grassAs we bask in the 80 degree weather of spring time, it's not too early to start  thinking about how the heat of summer is going to fry the valley's lawns.  Not only does the heat fry our lawns but the drought and water restrictions add to dead lawns through the summer, if they are not taken care of properly.  Get a jump start on 'babying' that lawn and making it look green.

The recipe for a drought stressed lawn is just common household ingredients.

If you want to give the recipe a try, here's what you'll need:
  • One can of soda, NOT diet
  • One can of beer, NOT light beer
  • 1/2 cup of liquid dish washing soap
  • 1/2 cup of mouthwash
  • 1/2 cup of household ammonia

Mix it all in a 10 gallon hose-end sprayer. You'll want to apply it every three weeks. You should mow your lawn late in the evening and then apply the lawn tonic immediately after that.

The soda and beer are essentially food for your lawn, and the combination of the two will allow the dead grass in your lawn, help to begin to break down and to compost much quicker.  The liquid soap is a wetting agent, helping the formula to penetrate to the roots. The ammonia promotes growth and turns your lawn green, and the mouthwash does something you would never suspect mouthwash would do. It kills the bugs. Applying with the hose sprayer makes it a direct shot to your sod.

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Posted by Mary Warren, Las Vegas Real Estate on 04/06/2008 11:00 AM   Comments (9)   ,  

9 Comments on NV, Las Vegas: Recipe for Your Lawn

 

This is a great post and thank you for a great green lawn...

04/06/2008 11:05 AM by Summit Realty Group, Inc.

That is really cool with the mouthwash!  Can you spray this on flowers as well?

04/06/2008 11:55 AM by Renee Burrows - Las Vegas NV Real Estate (Nevada Realty Solutions)

That sure is an interesting mixture! I wonder if it would work even in non desert areas.

04/06/2008 12:35 PM by Jo Soss | Bremerton WA Real Estate (Skyline Properties, Inc.)

I have never heard of this before.  The lawns here in Alabama really need a remedy for drought after that rough time we have had the past few months.

04/06/2008 05:39 PM by Huntsville Alabama Real Estate Agent, Kimberly Grant (Exit Leon Crawford Realty)

Thanks all - my understanding is the guy who came up with this recipe is from WI originally (now lives in Vegas) and he 'invented' it while living in WI for his lawn there...so it should be usable across country

04/06/2008 09:55 PM by Mary Warren, Las Vegas Real Estate (Keller Williams Southern Nevada)

Mary, have you used the recipe yourself?  That is quite the combination of ingredients. 

04/06/2008 10:08 PM by Marchel Peterson Spring TX Real Estate E-Pro ABR (Results Realty)

Mary... sounds interesting.... think it will work in Tennessee too ?  We are not in the 80's although the grass could always use a boost.

04/06/2008 10:24 PM by Roland Woodworth "Ft. Campbell Area Realtor" (Exit Realty Clarksville)

This may explain why college dorm lawns look so good! This is something they get everyday! Not on purpose of course, but the ingredients all get there.

04/08/2008 08:52 AM by Todd Clark (Realtor), GRI (Washington Co, Beaverton Oregon) (Kastings & Associates, Beaverton Oregon Real Estate)

Mary, this sounds very cool. Since we have the same type weather, I'm going to suggest this recipe to my husband. ;-)

Pepper

 

04/08/2008 11:18 PM by Mesa, Arizona Real Estate *** Teri Ellis, Broker, ABR,CRS,GRI,ePRO,MRE (Homes Arizona Real Estate LLC)

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