Organic lawn management
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Organic lawn management is the practice of establishing and caring for a garden lawn without the use of chemical inputs such as pesticides or artificial fertilisers. It is a component of organic land care and organic landscaping which adapt the principles and methods of organic farming to the care of lawns and landscapes.[1]
Alternatives include the use of natural predators such as nematodes to prevent infestation of lawns with pests such as crane fly larvae and ants, and preventing fungal infections through physical maintenance such as effective mowing and raking. Other environmentally friendly techniques for caring for a lawn include watering only when the lawn shows signs of drought stress and then watering deeply - helping to minimize unnecessary water use. Lawnmowers with a mulching function can useful in reducing fertilizer use by allowing clippings that are cut so minutely that they can settle into the grass inconspicuously to decompose into the soil.
It is claimed that organic lawns have the capacity to contribute to biodiversity[citation needed] and that this is part of the answer to the significant environmental issues brought up by the use of lawns[2] with grassroots groups emerging to promote this method of lawn care.[3]
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- ^ What is Organic Land Care?
- ^ Organic Lawn Care Movement Developing Across the U.S.
- ^ Northeast Organic Farming Association Organic Land Care Program
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