We will start with the assumption that most people are acquainted with lawns, which are special gardens (or yards), in which grass is planted. They are meant to enhance the aesthetic appeal of the compounds in which they are maintained, but they can also serve as nice recreational areas. It will be further assumed that most people are aware of the fact that the term lawn care refers to the whole range of activities undertaken by people who are keen on having (nice-looking) lawns. These activities from the preparation of the plots on which lawns are meant to be established, to planting of the grasses and care of the grasses, to ensure that they are healthy and good looking.
With that type of background information, we can now proceed to acquaint ourselves with the concept of organic lawn care.
Organic lawn care turns out to be the type of lawn care in which chemical usage is minimized. In ordinary lawn care, you come to notice, a lot of chemicals end up being expended. In preparation of the plots on which lawns are to be established, for instance, you will see many prospective lawn owners deploying herbicides (or other types of weed killers) in a bid to get rid of whatever plants may be preexistent there. Once the plots have been prepared, we see many lawn owners opting to apply chemical fertilizers in the soils, just before planting the grasses. Some lawn owner will also go as far as spraying some fertilizer (topically) on the grasses in the lawn as the grasses continue growing. The idea is to make the grasses lush. Moving on, we also tend to see many lawn owners making use of chemical pesticides in the course of the grass growth. Should the lawn risk getting overrun by weeds, many lawn owners opt to spray it with an herbicide or some other weed-killing chemical.
This extensive use of chemicals is unsustainable. The chemicals, for instance, end up messing up with the environment in one way or another. Some, undoubtedly, will end up being washed down into the water systems, where they can create a huge mess. Others seep into the soil, potentially making it toxic. And when all is said and done, it is worth keeping in mind that all these chemical inputs cost money and substantial amounts of it.
It is from such a background that people have been thinking of a better way to go about lawn care without having to make extensive use of chemicals. The end result is what we now term as organic lawn care, in which chemical input usage is minimized. To get rid of any plants that may be growing on the plots where a lawn is to be established, for instance, mechanical (rather than chemical) elimination is undertaken. To fertilize the soil, organic manures, rather than chemical fertilizers are deployed. And to get rid of weeds and pests, cultural strategies are put in place, rather than making use of chemical herbicides and pesticides respectively. This way, the environment is protected, and a lot of money that could have been used in buying chemical lawn care inputs can also be saved.
With that type of background information, we can now proceed to acquaint ourselves with the concept of organic lawn care.
Organic lawn care turns out to be the type of lawn care in which chemical usage is minimized. In ordinary lawn care, you come to notice, a lot of chemicals end up being expended. In preparation of the plots on which lawns are to be established, for instance, you will see many prospective lawn owners deploying herbicides (or other types of weed killers) in a bid to get rid of whatever plants may be preexistent there. Once the plots have been prepared, we see many lawn owners opting to apply chemical fertilizers in the soils, just before planting the grasses. Some lawn owner will also go as far as spraying some fertilizer (topically) on the grasses in the lawn as the grasses continue growing. The idea is to make the grasses lush. Moving on, we also tend to see many lawn owners making use of chemical pesticides in the course of the grass growth. Should the lawn risk getting overrun by weeds, many lawn owners opt to spray it with an herbicide or some other weed-killing chemical.
This extensive use of chemicals is unsustainable. The chemicals, for instance, end up messing up with the environment in one way or another. Some, undoubtedly, will end up being washed down into the water systems, where they can create a huge mess. Others seep into the soil, potentially making it toxic. And when all is said and done, it is worth keeping in mind that all these chemical inputs cost money and substantial amounts of it.
It is from such a background that people have been thinking of a better way to go about lawn care without having to make extensive use of chemicals. The end result is what we now term as organic lawn care, in which chemical input usage is minimized. To get rid of any plants that may be growing on the plots where a lawn is to be established, for instance, mechanical (rather than chemical) elimination is undertaken. To fertilize the soil, organic manures, rather than chemical fertilizers are deployed. And to get rid of weeds and pests, cultural strategies are put in place, rather than making use of chemical herbicides and pesticides respectively. This way, the environment is protected, and a lot of money that could have been used in buying chemical lawn care inputs can also be saved.
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