Good for the planet and good for your wallet. Last year I did not keep up with watering and fertilizing my yard and in turn I have several large spots of dead grass. Over the winter I did research to figure out what to do about this. I came up with two great green solutions Eco Lawn and Edible estates. This post will update on Eco-lawn and the next will be edible estates. Both of which I plan on incorporating into my yard
Eco - Lawn
Eco Lawn is a grass strain developed by Wildflower Farm founders Miriam Goldberger and Paul Jenkins. It is fast germinating, deep rooted, and slow growing. The deep roots allow the grass to thrive with being watered. The slow growing means you do not have to mow as much. This allows for easy care and cuts down on your green house gas emissions from your mower. The seed does cost more than regular grass seed 29.99/5lb bag vs 21.99/5lb bag(home depots price). But when you take into account the savings on fertilizer, gas or electric to run your mower, water, and your time, you quickly make up the money. I stopped by a dealer in Tolland, CT this weekend to by the seed. They where charging 44.95 for a 5lb bag so I have ordered it off the website and will update everyone with the instillation and growing progress in future posts.
Note: Shipping for 1 bag of eco lawn is $14.95 but 2 bags is $15.70 so ordering more is economical.
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