Comments on: How to Turn Your Lawn Into a Garden http://urbangardenmagazine.com/2010/02/how-to-turn-your-lawn-into-a-garden/ Hydroponics for Growing Minds Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:43:56 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Scranton MMA http://urbangardenmagazine.com/2010/02/how-to-turn-your-lawn-into-a-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-1807 Scranton MMA Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:55:48 +0000 http://urbangardenmagazine.com/?p=2884#comment-1807 Just found this article and I appreciate the soil advice you gave. Just found this article and I appreciate the soil advice you gave.

]]> By: Doug Plotkin http://urbangardenmagazine.com/2010/02/how-to-turn-your-lawn-into-a-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-946 Doug Plotkin Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:57:01 +0000 http://urbangardenmagazine.com/?p=2884#comment-946 Just wanted to comment on these methods of gardening you mentioned. We have tried the lasagna method and for small areas it works great. Also the square foot method is very helpful: it allows you to keep track of where you have planted the seeds and it also keeps things organized. We all know in today's busy world, our gardens can get just as messy as our day to day chores. Just wanted to comment on these methods of gardening you mentioned. We have tried the lasagna method and for small areas it works great.
Also the square foot method is very helpful: it allows you to keep track of where you have planted the seeds and it also keeps things organized. We all know in today’s busy world, our gardens can get just as messy as our day to day chores.

]]> By: jaco http://urbangardenmagazine.com/2010/02/how-to-turn-your-lawn-into-a-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-945 jaco Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:56:18 +0000 http://urbangardenmagazine.com/?p=2884#comment-945 I say: Stop what you are doing!!! I'm a master gardener and I spend a lot of time in my gardens. I spend a LOT of time teaching others to garden too. But don't throw out the baby with the bathwater! My gardens need water, particularly my vegetable gardens. My lawn, on the other hand, is lucky to get irrigated twice a year...that is when I add 1/2" of compost. So I say we can have beautiful expanses of cool green space where children can play and we can do it without chemicals or irrigation. My St. Augustine lawn surviving the worst two summers of drought in local history is a testament to this. We need to educate the public and we need to restrain commercial applications of chemicals. If you want to wage war on gardening, get rid of golf courses and football fields! J. I say: Stop what you are doing!!! I’m a master gardener and I spend a lot of time in my gardens. I spend a LOT of time teaching others to garden too.

But don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater! My gardens need water, particularly my vegetable gardens. My lawn, on the other hand, is lucky to get irrigated twice a year…that is when I add 1/2″ of compost. So I say we can have beautiful expanses of cool green space where children can play and we can do it without chemicals or irrigation. My St. Augustine lawn surviving the worst two summers of drought in local history is a testament to this. We need to educate the public and we need to restrain commercial applications of chemicals.

If you want to wage war on gardening, get rid of golf courses and football fields!

J.

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