Author: Amy Aldenderfer
Planning Unit: Hardin County CES
Major Program: Backyard Streams
Plan of Work: Backyard Streams
Outcome: Initial Outcome
To address this issue in Hardin County, the horticulture agent has worked with over 200 homeowners to correctly apply the needed amounts of nutrients to the soil for proper plant growth. This includes soil tests for vegetable gardens, lawns and ornamental plants in the landscape.
Another approach is to offer educational programs that reduce the fertilizer-intensive lawns around many homes. The Attracting Pollinators class discusses the pollinators that may come to your garden, but it also starts the homeowner on the road to reclaiming some of the lawn into less fertilizer-dependent perennials and annuals. "Calling All the Lawn Rangers" class emphasized the cultural practices of lawn care: mowing height, proper variety selection, soil testing, and fertilization.
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