If the lawn is seriously infested, wouldn?t it be easier to just spray a pesticide?
This is only a short-term solution and seriously undermines your natural program. While this may appear to be an appealing solution for a very weedy or insect infected lawn or garden, it does not address the conditions in your lawn or garden that attracted pests in the first place. If you are committed to a natural lawn care program, it is much better to deal with any challenges following the recommended cultural practices. If grubs have destroyed a lawn, then it is a perfect time to add soil and reseed with a good blend ? including insect-resistant species of grass. If the weeds have taken over, consider killing off the weeds in the worst areas under a thick layer of mulch for the summer and reseed in the fall. In cases where the lawn is more than 40% weeds, cultural practices may take too long to bring weed populations to a more acceptable level. In these cases it may better to completely rejuvenate the lawn by removing the top layers of soil and plant material and replace with healt
