One of the biggest threats to our lawn’s health is something you wouldn’t expect. It’s not lack of water, burrowing animals or rampant weeds; no, one of the things that can do the most damage to our lawn is our pet dog. Whenever Fido goes out and tinkles on the lawn, he’s releasing highly toxic, concentrated grass killer onto that spot. Many dog owners have lawns with various spots throughout that are yellowed, as the grass has died from their dog’s markings. While it seems that there’s no easy solution to this lawn care issue, you can actually combat urine spots on your lawn quite easily. With dog urine neutralizer for lawn, your lawn can be protected from the caustic qualities of your dog’s pee. Rather than the urine killing the grass, this substance neutralizes the urine, making is much less deadly to your lawn. This way, no matter how much your pup goes out and uses the lawn as his personal bathroom, it will remain green and healthy.
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How to Keep Your Lawn Looking Healthy
Monday, May 2nd, 2011Composting with Rotocomposter
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011Composting with Rotocomposter is a fairly simple affair really; the fact that you can turn your compost over with out having to get your pitch fork out and manually dig into the compost is a great idea as far as I am concerned. You could say I suppose that the Rotocomposter works like your washing machine, when your clothes are spinning around inside the washing machine you can see everything getting thrown about and mixed up well that is what the rotocomposter does but instead of your clothes its your compost that’s getting thrown about and mixed together allowing oxygen to get to the centre of all that good stuff and heat it up.
With its large latched door you can happily put all your kitchen waste peelings, tea bags, coffee grounds and even old newspapers are good as they help to bulk every thing up, grass cuttings are another great compostable material as this will bring moisture to the mix and it helps.
Flowering Shrubs Give Your Yard Great Contrast
Friday, December 17th, 2010It’s nice to have a variety of plants in your yard including trees and greenery to give it some contrast. You can add color without planting a lot new flowers each season by putting in some Flowering Shrubs. This gives you a variety of plants to choose from and many different colors so you can have a great mix. Snowballs and Hydrangea are a little larger bush but they offer some great color with six months worth of beautiful large blooms. They are easy to care for and do well even in the colder climates. Another option is roses and gardenias and they add the element of fragrance as well, so they attract the birds and butterflies to your garden. You can also get azaleas, rhododendrons and camellias, they add great color year after year and can be mixed into your flowerbeds. With the colorful shrubs you plant once and enjoy the many seasons ahead with little maintenance.
Best Back Porch Composter
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010Now there’s a good idea, The Back porch composter, a compost tumbler on wheels. Perfect for city dwellers, and people with limited space, but love there garden and gardening. Why make your own compost when you can easily pop down to your local garden centre or diy store and buy yourself a large bag of compost pre-packed. The thing is being green seems to be the way to go these days and there’s nothing green in all the transportation involved getting your pre-packed compost to the store. It might be convenient but it’s certainly not green.
With a back porch composter you get the opportunity to do your bit no matter how small to go green. The frame itself is supported on two wheels for ease of use; you take it right up to you flower beds, so as your tending your flowers or herbs anything that’s past it’s best providing it’s something you can compost, you just place it the
Will the Hunter Sprinkler System Give You Your Moneys Worth?
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010One of the most important questions when researching about what brand to go for, especially in home mechanisms, is whether it will give you your money’s worth. It is essential that you know the answer to this question, since you will have to be aware how beneficial your “investment” will be for a particular product or item. And since the Hunter Sprinkler System is one of the leading names in the industry, it is just necessary that it is evaluated fully.
So, is it worth it? In most cases, the people who are using it right now will say yes. It offers a good amount of advantages other lawn sprinklers can’t provide, making it a stand out brand no matter where you put it. With its unique and effective design, as well as its easy installation, you surely won’t have problems deciding to go for it.
Hopefully, this helps you answer whether the Hunter sprinkler systems are worth your time and money. If you want to get more feedbacks, make sure to read reviews about it as well.
How to keep pests out of your indoor garden
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010For some of us that have indoor gardens and indoor plants we may come up against the problem of pests getting into the house and going amuck. Whether they be aphids, spiders or ants or even the occasional caterpillar they are definitely not welcome into our home. This usually happens when we transfer plants from our yards into our indoor garden or if we have bought the plant from a store or garden, Redwood City Landscape Design. A good preventive measure of not having pests when you bring in the plant is to transplant it to a new and clean container. By doing this you will see right away the kind of pests it holds in the soil. It is just a matter of cleaning the roots out with water. Next thoroughly spray the plant with insecticide soap solution and let it stay outside for a few hours before bringing it in.