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Posted on April 1, 2006 by Franklin Neave | Posted under Landscaping Gardening
Home Remedies For Lawn Care
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A healthy lawn has a cooling effect helping to keep the environment much cooler. It will also help trap dust and dirt which can be responsible for allergies. And an area just 50 feet x 50 feet can help absorb ozone, carbon dioxide, hydrogen fluoride, and sulfur dioxide while providing enough oxygen for a family of four. Now that's impressive! A healthy lawn will absorb rainfall up to six times better than an unhealthy lawn and it will also prevent erosion. They can also help purify underground aquifers too. Healthy grass will also provide a food source for small animals and birds. So all the way around a healthy lawn is a good thing! Healthy soil is the basis for a healthy lawn combined with choosing the correct grass seed for the area in which you live and you will be on your way to that healthy lawn. But no matter what your soil type is it can always use a helping hand to improve its nutritional value. Even the healthiest soil and lawn is going to need a helping hand every now and then so these home remedies will help keep your lawn looking great. Recipe #11 can Campbell's Tomato Juice, 1/2 cup fabric Downy softener, -2 cups water, 2/3 cup orange juice, and � liquid dishwashing soap. Mix together than apply using hose sprayer.Recipe #2Use a tea fertilizer. Put five quarts of manure on a 3 foot square of burlap that will work as a strainer separating solids from liquids. Tie the four corners of the burlap together to form a bag and then put the bag in a 5-gallon bucket. Add three gallons of warm water and let steep in the sun for one week. You can then apply with your hose sprayer or by sprinkling onto your lawn.Recipe #3Mix 16 tablespoons of Epsom salts with 8 ounces of household ammonia, � cup liquid dishwashing soap, and then water. Evenly spray across your lawn.Recipe #4Mix one can of beer, one can of Pepsi, 1 cup ammonia, � liquid dishwashing soap, and 1 cup of Epsom salts which will help aerate the ground and allow it to breathe better. The ammonia will kill any bacteria and fungus found in the ground. TRecipe #5Mix 3 cups of water, 1 � cups of cheap beer, � liquid dishwashing soap 1 � cup Epson salts, and 1 cup ammonia. Mix it all up in a container and once well mixed you can pour it into your watering can and distribute it just as if you were watering your lawn.Recipe #6Mix one can of non diet pop, on can of cheap bear, � cup of ammonia, � cup of liquid dishwashing soap but no antibacterial soap, and � cup mouthwash. Then mix it all together and pour it into your hose fertilizer sprayer.Recipe #7Mix one can of coke, one can of beer, one cup apple juice, one cup lemon scented dishwashing liquid, one cup ammonia, and one cup all purpose plant food. Mix in a large bucket then pour one quart of the mix into a 20 gallon hose end sprayer.Recipe #8Fill your spray bottle � full of water then add 10 drops of Ivory dish soap, 2 tablespoons of hot pepper sauce, and a pinch of garlic. Shake well and apply directly to your perimeter which will repel both insects and your local deer population.Recipe #9Mix � cup of chopped hot peppers in 2 cups of water, Blend and then strain. Pour into your spray bottle and spray onto plants to reduce insect problems.Recipe #10Add 2 ounces of salt to one gallon of water. Mix well and spray plants to kill spiders and mites. So if home remedies for lawn care and flower gardens is important to you try these 10 easy recipes. About The Author: Franklin Neave work in fertilizer producing industry for last 10 years. He has recently developed interest in writing and have expressed his experience on his website at http://www.fertilizerworld.com about different types of fertilizer and their benefits. |
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