Do a googel search under "organic lawn care" - you will find dozens of
sites that will outline how and when to go about tending to a lawn using
only organic methods, as well as offering an array of organic lawn care
products. I have found that most organic products have a limited local
region where they are offered, so check to see what is available in your
area. You can also get organic products from mail order, but sending
fertilizer by the mail seems to me to be an unnecessary shipping expense
if you can get it locally - most of the products will be very smiliar
anyway.

Timing is just as important as the product you use, so check with your
local county extension service for a lawn care calender for your area.
Lawns can be a huge drain on natural resources and contribute heavily to
unnecessary pesticide and fertilizer pollution. Develop a tolerance for
some weeds and water wisely, fertilize sparingly and mow high - a healthy
lawn will outcompete weeds and be more resistant to drought conditions.
And you will have to use NO products which could harm you, your child or
the environment.

pam - gardengal

Holger Friebe wrote:

Thank you, Pam, for answering my question and giving additional
advice. After the first "grumpy" answer in this newsgroup I thought
"Oh, fudge! Shoot me! how helpful is THAT?".
I moved to South Carolina and am probably the most "organic" person in
miles here. The first year I sat in my 1acre yard and tried to pull
out weeds. At home I never ever used any herbicides, it just was not
necessary. Here we´ve wasted tons of water the first summer - until I
said it´s just too much just to keep some silly grass green. If you
don´t water enough, the grass dies, which makes room for weeds to grow
even more. We reseeded but it became cold earlier than usual. So the
grass did not grow thickly and dense enough. Again - room for weeds to
flourish in early-spring-like South Carolina winters.
I applied Lyme to adjust the pH of the soil (red clay - the plants
either dry out or rott in the moist ground or are taken by some
fungus, yumm). Nothing really worked out. Now with chasing a toddler
around I do not have the time anymore to do much in the yard (well, I
just cannot do anything and stay focused. 30-second-projects are about
what I get accomplished these days).
So what can I do with my lawn ( I treated only a part of it, so my
daughter still has places to play)? A nice neighbor told me that "Weed
& Feed" applied in winter made the lawn look better in spring. So I
blindly applied that stuff (I´ve never had heard of it, I am German
and still have to learn many terms and products of gardening).
Are there any internet pages to order organic fertilizers (do organic
herbicides even exist?).

Thank again, Pam!
Jana