MPAC’s Ryan Anderson takes you straight to the experts for managing pesky Creeping Charlie naturally I’ve hosted plenty of MGG Kickoff Events, presented at many community meetings, and attended numerous fairs to know that Creeping Charlie (or Ground Ivy) is a problem. Perhaps the most pervasive weed and the toughest to eradicate. I could refer
Midwest Grows Green
Spoil Your Soil: The Benefits of Composting
When did you last treat your grass with “brown gold” to keep it happy and resilient? MGG’s 2018 Spring Intern Ellicia Sanchez discusses the importance of compost. Just like any house that requires a sturdy foundation to withstand rain, wind and other external pressures, your lawn needs healthy, organic matter to breathe, hold nutrients and
Top Ten Reasons Not to Poison Your Lawn
Jean-Marie Kauth, PhD, Associate Professor at Benedictine University, runs down the environmental and health concerns of synthetic lawn pesticides. Dandelions are pretty and edible Dandelions are good food for bees, which are struggling. Pesticides are harmful to wildlife, particularly amphibians. Lawn chemicals are expensive and consume fossil fuels. Pesticides have been shown to cross the placenta
Tough Mudder
Things starting to get tight below the green? Grass roots struggling? Time to aerate! Says Metcalf intern Leah Garner. Below the ground a worm struggles, trapped in the layers of tightly packed organic matter and soil of your lawn. Each new footstep smashes in an opening where the worm can execute its day to day
Satisfying Demand, Reducing Supply: Caring for Grass in a Water-Stressed World
The US residential sector uses more than nine billion gallons of water per day on landscapes and turf grass. MGG’s Ryan Anderson investigates options to quench your lawn’s thirst while saving our earth’s most important natural resource. Welcome to August, summer’s victory tour following its peak in July. High temperatures and uncertain rain patterns causes
Understanding Organic Fertilizers
Dr. Doug Soldat, turfgrass researcher and extension specialist for the University of Wisconsin, discusses the ins and outs of organic fertilizers and their benefits. July is a great time to feed your lawn with an organic fertilizer. Not only will it improve the look of your lawn, it may, also, make it more environmentally friendly.
