A healthy environment is the most desirable surrounding for everyone. Maintaining a garden, especially a one with lawns, can be quite a challenge if you’re trying to be eco-friendly. Doing so will, however, reap great benefits. There are a lot of things to be done to keep your lawn clean and green whilst maintaining a healthy ecosystem.

Here are a few tips on how to care for your lawn without destroying the green around you.

Avoid gas-powered lawn equipment

Most lawnmowers are gas-powered. As a result, they produce the same amount of atmospheric pollutants as 10 automobiles. Even a riding mower causes the same amount of pollution. It is better to use electric-powered or battery-powered equipment. This cuts down fossil fuel consumption whilst protecting the environment from pollutants. On the other hand, fallen leaves and other obstacles can be raked.

Grass cuttings

As much as raking is recommended, when it comes to a freshly mowed lawn, it’s better to not remove the extra bits of grass lying around. Grass can easily decompose into the soil in a lawn, which, in turn, provides nutrients and fertilizes the soil. This reduces the need for artificial fertilizers, which poison the atmosphere and the quality of water, endangering life forms living in it and animals that consume it.

Fertilization

Make sure the fertilizers you’re using are eco-friendly and organic. Using such fertilizers is a boon to your lawn as well as the environment. You can leave grass cuttings as suggested before or use waste such as yard waste and kitchen compost as a fertilizer. Kitchen composts are extremely wallet-friendly and easy to make. Moreover, they make the best fertilizer, as they are rich with diverse nutrients. Just throw food scraps into a pile and collect them towards the end of the day or week and mix them to form great manure for your lawn.

Worms

Soil needs to be aerated every once in a while for it to breathe. This provides the required oxygen and moisture. You can manually do it but a much more efficient way is to scatter a few worms around your lawn and water the lawn while they work at loosening the soil.

Use a buffer

If you own a garden or a lawn near a water body, give it a buffer zone. Let there at least be a 10-foot gap between the lawn and the water. Allow natural vegetation to grow there without disturbing them. This acts as a buffer zone that protects the water from being poisoned by chemical fertilizers and pesticides that may seep into it from the lawn.

Water heavily but less often
Lawns require a lot of water. If sprinklers are the equipment that irrigates your lawn, you should consider turning them on at night. This way less water is evaporated, saving water substantially. Using drip technology is also highly recommended.