Lawn Care Practices
- Perform soil tests first to ensure that over fertilizing is not occurring.
- When landscaping your yard, plant native plants and grasses and minimize lawn areas.
- Leave lawn clippings on your lawn so that nutrients in the clippings are recycled and less yard waste is produced.
- Spread mulch on bare ground to help prevent erosion of soil.
- Use slow release fertilizers where the potential for water contamination is high such as sandy soils, steep slopes, compacted soils and near water bodies.
For a fact sheet on lawn care practices click here.
Click on the links below for more helpful tips for lawn care:
National Coalition for Pesticide-Free Lawns
Organic Lawn Care
SafeLawns
Wildflower Center
