Mike Nowak - Gardening Guru and Radio Talk Show Host
Mike Nowak
"Guys on Grass" Presentation 
Saturday, April 5, 2014 10:00 a.m. 
 
Members: Free
Non-Members: Free with Admission

Mike Nowak's presentation is presented by
The John and Pauline Cook Horticultural Lecture Series
 
Guys on Grass Presentation

As a die-hard gardener, Mike's philosophy about lawns can be summed up in this phrase: "When in doubt, rip it out." Yet, as a radio show host, he knows that people love their lawns, so his compromise is to preach the gospel of organic lawn care. He notes that 68% of consumers say that their concern for the environment is a consideration when buying lawn and garden products. Yet these same people are the ones who are afraid of what their neighbors will think if they don't  have a lawn that looks like a golf course fairway.  In this talk, Mike looks at why the concept of the "perfect lawn" is so harmful, starting with that lock-step mentality and moving on to the use of synthetic fertilizers and pervasive pesticides. He explains how some simple cultural practices can be just as effective as expensive chemicals to keep your lawn green and healthy. He shows you why what's in your soil is at least as important as what's above it. And he dares to ask the question, "Why are weeds so bad?" (Hint: they're not.) 

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Mike Nowak is host of the "The Mike Nowak Show," Sundays from 9 to 11am on Chicago's Progressive Talk, WCPT 820AM and 92.5, 92.7 and 99.9 FM. For a decade before coming to WCPT, he was the host of WGN Radio's "Let's Talk Gardening."

 

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