
Eliminate dandelions -- and more -- with just a few waves of this magic wand.
Eliminate dandelions -- and more -- with just a few waves of this magic wand.
Made from one solid piece of steel and set into a walnut handle with brass rivets.
We can't promise weeding will be fun, but it will be a lot easier with this in your hand.
This extraordinary recipe is the gateway to more nutrient dense garden produce.
Loaded with beneficial microbes, plus all of the nutrients your plants need.
Contains NO GMOs, pathogens, growth hormones, or synthetic anything!
Use to prevent crabgrass, dandelions and more! Pelleted for easy application.
Mix with food to create a defensive barrier against many biting insects.
Yes, it is possible to get rid of dandelions without using toxic sprays. Here's how.
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What's there not to like about an organic lawn? It's relatively cheap and it's much better for the environment.
If you don't have thick, lush, green grass to begin with, nothing's more frustrating than hearing about how the best defense against weeds or pests is a healthy lawn. So, how do you fix a bad lawn and turn it into a beautiful, self-sustaining ...
1. Less than 2% of the insects found in your backyard are pests. Most are considered beneficial. 2. Add organic matter to your lawn to build the soil — or spread an inch of compost in the fall, and water it ...
Chem-Free Lawn Care for the Unconvinced (Just Say NO to NitroLawn) This is for the person who thinks organic is all very well if it works, but who isn't interested in losing ground (or grass) while making the transition or testing the ...
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The Middle English word launde originally referred to a glade or opening in the woods, but later designated artificial stretches of land that resembled such glades. Some of the earliest lawns were the grasslands around medieval castles in France and ...
A word about words: many of us think of pesticides as being equivalent to insecticides, but the term is actually much broader. "Pesticides" includes products developed to kill anything perceived as a pest -- insects, weeds, fungi and other disease-causing ...
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Can you fix our Dandelion problem without recommending RoundUp or 2,4-D, or other nasties?
Hello - Well, you've got me all worked up now! The claim that some ladybugs are pre-conditioned to stay at home is complete nonsense and purely a marketing ploy. The fact is, ALL ladybugs available for sale are gathered, screened to ...
Hi Terry - As you probably know, in an organic lawn it is unrealistic to expect that you will not have any weeds at all, but it is possible to keep them under control. Here's a few tips that we recommend: • Plant ...
Hi Kelly - All of our organic herbicides are non-selective and will work on any plant they touch, including most weeds, grass or broadleaf specimens. Unfortunately, there is not an organic Weed-B-Gone type product available on the market today. We do offer ...
I bought Alldown weed killer to use on the dandelions that are invading my lawn. Reading the label I am concerned that it will kill the grass as well - that it is designed for eradicating weeds from driveways and ...
Hi Melanie - As you probably know, clover, which takes nitrogen from the air and deposits it in the earth where your grass can use it, was an accepted, even encouraged part of lawns until the early fifties. It only acquired ...
I seeded my lawn with clover last summer, I live in eastern Canada, and I'm looking for a natural fertilizer and a way to eliminate weeds (mostly dandelions) without hurting the clover. What would you propose? Regards, Melanie
Hi Loyd - The pH of your soil is a measure of acidity or alkalinity. Soil pH is extremely important and directly affects nutrient availability. The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14, with 7 as neutral. Numbers less than 7 ...
I've refused to put any chemicals on my lawn for 3 years. I now have the worst looking yard in the neighborhood, with dandelions and creeping charlie all over it. I don't know where to start. Is there a point ...
Francis - Our Organic Weed & Feed is derived from corn gluten meal which inhibits the growth of a seed's tiny feeder roots. This causes the weed seedlings -- actually all seedlings -- to die before their roots ever have a ...
Hi - I recently used the Weed & Feed on my lawn and it seems the weeds are still prevalent. I noted that your product works best early season when the weeds are young so perhaps there's nothing I can ...
Amanda - Yes, it is possible to get rid of dandelions without using toxic sprays. Here’s how: https://www.planetnatural.com/organic-dandelion-control/ https://www.planetnatural.com/organic-lawn-care-101/ Hope this helps!