tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945889.post3782690633979771810..comments2023-07-26T07:22:58.368-04:00Comments on Garden Gnome Wanderings: Ontario Lawn Pesticide BanGarden Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07560748179792613782noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945889.post-84120779971579573752009-07-29T23:33:04.466-04:002009-07-29T23:33:04.466-04:00Hi to the latest anonymous to comment. See now an...Hi to the latest anonymous to comment. See now and I am being sarcastic you really don't know anything about lawns do you? Have you tried using natural weed control? I doubt it. Have you checked to see what weeds you have are edible? I doubt it. You do know people are starving so would really appreciate some of your weeds even though you don't want them. I don't suppose you Garden Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07560748179792613782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945889.post-6872311972541075352009-07-29T21:49:43.116-04:002009-07-29T21:49:43.116-04:00I just came in from cutting my lawn and can't ...I just came in from cutting my lawn and can't believe the number of weeds that have taken hold. We did sod 3 years ago and now the lawn looks terrible.<br /><br />A sarcastic thank you to our over active Ontario politicians who are controlling nearly every aspect of my life. Leave me alone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945889.post-56660740751020391052009-05-05T23:39:00.000-04:002009-05-05T23:39:00.000-04:00If you want to ban grass, you should also add hous...If you want to ban grass, you should also add houses, buildings, roads, farms and crops, and anything non-native in general to the list. I agree, pesticides are not necessary and harmful to the environment when used in this type of circumstance (i.e. lawns), however there are far worse alternatives than planting grass in front of the typical house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945889.post-83787120089932698972009-01-27T22:59:00.000-05:002009-01-27T22:59:00.000-05:00This is not nor was it a ploy to by the votes of "...This is not nor was it a ploy to by the votes of "green" people as you call them. Yes grass produces oxygen but at the same time because lovely green outdoor carpets are so popular they are considerably more damaging to the environment than the oxygen they produce. Look at the carbon dioxide produced simply by cutting these pristine but chemically dependent lawns. Look at how much fresh water Garden Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07560748179792613782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945889.post-33728628438652137262009-01-27T21:35:00.000-05:002009-01-27T21:35:00.000-05:00Like many people out there, we all know this is a ...Like many people out there, we all know this is a way to buy votes out of the large population of “green” people. Well here are some things to think about. 56 square meters of turfgrass produces enough oxygen for a person everyday, therefore the average lawn of 450 square meters produces enough oxygen for a family of 8 per day. So with the ban of pesticides (umbrella term) for insecticides – the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com