Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Secrets to a greener yard



Most of these you will want to use a hose end sprayer attachment, Miracle Gro seems to make one of the better ones on the market.


YARD MAINTENANCE

AID YOUR YARD IN BREAKING DOWN CLIPPINGS
·         USE MULCHER ON YOUR MOWER
·         1 CAN                     COKE
·         1 CUP                     LEMON SCENTED AMMONIA
·         1 OZ                       LIQUID DISH SOAP
·         USE EVERY THREE WEEKS WITH 20 GALLON HOSE END SPRAYER
·         DO THIS BEFORE NOON

REGULAR YARD MAINTENANCE OR A JUMP START FOR YOUR LAWN
·         1 CAN                     BEER
·         1 CUP                     AMMONIA
·         1/2 CUP                 LIQUID DISH SOAP
·         1/2 CUP                  LIQUID LAWN FOOD
·         1/2 CUP                  CLEAR CORN SYRUP

FOR INSECTS
·         1 CUP                     LISTERINE (OR EQUAL)
·         1 CUP                     LEMON SCENTED LIQUID DISH SOAP
·         1 CUP                     CHEWING TOBACCO JUICE
·         50%                        MEDICATION (DURISBAN OR DIAZONON)
·         CHEWING TOBACCO JUICE - TAKE LARGE PINCH (THUMB  & TWO FINGERS) OF CHEWING TOBACCO, PUT IN NYLON SOCK, BOIL IN WATER

FALL FEEDING  (WEEKEND BEFORE HALLOWEEN)
·         1/2  RATE   FERTILIZER AND KIND
·         1LB                        EPSON SALTS
·         SPREAD DRY MIX ON LAWN
·         NEXT - USING 20 GAL LIQUID SPREADER
·         1 CAN                     BEER
·         1 CUP                     LIQUID DISH SOAP
·         FILL BAL.   AMMONIA
·         MAKE SURE ALL DEBRIS’S/LEAVES ARE OUT OF GRASS
·         LET GRASS GROW A LITTLE TALLER IN THE FALL

SNACK FOR YOUR YARD
·         1 CAN                     BEER
·         1 CUP                     LIQUID DISH SOAP
·         BALANCE   LEMON SCENTED AMMONIA
·         USE 20 GALLON LIQUID SPREADER

SPRING
·         CLOSE CUT YOUR GRASS IN THE VERY EARLY SPRING
·         NEVER CUT YOUR GRASS BEFORE 7PM IN THE EVENING
·         NEVER WATER AFTER 10 AM IN THE MORNING
·         WATER 1” PER WEEK

CRABGRASS PREVENTION - IN LATE FEBRUARY
·         1 BAG                    CRABGRASS PREVENTER
·         1 CUP                     LAUNDRY DETERGENT
·         APPLY HALF RATE - NORTH & SOUTH
·         APPLY AGAIN SAME RATE - EAST & WEST IN MARCH



DROUGHT - SOFTEN SOIL
·         1 OZ                       CHILDREN’S SHAMPOO
MIX WITH
·         ORDINARY TONIC
·         1 CAN                     BEER
·         1 CAN                     COKE
·         1 CUP                     LIQUID SOAP
·         1 CUP                     LEMON SCENTED AMMONIA
·         1 CUP                     APPLE JUICE
ALSO
·         ANTI-DESICCANT STOPS LOSS OF MOISTURE
·         APPLY ORDINARY SUGAR IN DRY SPREADER TO DROUGHT AREA SETTING #3
·         THEN APPLY TONIC OVER SUGAR: AND ONCE WEEK UNTIL DRAUGHT

FLOWER FEEDING (EVERY 3 WEEKS)
·         1 CAN                     BEER
·         1 CAN                     COKE
·         1 CUP                     APPLE JUICE
·         1 CUP                     LEMON SCENTED AMMONIA
·         1 CUP                     LEMON SCENTED LIQUID DISH SOAP
·         1 CUP                     LIQUID LAWN FOOD

THATCH PROBLEM - DO ONCE IN SPRING AND ONCE IN FALL
·         AERATE YARD
·         1 CAN                     COKE
·         1 CAN                     BEER
·         1 CUP                     LEMON SCENTED AMMONIA
·         1 CUP                     THATCH BREAKER/BUSTER - COMMERCIAL

GARDEN SOIL
2-1/2 GAL BUCKET      
·         50%                        PALLETIZED GYPSUM
·         50%                        LIME
·         HANDFUL   OATMEAL
·         1-1/2 CUP   SUGAR
·         1 CUP                     DOG REPELLENT
·         1 CUP                     DOG FOOD - GROUND UP

GOOD FOR 100 SQUARE FEET - SPREAD EVENLY - TILL INTO SOIL


PERENNIAL PLANTING
·         BEST PLANTED IN THE FALL
·         CUT PLANT IF TO BIG IN STARTER BOX
·         BUY THE SHORTEST PLANT NOT THE BIGGEST (MORE POTENTIAL)
·         BEFORE YOU PLANT IN THE GROUND
·         1 PINCH           EPSOM SALTS
·         1 PINCH           SUGAR


WATERING

·         1” OF WATER PER WEEK IS ALL A LAWN REQUIRES
·         DON’T WATER LATE IN THE EVENING




SLUG BAIT
1 LB. BROWN SUGAR
1 ½ TSP. DRY YEAST
WARM WATER

MIX SUGAR AND YEAST IN 1 GALLON JUG.  FILL WITH WARM WATER AND LET SIT FOR TWO DAYS UNCOVERED.  POUR IN SLUG TRAPS TO ATTRACT SLUGS.


GREENER GRASS JUMP START
1 CUP FISH EMULSION
½ CUP AMMONIA
¼ CUP BABY SHAMPOO
¼ CUP CLEAR CORN SYRUP

MIX IN 20 GALLON HOSE END SPRAYER AND SATURATE SOIL.  WAIT SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE SOWING SEEDS.

WILD WEED WIPEOUT TONIC
1 TABLESPOON WHITE VINEGAR
1 TABLESPOON BABY SHAMPOO
1 TABLESPOON GIN
1 QUART WARM WATER

MIX TOGETHER AND PUT IN HANDHELD SPRAYER.  DRENCH EACH WEED.

BLOSSOM BOOSTER TONIC
1 CUP APPLE JUICE
1 CUP GATORADE
½ CUP AMMONIA
½ CUP PEDIALYTE

MIX IN 20 GALLON HOSE END SPRAYER.  OVERSPRAY FLOWER BEDS TO POINT OF RUNOFF.

FLOWER DEFENDER TONIC
1 CUP DISHWASHING LIQUID
1 CUP TOBACCO TEA*
1 CUP ANTISEPTIC MOUTHWASH
¼ CUP HOT SAUCE
WARM WATER

MIX IN 20 GALLON SPRAYER, FILLING REMAINDER WITH WARM WATER.  DRENCH FLOWERS.
*PLACE ½ HANDFUL TOBACCO INTO NYLON STOCKING AND SOAK IN ONE GALLON OF HOT WATER UNTIL DARK BROWN.


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