Happy Earth Day!

Earth Day was first celebrated on April 22, 1970, and it’s been celebrated on that day every since.  Here at FoxFarm, we work every day to create Earth-friendly products to support the environment and your own ecosystem.  Here are some tips for going green this year:

Grow an organic lawn.  Our Happy Frog Premium Lawn Organic Fertilizer, plus a twice-a-year topdressing of Happy Frog Soil Conditioner, is all you need to keep your lawn lush and chem.-free.

Try water-wise lawn alternatives, like native grasses or Mediterranean plants like lavender, salvia, and ornamental grass.

Ditch the herbicides.  Use mulch and closely-spaced plantings to smother weeds, pour boiling hot water on weeds that spring up between cracks in the pavement, and spray a mixture of ammonia and water selectively on weeds in the garden. Use a hoe and a little manual labor to take care of the rest.

Think about habitats.  When you think of your garden as an ecosystem, you’ll see the importance of going organic. Whether it’s the earthworms that dwell in the soil, the honeybees that pollinate your flowers, the frogs signing in the pond, or the birds building a nest in the trees, it’s easy to see how swearing off chemicals in the garden will benefit everybody.