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And yet, with 16 years of the "benign neglect" regimen, my yard looks better than 90% of the chemical-addicted neighbors'.
Don't scalp it. Water sparingly. Never bag clippings. No synthetic fertilizers insecticides or herbicides. Occasional application of turkey-guano organic fertilizer. Occasional application of sulfur (we have slightly alkaline clay soil and chiggers). I weed using what I call my "millennial-astonisher" - a hoe.
Yes, I find grubworms when I dig. No issue, as my healthy lawn grass can tolerate a little munching. Whatever this "thatch" is that I'm supposed to be having to remove every year, I don't have it, because the organic material on my yard can degrade naturally, because the beneficial organisms in the soil haven't all been killed by constant repeated applications of insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, and synthetic fertilizers.
The chemical-addicted lawn care routine is like living your entire life on Red Bull, Doritos and beer, and then expecting that if something goes wrong, the cardiologists and oncologists will be able to fix it.
My lawn can handle the grubs munching, but it can't the armadillos digging them up to eat. You must not have armadillos.
You might be able to find it online. The the shipping and cost might not be worth it. Every spring. I'm always getting this at Costco as it's a no-brainer.
Skipping grub control is like skipping crabgrass prevention. A very simple task that is worth every penny and time spent towards it.
My Yorkie was going crazy this morning running around in her penned in area and on the deck with her nose up and sniffing. I then saw what she was smelling and it was an armadillo. I haven't seen any digging yet this spring. So I went to Lowes and paid $58 for a 28.7 pound bag of GrubEX. As soon as I got home I put it down for the incoming rain to wash it into the ground.
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