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Lawns To Edible Landscapes

Robin — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:54:17 +0000

In this video, Patti Moreno reveals some options for your yard instead of just lawns. Transforming your yard from lawns to flower beds, shrubs and trees can be so much nicer to enjoy and better for the environment with less use of fertilizers, pesticides and fuel for those lawn mowers, trimmers and blowers.

There is a lot of great info in this short video. Hope you enjoy.

Garden Girl TV: Lawns to Edible Landscapes

Patti, the Garden Girl, encourages you to get rid of your lawn for a edible landscape.

How can I elimate brown spots on my lawn?

Robin — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:23:43 +0000

Leisa asked: I’ve planted grass seed on my front lawn over 2 months ago and now there are areas of the lawn that have brown spots. Do I use more fertilizer on my lawn to elimate these brown areas? I water my lawn twice a day (live in hot New Mexico) at 15 minutes a piece. Once in the morning and the second time in the evening. Please help.

How do I treat my lawn that was seeded and reseeded last year and was overrun with Crabgrass?

Robin — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:57:27 +0000

jsant201 asked: My lawn was seeded late Spring last year. It appears that the seed may have had a crabgrass mix. I reseeded areas of my lawn in the early Fall and applied a winterizer fertilizer in late Fall. How do I handle this issue this upcoming season? I want to eliminate the crabgrass and develop a healthy lawn.

Does cutting a lawn treated with pesticides and fertilizes release chemicals into the air?

Robin — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:27:10 +0000

Chaucer asked: After it’s rained several times, is it OK to cut the lawn after pesticide and fertilizer treatment? Does this cause any chemicals or toxins from the aforementioned to get up into the air? If it does, could they get into surrounding households? Is anyone cutting the lawn at risk?

How is mowing a lawn a good thing?

Robin — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:34:47 +0000

BS9999 asked: Curious. I have read in some places that mowing a lawn can be good to prevent grassy weeds and in other places that by mowing it weakens the grass and so fertilizing can help keep the lawn well nourished because of injuries such as mowing. I am confused. From my logic, mowing the lawn can only be a bad thing for the lawn since i don’t think in nature it wants to be cut and have to be regrown and by being cut you are more exposed to the air to loose moisture from inside. I can understand that in a controlled way thatching can be a good thing (maintain mosture in the soil because of grass droppings due to mowing) but i dunno.

Can someone explain the benefits of mowing?