Tips on Sustainable Lawncare

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jun 30, 2023

The largest irrigated crop in the united states isn't corn or soy or potatos. It's lawns. All those little private patches of greenery amount to about 40 million acres, and our lawncare can have massive environmental impacts, from local drainage to the global ecosystem of migrating pollinators like bees and butterflies. Coming up, Michele Bakacs and Amy Rowe, Rutgers associate professors and extension agents, explain sustainable lawncare tips, tricks and techniques.

 

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