Simple Steps to Ecological Lawn Care Routine Care 1. Mow high. If you only apply one of these ten steps this year, let this be it! A lawn mowed high discourages weed and insect invasion. Set cutting height at 2.5 or three inches. Never scalp your lawn. Long grass blades stay much stronger, prevent weeds from [...]
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Green Tip of the Day
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged aerate, Compost, control weeds ecologically, ecological lawn care, fertilze, mow high, mulch clippings, Natural Life Magazine, overseed, rake, water deeply on July 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Green Tip of the Day
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged bamboo shower curtain, cotton shower curtain, DEHP, epa, green your shower curtain, liner, organic, phthalate, PVC, toxins on July 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Green Your Shower Curtain Choose a natural fabric, such as cotton (organic if you can find it) or bamboo, for your next shower curtain and liner. Know that familiar smell when you open the package and unfold a new vinyl shower curtain? That’s the off-gassing of chemicals from polyvinyl chloride plastic (PVC). One of the [...]
Green Tip of the Day
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged ddt, garlic, mosquito magnet, mosquitos, rosemary on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
No Poison, Please! Remember those carefree days of running alongside the DDT truck as it sprayed the happy townspeople and iced all the bugs? Well, we’re a little smarter now, so use products like garlic barrier to ward off mosquitoes. Traditional products certainly do the job, but they can end up turning your backyard into [...]
Green Tip of the Day
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged biodegradable products, buy local, coconut charcoal, organic foods, recycled, renewable resources, soy candles, sustainable, toxin free on July 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Green Your Summer BBQ It’s summer party time! Here are some tips for making it fancy and eco-friendly: –Skip regular charcoal and use Coconut Shell Briquette Charcoal made from, what else, coconut shells. It has no chemicals inside and makes no smoke. It’s cleaner burning, hotter and longer burning. –Don’t use throw-away plastic and paper plates. For a greener option, use recycled, [...]
Green Tip of the Day
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged beach, compostable and biodegradable tableware, Eco, fireworks, Independence Day, lead, maximize gas mileage, propane, recycle, tap water on July 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Happy Independence Day! Celebrate it the Eco-Way! This weekend is the Independence Day holiday– and that means we’ll be lighting up the BBQ, consuming beverages, throwing out paper plates and generally wasting resources while we enjoy ourselves. So we’ve come up with a list of easy things you can do to lower the environmental impact [...]
Green Tip of the Day
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged camphor, chamomile, eucalyptus, gargle salt and warm water, green living lifetips, herbal tea, lavendar, menthol, natural cold remedies, plenty of rest on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Natural Cold Remedies Instead of rushing to the doctor or medicine cabinet as soon as you feel a cold coming on this year try some of these natural cold remedies. A good way to start is to get plenty of rest so your body can use its energy to fight off the cold. If you [...]
