Archive | March, 2011
Tune in to Martha on Friday: Alternative Pesticides
PROGRAMMING NOTE: SafeLawns founder Paul Tukey will be a guest of Martha Stewart Living Radio on Friday, April 1, to discuss emerging alternative pesticides derived from natural products and safer chemistries. The “Living Today” program is scheduled to air on the Sirius Satellite Network from 2-3 p.m. Eastern Time. Tukey will be broadcasting live from [...]
Continue reading...Free Lunches for the Lawn
30. March 2011
As people across the Northern tier of the nation head out in earnest to begin the lawn and garden season, it’s a good time to review one of our favorite topics: Free Lunches for the Lawn. The premise is that many common materials around the home can be turned into lawn fertilizer at no cost [...]
Continue reading...Understanding Corn Gluten Meal Vs. Corn Meal
29. March 2011
What Is the Difference Between Corn Meal & Corn Gluten Meal? That’s a most common question these days as the interest in alternative weed controls continues to dominate the organic lawn care banter. Here’s an overview of the two distinctly different products: Both corn meal and corn gluten meal originate in the same place, with whole [...]
Continue reading...WOW! More Than 30 Organic Talks in One Day
28. March 2011
MOFGA to Bring Organic Gardening Talks Across Maine on April 6 In a show of force that can only be called staggeringly impressive, the Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association is offering more than 30 organic gardening seminars simultaneously across Maine on April 6. Find all the details here: http://www.mofga.org/Default.aspx?tabid=295.
Continue reading...Penn State Blog: Living in Fear of Lawn Chemicals
28. March 2011
Does chemical sensitivity leave you literally in fear of lawn chemicals? If so, you’re not alone. Here’s a blog entry from Penn State University: http://blog.pested.psu.edu/2011/03/28/living-with-chemical-hypersensitivity/
Continue reading...Alternative to Corn Gluten for Crabgrass? Try Compost
28. March 2011
The interest in corn gluten meal as a pre-emergent weed control for crabgrass and other weeds continues to amaze us here at SafeLawns. Our post on the subject was easily the most visited of the year thus far. And since we’re not big fans of corn gluten meal, especially given the cost, loads of folks [...]
Continue reading...Scotts Miracle-Gro: Would You, Should You . . . Buy From This Man?
27. March 2011
Taking Phosphorus Out of Fertilizers is Just a PR Ploy The phone has been ringing off the proverbial hook this week, if only phones still had hooks. All sorts of media have been asking for opinions about the Scotts Miracle-Gro decision to take phosphorus out of its synthetic chemical lawn fertilizer. Overall, I say, it’s a good [...]
Continue reading...The Purchase of Public Opinion Happens in Canada, Too
25. March 2011
Dow Chemical Sponsors Canadian Football League I’ve had numerous people tell me that Canadians are not as moved by celebrity as we are here in the United States. Lobbyists don’t hold as much sway, the judges are not politically appointed and, in general, it’s a more pure society. I would say that, at least based on [...]
Continue reading...Nitrogen Fertilizer Firestorm Still Burning in Florida
24. March 2011
Should a town or a county have the right to pass a law more restrictive than a state law when it comes to fertilizers? That’s been a raging question that is heating up again in Florida this week for Scotts Miracle-Gro, just as the company is trying to bask in the glow of its public [...]
Continue reading...Safety First & Common Sense Can Avoid These Pesticide Blunders
24. March 2011
California Department of Pesticide Regulation’s (DPR) “Top 10 Pesticide Blunders” was released as part of National Poison Prevention Week. The agency reminds everyone how to avoid illness and injury by selecting household cleaning and gardening products that pose the least risk to their health and the environment and to follow label instructions. It’s clear some [...]
Continue reading...- Miracle Gro Deal with Wildlife Federation Outrages Environmental Community
- Citing Guilty Plea, Wildlife Federation Ends Agreement with Scotts
- Chemical Industry Convinces Toronto Flower Show to Ban Film
- Researcher: Roundup May Be Causing Miscarriages in Cattle, Humans
- Groundcover Wednesday: Lemon Thyme
- Amidst Wildlife Federation Firestorm, Scotts Miracle Gro Fined $4.5 Million for Toxic Bird Seed, Falsifying Records
- SafeLawns T-Shirts & Lawn Signs Now Available
- Good Morning America to Showcase Natural Pesticides
- Use New Neem Product for Grub Control
- As Wildlife Federation Defends Its Greed, Scotts Continues to Assault Our Sensibilities
- Elisabeth Beaubien: howdy Paul, sodium laurel sulfate... perhaps no...
- Karina Zedalis: Many school & municipal sports fields are heav...
- jack: One sign is not enough. On our soccer fields, the...
- Tom: I just got unwanted service from Scotts. They spr...
- The Weed's Network: Great environmental eductation Paul. Thanks. Dav...
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31. March 2011
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