Organic Herbicides

"Garden Safe" and "Nature's Avenger" are examples of organic herbicides. Garden Safe uses natural botanical pyrethrins, while Nature's Avenger is based on natural citrus oil.

But the problem with such commercial organic herbicides is the same as one encounters when using vinegar as an organic herbicide: while these sprays kill annual weeds just fine, the tougher perennials weeds tend to hold their ground.

Want nice grass without chemicals but don't have time to make compost in a compost bin (picture at left)? Then this green lawn care product is worth a try.

I tested the "Get Growing" green lawn care product made by GetMicrosolutions, a liquid lawn and garden "composter." If you wish to go a step further, you can follow up an application of Get Growing with their other green lawn care product, called "Get Green." Get Green is a green lawn care product designed to get more nitrogen into your lawn. Here's how the manufacturer describes the way Get Green works:

"GET Green™'s Lawn Greenalizer™ formula isn't a fertilizer. It uses naturally occurring nitrogen-fixing Azospirillum bacteria to build green grass and stimulate root growth."

I had a good experience recently using organic pesticides. This spring, I became aware of an aphid invasion on my ninebark shrub. I used an organic pesticide named "70% Neem Oil" on the leaves. After spraying every 7 days for 3 weeks, I'm glad to report that I found no more aphids on the bush.