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The Organic Lawn Care Manual
by Paul Tukey
from Storey Publishing, LLC

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Decent, but light on real information
  This book is like too many "green" or "organic" books lately. It spends as much time arguing for its existence (i.e. why you should manage your lawn organically) as it does providing practical information for how to do it successfully. OK, I bought the book already -- you don't need to convince me!
  It was frustrating that, when I needed a solution to a real problem, all the book told me was: if you plant your lawn the way we've told you, you won't have this problem. Not much help!
  On the plus... more info

• Good Resource
  I purchased this as a gift for my dad and he seemed think it's a good resource to have on hand. I called him when I had a question about how to naturally get rid of dandelions, and he quickly found an answer for me in this comprehensive manual.

• Marvelous
  I have to admit, I first looked into organic lawn care for not-so-noble reasons. I have a pool in my backyard, which means that using any nitrogen-rich fertilizer back there risks getting nitrates in the pool water, which is a big no-no for pool owners. I hoped that organic lawn care could provide me with a way to care for my backyard without endangering the pool water. That's not to say that I didn't care about the environment; it just wasn't my first priority.
  However, in reading this book, I've... more info

• Best book I've read yet
  I've read quite a few books on organic lawn care, and this one is by far the best. It goes over everything you need to have a healthy, good-looking organic lawn. It contains tons of illustrations and easy to read summaries, as well as entertaining writing. It covers grass anatomy, building good soil, starting a lawn from scratch, overseeding, switching to organic fertilizers, watering the lawn, organic pest control, organic weed control, effective mowing, grass alternatives, and how to make it all low... more info

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