re: honest question…why do so many of you soak your yard with chemicals?

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Ok, so how do you manage it?

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The same way you manage any area. You don't let it grow up and be overrun by what you don't want. You cultivate your garden areas knowing you're going to have insect damage (because that's largely what they're for), you pull weeds, you treat problems when they arise with natural products, you select the right plants for the right area, you get them from reputable nurseries that don't use systemic pesticides. Most of this isn't alien, it is just different.

The well-manicured lawn of a monoculture turf grass didn't exist in this country until roughly post-WW2. And it is no coincidence that it grew along with chemical advancements. A whole lot of marketing and pushing went into changing the traditional mindset.