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I have never used any weed control on my yard. To me the whole point is to avoid plantless dirt that blows away or becomes mud during rain. Weeds do that as well as grass. Are a few dandelions worth putting chemicals that are expensive and have unknown health hazards? I generally only mow every couple of weeks April to June and only a couple times after that. The summer heat plus a lot of shade trees zaps grass growth beyond that.
Having a few raised flower beds I'm amazed how many bugs and worms live under and in the crevices between blocks. In the far corner I now have a broken brick pile figuring it would be good for the bugs that are the base of the food chain.
My father hated dandelions so much that he mowed the lawn every other day to get rid of them without using chemicals.
I have never used any weed control on my yard. To me the whole point is to avoid plantless dirt that blows away or becomes mud during rain. Weeds do that as well as grass. Are a few dandelions worth putting chemicals that are expensive and have unknown health hazards? I generally only mow every couple of weeks April to June and only a couple times after that. The summer heat plus a lot of shade trees zaps grass growth beyond that.
Having a few raised flower beds I'm amazed how many bugs and worms live under and in the crevices between blocks. In the far corner I now have a broken brick pile figuring it would be good for the bugs that are the base of the food chain.
That's my feeling as well. We've had a week of warm weather and some rain, yard has greened up nicely. I can count three different species of grass, fescue, poa annua, a little bit of bermuda at the far end away from shade, rye grass...plus a handful of low green weeds, some blue flowering weeds, clover, and the dock plantains and chives. Anyway I like the contrast in the yard. The other advantage is that it does absorb water better.
That's my feeling as well. We've had a week of warm weather and some rain, yard has greened up nicely. I can count three different species of grass, fescue, poa annua, a little bit of bermuda at the far end away from shade, rye grass...plus a handful of low green weeds, some blue flowering weeds, clover, and the dock plantains and chives. Anyway I like the contrast in the yard. The other advantage is that it does absorb water better.
Meh....Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid is your friend. I uses it liberally............
Meh....Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid is your friend. I uses it liberally............
Any type of lawn chemical manufactured by Monsanto, (now "Bayer"), I avoid like the plague. I prefer having wildlife on my wooded lot, not chemicals. I could care less about any lawn, my HOA doesn't care as long as things are relatively neat.
Any type of lawn chemical manufactured by Monsanto, (now "Bayer"), I avoid like the plague. I prefer having wildlife on my wooded lot, not chemicals. I could care less about any lawn, my HOA doesn't care as long as things are relatively neat.
The stuff can be made in China too and that's the worst.
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Four Corners investigation finds dangerous dioxins in widely used herbicide 2,4-D
One scientist said the product tested by Four Corners, which was imported from China, had one of the highest dioxin readings for 2,4-D in the last 10 to 20 years, and could pose potential health risks.
WE have to have a lawn. It keeps our yard from washing into the river.
I know that. The OP just said:
Replacing your lawn with native trees, shrubs, and ground covers not only can slash your landscape’s greenhouse gas emissions but also coax birds back to your garden and look great, too.
Whatever grows in my yard without water is welcome. It's a mix of grass, crabgrass, dandelions, weeds, and clover. It's all kept mowed and looks green and works as a lawn. No fertilizer or weed killer or water needed.
WE have to have a lawn. It keeps our yard from washing into the river. We just use chicken poop for fertilizer. The chickens spread it for us.
I try to avoid using an checmicals or salt in our yard since we are on the river.
My 0.75 acre lot is about 80% woods, mature landscaping, plantings, and some lawn. The ongoing major issue is one of the former owners planted awful English ivy that is nearly impossible to permanently get rid of. The low area near the edge of the lot is a brook that has water most of the time, and is a torrent during heavy rains. The extremely sloped nature means I have to watch for erosion as elevation changes nearly 40-50 ft across the property from the highest to lowest point.
My 0.75 acre lot is about 80% woods, mature landscaping, plantings, and some lawn. The ongoing major issue is one of the former owners planted awful English ivy that is nearly impossible to permanently get rid of.
That's the only stuff I don't like. It didn't used to be here. Now it's everywhere. I like anything with flowers that the bees like.
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