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| | | Environmentally Friendly Lawn Care - Part I | | | By Peggy Malnati-
Spring is a great time to review lawn-care practices. Often, by making a few simple changes, we can reduce work and maintenance costs, while improving the health and beauty of our lawns with minimal (or no) chemical inputs. Over the next 3 months, we'll review the fundamentals of environmentally friendly lawn care...
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| | | Environmentally Friendly Lawn Care - Part II | | | This month's topics are fertilizers and pest control.
...What we put on our lawns doesn't always stay there. Migration of chemicals from lawns into surface or groundwater is a major environmental issue - and not just in SE Michigan...
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| | | Environmentally Friendly Lawn Care - Part III | | | This month's topics are watering and mowing.
...The first decision homeowners face is whether to augment rainfall for the lawn. Understand that it's perfectly fine NOT to water, although it does give weeds a chance to dominate. When it turns hot/dry, turfgrass protects itself by going dormant...
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