Each year, Americans spent 8.4 million to 100 million pounds of synthetic pesticides to keep their lawns green and watch for free the dandelion weeds and others feared to 10 times more pesticides per acre as farmers use on their crops.

These insecticides not only ends up in our lakes, streams and groundwater, but can also come into contact with our skin and are allowed in our blood. These days I feel more and more people, especially mothersdo taste thought their children playing in a field where pesticides were recently applied, it is not. Yes, in some states is illegal pesticide use near the school grounds. And in some parts of lawn insecticides Canada is prohibited.

I like a thick, lush grass, as the old neighbor and found there a better way to get a nice lawn without the proposed season-long bini Ching of potentially harmful chemicals. Organic lawn care, also known as natural pasturescare, as currently practiced by some owners of houses and lawn-service company is a very valid alternative to the traditional lawn.

An entire book could be devoted to natural grass. Fortunately, yes. TV personality Paul Tukey details that it takes for a chemical free lawn in his book The Organic Lawn Care Manual. Tukey is a conversion of all, they have seen in many years took care of lawns other people is the conventional way, that until he began to experimenthealth problems, your doctor has attributed to pesticides used.

"You have a beautiful lawn can grow without synthetic chemicals," Tukey says. "I did so I am very, very different."

The best way to get a green carpet of green grass free of weeds and diseases is to cultivate a healthy lawn, according to Tukey. There are several ways to do it without pesticides and fertilizers. For example, only increases the height of your mower deck, particularly in hot and drysketch will make a substantial contribution to creating a healthier turf. I was at my transformation in a sandy area to witness my field dazed after discharge mower deck about an inch (about three centimeters) is generated. The 20 X 40 area, it is embarrassing for years, suffocated, as it was with all types of weeds. All summer, it is so thin and brown. In a few weeks to raise the mower deck is starting to green up, and eventually most of the weeds disappear. The grasssize photo synth better and shadow effects young weeds. Another thing to do but you can already see the use of a mulching mower that returns the clippings of the rich soil of nutrients.

Dethatching and aeration of the turf will also go a long way to improve your lawn. Machines for this task can be rented. A dethacher effectively remove thatch, which accumulates over time of the creation of organic material to the root zone of turf. A thick layer of straw isdifficult for water and nutrients to penetrate the root zone of turf. A dethacher prior to aerate a lawn is used only as a straw is a problem. Fan opens effectively with the turf, so it can breathe and help loosen compacted soil. Dethatching ventilated and is also a good condition for the next steps, if necessary, is to overseed the lawn.

When you are done dethatching and aerating the lawn will look like gophers had a family gathering in your garden. Notpanic. Only tearing tufts of dry grass that was torn and dethatcher fan and get ready to overseed your lawn. Overseeding is necessary only if you think your lawn is a bit 'thin. Overseeding will help move the unwanted weeds without having to use a weed-n-feed product. The best way to overseed a lawn is to use a rotary speaker and seeds of about a quarter of the price you could sow a new lawn to use. Try to match the seeds with the highestexisting grass in the meadow, as in this situation is probably a combination of Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass tall flower.

Compost, compost tea and organic fertilizer is a good alternative to the use of synthetic fertilizers. Synthetic fertilizers has been shown to kill beneficial organisms in the soil. Communicate about an inch of compost on your lawn is the piece longer. Tukey and others provide information on composting and "beer" compost tea. Thethird option sounds much easier, but can be a bit 'more expensive, although fertilizer. Use one of the various cereals organic products on the market, such as fish waste on a lawn fertilizer spreader with a circulation of which is broken. Some of these do not require as high a nutrient analysis and fertilizer. But they account for it, because more nutrients released gradually into the ground. And for some weed?Well, you can ignore, as I often do spot spraying with horticultural vinegar or down on hands and knees and remove with a dandelion fork or a similar tool.

As you might suspect, the care of natural grass is a bit 'more intense, especially the early years. But it is a good investment that will save you money in the long term, as you exit the purchase of chemicals. A program of natural lawn care will also help your peace of mindespecially when you see your children or grandchildren play in your lush, green, natural grass.