How to Fertilize Your Lawn with Natural, Non-Toxic Fertilizers

Spring time is the time that most people fertilize their lawns, so that the grass will come out of its winter hibernation strong, full, and green. Unfortunately, most commercial and popular lawn fertilizers are full of harmful, toxic chemicals. If you're not keen on allowing your family and pets walk and roll around on grass that has been treated with toxic fertilizers, you can use natural, non-toxic fertilizers to fertilize and green your lawn.

Use corn meal on your yard. This can be bought at feed or tractor supply stores, and comes in very large bags (usually 40-50 pounds). While you could use corn meal purchased from a grocery store, you'll be paying a lot more per pound (the large bags at feed supply stores cost approximately $6 for 50 pounds. At the grocery store, you'd pay about $2 for a few ounces.

Sprinkle this on your yard, using approximately 20 pounds per 1,000 square feet of lawn. Results can be seen in approximately three weeks.

Use corn gluten meal instead of corn meal as a "weed and feed" fertilizer to help make your lawn greener while controlling weeds. Corn gluten meal can also be purchased at feed supply stores, and is a bit pricier than regular corn meal. Corn gluten meal typically costs approximately $1 per pound, and is sold in 40 pound bags.

Sprinkle the corn gluten meal at a rate of 10-20 pounds per 1,000 square feet of lawn. Twenty pounds per 1,000 square feet is used as just a fertilizer, but ten pounds per 1,000 square feet is needed if you also need the weed control.

Use epsom salts to help increase magnesium levels in your soil, which will lead to greener grass. Follow the directions on the package of eposom salts, as different brands and concentrations call for different amounts applied to the lawn.