I'm sure this has been the most asked question for "$1 million". Living in southern Ontario and now the new legislation of no pesticide or herbacide products for lawn care, here's my question: 1. the front of my lawn has been there for 14 years, it never looks robust and fully green; it always looks matted and thatchy, what do I do for this? 2. My backyard had new sod put down last year after installing a pool and backyard makeover; how do I treat it for this season? 3. Also, I get a lot of crab grass and clover on my lawn as well as dandelion, what do I do? Remember, no more herbacide nor pesticide.
I'm afraid I can't give you an answer to this knee jerk reaction by the Ontario Govt. From what I can gather they still license pesticide applicators in the province so you may be able to contact a maintenance company to have the problem controlled. Where it me, I would probably have it killed off completely with a Round up type product and rototilled to a decent depth to loosen up the soil, amend it with what ever is missing and start over with a good grass mix. I can't even imagine what the cities will look like in 2-3 years. I am not a proponent of indiscriminate use of pesticides or herbicides but I am also not in favour of banning all vehicles because some drivers are careless. The situation should have been handled by co-operation from the government rather than regulation. Bob
