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You know Dougie boy, instead of hurling BS, since you're so
anti-chemical, why don't you tell people what exactly they have to do
to grow and maintain a lawn using only organic methods. In a previous
thread, you claimed all that was needed was seed and water. Is that
it? Why then are people using things like corn gluten meal as an
organic pre-emergent, at $50 for a bag that might cover 2500 sq ft?
That's about 10X the cost of a product like Scotts. Oh, wait, the
Scotts also has a lot more fertilizer with it, so it's even worse than
that! Or should they just skip the pre-emergent and get down on their
hands and knees and dig out the weeds? Ever try that on a 1/2 acre?


I can only speak from experience. Occasional fertilizer, occasional lime, no
chemicals, proper mowing, not much watering. Overseeded a spot where grubs
moved in one year. BT took care of that, although not as quickly as your
methods might've done, but the lawn was heavily used by small kids, most of
whom we did not want to murder. In my previous home, the only thing we could
not conquer was bindweed. The NY DEC explained on a number of occasions that
to deal with that plant would've involved chemicals that nobody should be
using, along with blacking out the entire area for probably two seasons.

Any other questions?