How to Make Lawn Green
Thursday, March 19, 2009
As we enter spring time, and we are starting to clean up our lawns, we find that maybe its time to put down some fertilizer. But you do not have the money, in the budget for this years lawn care. Well maybe I can help out, with a recipe that I found last year, that is a tonic for your lawn. This recipe is from a golf course groundskeepers. All you need are five common household ingredients and a hose-end sprayer. This works wonders, and is allot cheaper and more effective than store bought products.
You will need:
- One 12oz can of regular beer (no light or low cal beer)
- One 12oz can of pop ( any kind no diet pop)
- 1/2 cup of liquid dish washing soap ( don't use anti-bacterial dish washing soap)
- 1/2 cup of household ammonia
- 1/2 cup of mouthwash ( any brand)
- Put mixture into 1 gal plastic milk jug, mix well ( please mark poison for child safety)
- Pour into a hose-end sprayer
- In high heat, apply every three weeks
That's it! Very simple easy to mix, cheap and very very effective. I know what your asking yourself right now. How does this work? And how is this going to make my lawn green?
Well, the liquid soap is a wetting agent, helping the formula penetrate the roots, also it will kill off kills off important microbes in the lawn and soil that help "digest thatch"
The ammonia promotes growth and turns your lawn green.
The mouthwash does something you would never suspect mouthwash would do. It kills off bugs and grubs!
So there you have it the most inexpensive way, of taking care of you lawn and you do not need a bailout from the federal government, to buy these household products.
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