you don't have to grind compost really fine to spread it on your lawn...break it down to about 1/2 in particles and rake it in with a wide rake. I have a one acre lot with lots of grass, orchard and garden. I only weed the garden and only mow the grass. living in the city means your lawn needs to be as nice or better than your neighbors, but that is really just an ego problem. my lawn looks just fine to me...........Your lawn probabily would look just fine to me too.............DB ----- Original Message ----- From: "robert and benita rabello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@sustainablelists.org> Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 7:46 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Lawn question off topic
> JJJN wrote: > >>Hello folks, any organic lawn experts out there? I have been >>encroaching out 75% of my lawn with food plants for both wildlife and >>humans, but I still have this 25% and living in town I need to keep >>it lawn. the question is how does one raise a great lawn without weed >>killers etc? I have been wondering , can you take compost and grind it >>really fine and spread it on the lawn water it in? Would this be good? >> >> > > I don't think this is "off topic", as it relates directly to the > mentality of "dirt as a growing medium" that is so pervasive and lies at > the root of much difficulty in our society. I've actually had a "lawn > professional" suggest that I rip out my lawn and replace it with > garden. "You seem to be more successful at growing vegetables than > grass," he said. > > I've aereated my lawn this year and watered with mixture of compost > tea and "organic compost enhancement liquid". It's much greener and > healthier than it's been in the past, but this method still smacks of > replacing chemical fertilizers with non chemical fertilizers. > > It's not that I hate grass, but I'm NOT pleased with the monoculture > mentality that insists it must be of a uniform species. When we first > bought this property it was covered in grasses that were long and made a > lovely sound as the seed heads touseled in the wind. But now, I keep > the motley collection of grasses that pass for lawn on my property > trimmed to 55 millimeters. If anyone has better ideas for lawn > maintenance that will not raise the ire of my neighbors (who already > think I'm weird), please let me know. > > robert luis rabello > "The Edge of Justice" > Adventure for Your Mind > http://www.newadventure.ca > > Ranger Supercharger Project Page > http://www.members.shaw.ca/rabello/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
