Synthetic Grass and Artificial Turf Helps to:
- Eliminate Hazardous Lawn Care Chemicals
- Eliminate the Need for a Lawn Mower and 2 Cycle Power Tools
- Dramatically Eliminate Use of Water (except to clean or refresh)
- Improve Drainage - Better Control of Your Watershed and Run-off
- Eliminate Allergens Around Seniors and Children
- Improve Erosion, Dust and Dirt Controls - Less Airborne Contaminants
- Non-Toxic methods to santize or deodorize your synthetic grass,
use non-alcohol based, green cleaners to do the job
- Use either full strength or diluted liquids and apply them with a garden sprayer. Dedicate the sprayer to your non-toxic cleaners so that products cannot get mixed up with toxic products you might use another day.
- ASGi recommends the use of 5% white distilled vinegar for cleaning, sanitation, deodorizing and for weed control!
- Enzyme cleaners, such as, OdorMute(r), Nature's Miracle(r), Kids and Pets(r) are very handy and effective topical deodorizers, especially for dog runs and areas where body oils & chlorinated water might collect
- Non-Toxic WEED control can be achieved using full strength vinegar mixed
with essential oils of clove (you can find it in the pharmacy)
- Non-Toxic PEST control can be achieved by using water mixed with
- Orange or lemon oil for spiders, ants and other hard shelled beetles
- Citronella oil for mosquitos, no-see-ums, white flies, etc
- Catnip oil can also be used for mosquitos, etc
- Juniper, pine and other conifer oils will help eliminate fleas and ticks
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Center for Watershed Protection
Detox Your Natural Lawn
EPA Emissions Info
National Geographic
Green Guide
National Wildlife Org
Organic Lawn Care
If You Plant It
Treat it Organic!
StormWater Center
Edible Estates
an Initiative to Replace Lawns with Edible Gardens |