Organic Lawn Maintenance
Within the scope of this Organic Lawn and Turf Management at a residential home we are core aerating, overseeding and then following that up with an application of
Gardening with Children
There have been many studies done about the benefits of gardening with children with regards to a child’s development. Along with the fun of getting dirty, gardening helps children learn valuable lessons about patience as they wait for vegetables to grow, responsibility as they see how necessary their care is to the garden, and even loss when flowers die at the end of a season.
Organic Turf Management
Lincoln Landscaping has been maintaining this park organically for three full seasons. Dealing with a variety of issues from compaction to low organic matter in the soil and a poor pH, this field challenged us as we tried to improvise a plan of action.organic turf management -dehart-park-maplewood-new-jersey.
Time for Tea Perhaps
Compost Tea, in fact, is all the rave for gardeners who repeatedly attest to higher quality vegetables, flowers, and foliage. Compost tea is an aerobic water solution that has extracted the microbe population from compost along with the nutrients. In simple terms, it is a concentrated liquid created by a process to increase the numbers of beneficial organisms as an organic approach to plant/soil care. Very simply, it is a liquid, nutritionally rich, well-balanced, organic supplement made by steeping aged compost in water.
Magic Weed Killer
Magic Weed Killer - no such luck. Sure chemicals work. They work really well. But their effect is not limited to the weed itself, regardless of marketing claims. There’s a downside. An herbicide will make a broadleaf “weed” disappear from your lawn, but at the expense of the soil and biology beneath (and maybe your evergreen trees, as we saw with imprelis).
Organic Process Interview
A few weeks ago I had the honor of being interviewed by Bernadette Giblin of Safeground Organic Landcare. In the interview I take a deep dive discussing the organic process, various nitrogen levels in organic soil, soil aeration and aerator depth (5 inches!) I also discuss my first exposure to organics and how I got into organic landscaping and gardening. I hope you enjoy listening to my conversation with Bernadette as much as I took pleasure speaking organics with her.
Teaching organics
Lincoln Landscaping partnered with school principal Damon Englese and the Bogota School board of Education to update the outside grounds of the school located at 25 Fischer Ave. in Bogota. A classic brick building received a facelift with a sleek stainless steel door and an updated staircase. This inspired the school to do more. Lincoln Landscaping President Michael Kolenut worked with the principal to design a wonderfully colorful perennial garden, that also encouraged traffic flow to exit on the designated walks. A gathering area with benches was included for parents who were waiting to pick up their children. The gardens are full of year round color and full of butterflies and pollinating bees.