Featured on KOMO4 News Segments

This page is updated regularly to coincide with the most recent EcoConsumer/KOMO4 News appearance. Visit the products archive to learn about products and resources featured on past appearances.

Note: Because of time constraints, some of the products and resources listed here may be shown on the air only very briefly, or not at all. Many of the following links lead to external sites.

Green Your Lawn

Air date: May 15, 2013

Fiskars StaySharp Max reel lawn mower

http://bit.ly/YTC8k3

Toro E-Cycler cordless electric lawn mower

http://bit.ly/mK6tBO

Fiskars Shear Ease manual grass shears

http://bit.ly/16xwIOp

Toro cordless electric grass trimmer/edger

http://bit.ly/YHl2DQ

DeWit Tools corkscrew weeder from Clean Air Gardening

http://www.cleanairgardening.com/corkscrew.html

Beneficial nematodes from Arbico Organics

http://www.arbico-organics.com/product/nemaseek-beneficial-nematodes/262

How beneficial nematodes work – Illustration by Dave Kallstrom, King County graphic designer

http://your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/ecoconsumer/ (PDF, 180 K)

Example of legal lawn insecticide containing chemical banned in Europe as a potential hazard to bees

http://www.amazon.com/Bayer-Advanced-Complete-Insect-Killer/dp/B00AI18GPM

Swansons Nursery, Seattle (source of ground cover examples that are alternatives to lawns)

http://www.swansonsnursery.com

Garden Hotline for King County residents with questions about sustainable yard care

http://gardenhotline.org, 206-633-0224

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