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Child's Play Organic Lawns
Craig Fritts, President
12871 Industrial Park Drive #16
Granger IN 46530
574-289-0680
[email protected]
http://www.childsplayorganiclawns.com
Services/Products/IPM Description
Range of Products and Services
Child's Play Organic Lawns provide the following services: Organic lawn fertilization; natural weed management; natural fungus management; aeration/overseeding; power raking/dethatching; biological grub control; soil analysis; lime and gypsum treatment; delivery of our fertilizers for do-it-yourself customers. We developed our own line of organic fertilizers using all food grade ingredients, and offer a variety of full service treatment programs to meet every budget.
Services/Products Categories
- Landscape
- Commercial
- Residential
Definition of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Management of pests using non-toxic methods to a safe level that prevents damage from pests, and retains aesthetic quality.
How Pest Problems Are Identified
We perform an initial lawn assessment, where pest problems are identified.
Tools, Practices, and Materials Used/Sold
Practices Used to Prevent or Control Pests
- Preventive weed control using a corn gluten meal product in early spring and early fall, and thickening up the lawn by overseeding.
- Corrective weed control using hand tools, horticultural vinegar, and heat.
- Grub control using a natural biological product.
- Turf disease control using a safe natural fungicid.
- Crawling insect control using a diatomaceous earth with natural pyrethrin product.
- Mole control using safe natural mole repellent, or sub-contracting with a mole removal service.
Biological Controls Used?
Yes- nematodes for grubs.
Borates Used?
No.
Synthetic Chemicals Used?
We do not use any synthetic pesticides.
Top Ten Pesticides Used/Sold/Recommended
We do not recommend using any synthetic pesticides at all. They are unsafe and unnecessary. We do recommend the following type products: corn gluten meal, parasitic nematodes, milky spore, mole repellents with castor oil as the active ingredient, and vinegar.
How Much Pesticide Used Per Year, and How Applied?
We do not use synthetic pesticides.
Uses Physical or Mechanical Controls?
Yes. We provide manual weeidng service, overseeding, and power raking.
Lawn Care
Type of Fertilizers Used/Sold/Recommended
We use our own proprietary natural organic liquid and granular fertilizers made from food-grade ingredients.
Evaluation
How Effectiveness of Pest Management Systems is Evaluated
Mid-season lawn evaluations; customer feedback cards; customer surveys; customer calls.
References
Residential and commercial references provided upon request. Testimonials can be found at our website.