keep weeds out. This is done when the roots prevent weed seeds from germinating and eventually crowding the grass that tries to germinate.<br />
Tall grass helps keep out the sun and keeps the sun off the soil. This preserves the water content.<br />
Long lawns require little mowing, and if you are going to cut the lawn shorter this stimulates the plants to grow faster, because they have to make up for the greenery they have lost when the grass was long.</p>
<p>Experts would recommend that you only cut off a third of your grass at one time. If you go more you could stress the grass. If you are going to cut at a height of 3 and half inches, you probably want to mow the lawn by the time it gets to 5 inches tall.</p>
<p>As you can see, this might sound complicated, but it is really not. All you have to do is be patient and take your time, and everything will go smoothly.</p>

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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Now that you have your new lawn sorted, you are in need of some good lawn care products. Or maybe your lawn has always been fine and you just decided that you need to try something new. Whatever the reason,&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now that you have your new lawn sorted, you are in need of some good lawn care products. Or maybe your lawn has always been fine and you just decided that you need to try something new. Whatever the reason, there is no need to look any further.</p>
<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-131" title="lawn-care" src="http://www.lawns-and-turf.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/lawn-care.jpg" alt="lawn-care" width="285" height="295" />Here we will discuss some of the most popular and effective lawn care products, all of which will be environmentally friendly so you won’t have to worry about damaging the planet when you are taking care of your lawn. Lawn care products are not always easy to find, and it is normally better when you can look at a few at a time and not spend hours researching and looking at different products.</p>
<p>The organic fertilizers, tools and pest control products as well as many more items are great if you are looking to naturally enhance your beautiful lawn. They are made to slot in the defenses that insects and plants evolved over the hundreds of years, and they will also be responsible for keeping your garden safe, healthy, and nice and green! You have to look after your garden appropriately if you expect your grass to grow properly and look nice. Products will keep it looking fresh and it won’t look like you just bought it and plunked it there. It will look good like you put a lot of time and effort into it.</p>
<p>There is a weed and feed that is an organic pre-emergent and is safe for your shrubs, plants and pets and it will not burn your lawn. This is known as the Organic Weed and Feed. If you are looking for an easy way to fertilize your lawn what you could use is the Organic Liquid Lawn Fertilizer, which gets attached to your normal hose and from there you spray in onto your lawn. With a 32 ounce bottle you will be able to cover 4000 squared feet or grass. Then there is the Rich Earth Soil Conditioner that is a mineral additive for soil and it does just about every bit of goodness for your soil. It reinstates more than 70 trace minerals by using prehistoric plant matter.</p>
<p>Other options you have when looking for lawn care products is the Natural Liquid Thatch Remover, which also gets attached to your garden hose and you spray it on. It covers about 5000 squared feet of grass per bottle. The Yard Insect Repellent Granules will keep your precious lawn safe from those biting insects that keep destroying it, and you don’t have to worry as it is safe for the children as well as the pets because it is made from a natural product that is from cedar. A Stainless Steel Pump Action Sprayer might be a good idea if you want to spray the garden quickly but efficiently. It can hold up to 5Liters of liquid fertilizer, herbicide, insect repellent or whatever else you want to spray on the lawn.</p>
<p>You have many things to choose from when you are looking for lawn care products. All you have to do is know what you want.</p>

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