The next step in creating a healthy landscape is to Recycle your yard waste. Recycling your yard waste keeps waste out of landfills. As a bonus, you’ll get free mulch and soil amendments.
Use appropriate bags to contribute lawn clippings to local composting efforts. Place bags outside of ditches and away from storm drains.
Create and maintain a compost pile with kitchen scraps and yard waste. No animal products please.
Create worm compost by using the digestive power of worms to recycle kitchen scraps and organic material.
Recycle grass clippings by leaving them on the lawn.
Mow lawns to the appropriate for your specific lawn. Use higher recommended height when the lawn is under stress, such as during times of drought and very high temperature.
Compost Pile No-Nos
Compost Problems and Solutions
Recycling your yard waste is the one of twelve principles for creating a Carolina Yard. Click here for more steps in creating a healthy landscape: Maintaining Healthy Soil.