Many people are obsessed with their lawns. This obsession can make people can behave in bizarre ways, from cutting grass on their hands and knees with fine manicuring scissors, to planting individual grass seeds in microclimates around the yard. It’s serious stuff for many people. And why not. For many people the land around their house is their first and best place to interact with nature these days. Why not make it a safe, beautiful place for people and wildlife and have a lot of fun doing it?
Unfortunately, in the race to have the best lawn on the block, the greenest golf course or park, we've dumped tonnes of toxic chemicals onto the land for nearly a century now and we're reaping the harvest of that chemical pollution in increased health care costs, increased costs to filter our water and a degraded environment all around. Chemically altered lawn landscapes can have harmful effects on the plants and animals in your yard, as well as the health of your friends and family. Song birds and bees are disappearing at an alarming rate due to this insideous environmental problem. I won't even get into the air pollution, noise pollution and consumption of gasoline and petrol chemicals that goes on.
At Dirt Works we want to help you create safe lawns, gardens and home landscapes without chemical pesticides and synthetic fertilizers - and then you can show the rest of the world your handiwork! Not only that you can feel truly good about sending the kids and pets out to run through the sprinkler and play in the yard knowing that they are safe and happy in a beautiful place. It's the way the earth was meant to be.
Many cities and towns have banned “synthetic” pesticides, and many lawn services have already rid their lawn programs of "lawn steroids". Starting with the best grass seed like the ones we sell and using all the fine organic fertilizer products we offer you can create a safe, healthy environment at home without having to be an expert or working any harder at it than some one using synthetic products that damage the environment.
All of our grass seed comes directly from the seed mill to you. It comes right off the train and gets mixed to a precise specification, as advertised, and it gets shipped right to you. No glossy packaging or hype. Just good quality, pure grass seed with no Genetically Modified Organisms or synthetic treatments. Shop our list below.
For fast germination on exposed slopes and late year applications to prevent erosion. This mix is well suited for cut and fill areas and sites with minimum preparation and hard to reach problem areas. Seed at 112 lbs per acre.
An inexpensive quick cover used to repair damaged slopes and excavated sites. In recent years it has become popular as a mix for lawns. It actually does make a pretty nice lawn and with 15% annual seed in it you will get your lawn sprouted in just a few days. The annual grass won't come back the next year though, unless you let it grow tall and make seeds.
Specially designed for lawns managed organically, without the use of synthetic chemical fertilizers or chemical pesticides. Eco-Blend is the product of 20 years’ research with various blends of grass seeds in an attempt to find the survivors that perform well with minimal input. Eco- Blend is made with seed cultivars selected for their improved stress tolerance and reduced fertility needs.
Contains:
35% Penn 1901 Tall Fescue
15% Longfellow II Chewings Fescue
15% Applaud Perennial Ryegrass
15% Discovery Hard Fescue
9.5% (9.75% if no clover)Broadway Kentucky Bluegrass)
10% Navigator Red Fescue
0.25% Redtop
AREA FOR USE: North of the Mason Dixon line. RATE: 5-7 lbs. per 1,000 ft.2
*WHEN TO PLANT: Apr 1 - Jun 10 or Aug 1 - Oct 1. NOTES: Overseeding (slit seeding 2 / #1000 sq ft)
(top seeding 3 / # 1000 sq ft).
Clover adds nitrogen to the soil and improves drainage. I highly recommend seed mixtures with clover,
unless the area already has an abundance of clover species in it.
This is a nice textured and deep green colored mixture, designed for the northeastern climate, or any climate where you have 4 months of winter and 4 months of real poor sleddin'. Hardy, durable, attractive lawn grass with no annual species. Slow starting but very good establishment and durability.
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Designed for sandy or drought prone areas with a history of grub damage or heavy use areas requiring significant wear tolerance. Grub-R Mix contains high levels of tall fescue that has shown significant species related natural resistance to grub damage. Additionally, tall fescue is very heat and drought tolerant. Grub-R Mix will maintain its green color after drought has paled other cool season grasses and produces very strong roots that resist wear.
Contains:
80% Penn 1901 Tall Fescue
(13.5% if no clover)
Applaud Perennial Ryegrass
6.5% Discovery Hard Fescue,
0.25% White Clover (optional)
AREA FOR USE: North of Atlanta, GA to Southern Maine, NH, and VT. RATE: 8-10 lbs. per 1,000 ft. 2
WHEN TO PLANT: Apr 1 - Jun 15 or Aug 1 - Oct 1. NOTES: Tall fescue does not establish well during the cooler periods of the seeding season.
Durable mix of medium bladed perennial turf grasses
with good establishment and recuperative potential.
For full sunlight or partial shade. 10% annual grass will get it off to a quick start, and the wear tolerance of the other grasses make it a good choice for high traffic areas like the back yard, play areas, and anywhere the lawn will take a pounding. 15% Kentucky Blue Grass adds color and texture. Suitable for any lawn.
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This mix is designed for problem sandy soils. It is designed with fine to medium textured grasses with deep root systems. White clover is added for prevention of soil erosion. Use of Crossfire II tall fescue helps to prevent clumping that can occur in sandy soil.
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Reduced growth rates for less mowing! Burn less gas, save the environment,
spend more time on the porch without the lawn mower noise! Slow growing, slow germination, good drought and shade tolerance. Good wear and recuperative qualities too. Mow when height reaches 3"
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Ultimate storage for lawn, garden and garage. Protects and pours: seed, organic fertilizer, ice melter, water softener salt, and much more. No spills, no mess! Heavy duty.
Unit Dimensions: 10"x 20" x20" Grey body, black lid.
It occurred to me that you might like to see a lawn that was planted and maintained using the some of the products from this site.
The pictures here are of my lawn at Dog Team Road in early spring after the first mowing. You may be surprised to know that, I let the Clover, Creeping Charlie and other, so called weeds, participate in the community of plants that is a lawn.
Clover, Birdsfoot Trefoil, Alfalfa, Creeping Charlie or Ground Ivy, all contribute nitrogen to the soil and reduce the need for fertilizer inputs.
Control of these plants is done by proper mowing methods. I try to get the dandelions before they go to seed heads but, don't worry too much as, the bees need them in the early spring when nothing else is flowering and the winter stores at the hive are used up.
During the growing season, I fertilize using the Neptune's Harvest products and the occasional broken bag of organic fertilizer that pops up here sometimes.
In the spring, I sometimes have to mow more than once a week.
Please include complete delivery address and phone number in your e-mail if you're writing for a shipping quote on large orders of forage and grain seed. If you don't see the variety you want, call. We have a long list of organic seed available that is too numerous to list. The varieties shown in the web site are those I beleive will fit most any requirement, but, I know there are nitch environments and special needs out there.
When ordering seed, plan as far ahead as possible and know as much about the seed you wish to buy before you order it. Each farm has different soil, climates and equipment constraints, and you know best what you need. If you don't, call us and we'll help you make a selection to to the best of our ability. Thanks, John
Some organic grains are in short supply this year due to a few emerging problems. The biofuels industry is competeing with land otherwise used for planting of food crops.
Emerging markets in Africa and Asia are putting s strain on supply and crop failures of already scarce crops are a problem too.
GMO crops are contaminating some farmer's lands and the corporations are tying them up in court preventing them from producing new seed. Download By Clicking Here
Whenever possible we are substituting non-GMO, untreated conventional seeds on our pages where you would ordinarily find organic seed.
