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Lawn Care
Tips to maintain your lawn and limit using harmful chemicals.
Level up your lawn game
We partnered with OSU Extension and created Level Up Your Lawn. Answer a few questions about your lawn goals and the site provides tailored tips to help you maximize lawn results and go pro!
Get results while also reducing any risk to people, pets, and our water.
Top tips from turf experts:
- Skip the weed and feed.
- Use a slow-release fertilizer or compost rather than quick-release.
- Fall fertilization is most important, along with spreading seed all over your lawn.
- Get tips on when and how much to water. Get your weekly watering number.
Lawn care resources
Reasons to eliminate or reduce outdoor chemicals
- For the health of our community, keep a pesticide-free lawn and garden. It’s easy and helps keep harmful products away from people, pets and our streams.
- Lawn and garden chemicals can remain on your lawn for days or months, can get tracked into your home, and may be harmful to humans and pets.
- Pesticides can kill pollinators and soil microbes critical to healthy gardens.
- Residential lawn chemicals have been found in our urban rivers and streams, many at alarming levels.
- Even natural/organic products can pose a risk to pollinators. Read product labels and watch the weather forecast to apply safely.
- Keep our water safe for recreation and for the iconic salmon who live here.