The 'lawn tonic' idea has been written about in books and used in Colorado, where they're going through a water shortage like we are here in southern Nevada. "When you don't have a lot of water-- and we're on watering restrictions -- this is another way to get the nutrients to your lawn and keep it growing."
The secret formula is actually just a mix of common household ingredients. All mixed into a 10-gallon hose-end sprayer. Each ingredient does something different, it feeds the lawn, penetrates the roots and promotes growth, and even kills bugs and grubs.
Recipe:
One can of soda - not diet
One can of beer - not light
1/2 cup liquid dishwashing soap (don't use anti-bacterial soap!)
1/2 cup mouthwash
1/2 cup household ammonia
Mixed in a 10 gallon hose end sprayer
*Apply every 3 weeks
Mow lawn in evening then make application
A lot of people thought it sounded too good to be true. But one woman put it to the test, and the results were spectacular. The pictures speak for themselves. Carol Flaherty put a mixture of soda, beer, ammonia, mouthwash, liquid detergent and water on her lawn on purpose. She says before the tonic, her lawn was brown, but after she applied it, she noticed results overnight, with some patches of green and now, a lush, green lawn.
NOTE: A ten gallon hose end sprayer does not contain ten gallons of liquid. It is a sprayer with a reservoir that attaches to your garden hose, and when the reservoir is full, mixes evenly with ten gallons of water that flows through the hose.
