So in my last blog we talked about going green and really how simple it is to reduce your carbon footprint by simply looking in your yard. So now let’s go even further by looking in your garden shed and or garage. We all have those half used bags of fertilizer from days gone by, come on I know a few of you have those 20 lb bags of Sulphate of Ammonia that you used to green up your lawn once or twice.

Take a good hard look at all that stuff; chances are the major part of what’s on your shelf is not organic, not green friendly and in general not good for Mother Earth. I’ll bet more then a handful of you went out last spring and spread that popular weed and feed all over your lawn. Even more of you bought that garden sprayer with the product that creates miracles in your yard and diligently sprayed it regularly all over your garden. Am I right???

Ok so we’ve all gone out and planted a tree or two to help reduce our carbon footprint. Maybe were even composting, so far so good, but then we go out and spray our roses with insecticide, fertilize our lawn with chemicals, and plant our gardens with that ever so popular soil that’s “Super”. But is it all organic? Is it all earth friendly? Did we just negate all the progress we made in reducing our carbon footprint planting those trees? Chances are yes!

We all see them on TV or at those big box stores, they provide miracles, they’re super, or maybe they’re the best. Fertilizers, soils, insecticides and weed control products all promise lots of things but are they truly organic, are they safe? I talked about spreading that weed and feed on your lawn or spaying the product that produces miracles all over your garden, but what I did not mention is that when you water the residue of those and other products get into the runoff and subsequently into the water supply via the storm drains. That residue can pollute not only our steams, rivers and lakes but can be toxic to fish and wildlife. Not to mention us!

It used to mean that being organic in your garden meant expensive not so effective products. Today that no longer is the case. Organic soils and fertilizers such as those by Fox Farm are safe and effective. They provide nutrition to the plant without releasing toxic chemicals into the soil. Monterey is an excellent choice when looking at organic insect and weed control, their products such as Sluggo Plus are a staple in many gardens. And Serenade is a top quality organic for disease, fungus and mold control.

So to decrease your carbon footprint even further, replace those old bags of fertilizer and bottles of insecticides in your shed with safe effective organics. Remember though dispose of unused and unwanted products safely. If you are fertilizing edibles remember that fertilizer or insecticide will end up in the fruit. Do you or your family want to consume chemicals? Using organics insures safe and healthy fruit. Make the earth a better place, think green and go organic!!!