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	<title>Eco Friendly Lawn Mower Blog: Reel Mowers, Electric Mowers, Environmentally Friendly Lawn Mowers &#187; Lawn and Turf Care</title>
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		<title>Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers Banned in Hawaii</title>
		<link>http://learn.ecomowers.com/gaspowered-leaf-blowers-banned-hawaii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers Banned in Hawaii]]></description>
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		<title>EPA Ends Use of Pesticide Endosulfan (Thiodan, Thionex)</title>
		<link>http://learn.ecomowers.com/epa-ends-pesticide-endosulfan-thiodan-thionex/</link>
		<comments>http://learn.ecomowers.com/epa-ends-pesticide-endosulfan-thiodan-thionex/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to end all U.S. uses of the insecticide endosulfan (trade name: Thiodan prior to 2002 and later called Thionex) which has been found to pose reproductive and neurological risks to birds, other wildlife and humans.]]></description>
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		<title>Why Kill Your Dandelions?</title>
		<link>http://learn.ecomowers.com/kill-dandelions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[General Lawn Topics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grass]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[roots]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) is a rich source of vitamins A, B complex, C, and D, as well as minerals such as iron, potassium, and zinc.]]></description>
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		<title>What is a Reel Mower? How does a Reel mower work?</title>
		<link>http://learn.ecomowers.com/what-is-a-reel-mower-how-does-a-reel-mower-work/</link>
		<comments>http://learn.ecomowers.com/what-is-a-reel-mower-how-does-a-reel-mower-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FAQ's]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lawn Mower Facts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quality Of Cut]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The list is long for these clever and popular puns - huh?  What is a "reel" mower anyway?  For many green industry "professionals", namely landscape contractors, golf course superintendents, turfgrass managers, etc., the term "reel mower" is common.  But your average everyday American has absolutely no idea.]]></description>
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		<title>Firebelly Natural Organic Lawn Care System</title>
		<link>http://learn.ecomowers.com/firebelly-natural-organic-lawn-care-system/</link>
		<comments>http://learn.ecomowers.com/firebelly-natural-organic-lawn-care-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Lawn Topics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lawn and Turf Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cultural practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lawn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lawn care]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We recently read in a SafeLawns.org blog post about the 2010 launch of Firebelly Organics.  Tom Kelly of Milford, N.H., a former pesticide applicator has much of  New England buzzing over his revolutionary, easy-to-use lawn care program made from 100 percent organic ingredients.
After a few phone and email conversations with both Tom Kelly and his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Did You Improve or Repair Your Lawn This Fall?</title>
		<link>http://learn.ecomowers.com/overseeding-in-fall-can-repair-improve-lawn-this-fall/</link>
		<comments>http://learn.ecomowers.com/overseeding-in-fall-can-repair-improve-lawn-this-fall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Lawn Topics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers at Kansas State report that fall overseeding is a very common practice and that many may or may not succeed.]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting Lawn Diseases</title>
		<link>http://learn.ecomowers.com/fighting-lawn-diseases/</link>
		<comments>http://learn.ecomowers.com/fighting-lawn-diseases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lawn and Turf Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fungicides]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lawn disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lawn health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mowing practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[roots]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A recent article featured in Popular Mechanics discusses various lawn diseases and methods of both treatment and prevention.]]></description>
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		<title>Reel Mowing Quality of Cut &#8211; Part 2</title>
		<link>http://learn.ecomowers.com/reel-mowing-quality-of-cut-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://learn.ecomowers.com/reel-mowing-quality-of-cut-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raturf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lawn and Turf Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quality Of Cut]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cutting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mowing quality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quality of Cut]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://learn.ecomowers.com/?p=192</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You can achieve the same professional results on your own lawn and eliminate the brown shade on the surface by mowing your own lawn with a reel mower.]]></description>
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		<title>Reel Mowing Quality of Cut &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<link>http://learn.ecomowers.com/mowing-quality-of-cut-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://learn.ecomowers.com/mowing-quality-of-cut-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raturf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lawn and Turf Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quality Of Cut]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The bottom line is that the only way a rotary can mow grass is by shear speed and to smash the tips off the blades of grass. No matter what you do, you cannot overcome this mode of mowing action with a rotary lawn mower.]]></description>
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		<title>Turgrass Can Change The Air Temperature!</title>
		<link>http://learn.ecomowers.com/turgrass-can-change-the-air-temperature/</link>
		<comments>http://learn.ecomowers.com/turgrass-can-change-the-air-temperature/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grass]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[temperature]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The transpirational cooling effect of green turfs and landscapes can save energy by reductions in the energy input required for interior mechanical cooling of adjacent homes and buildings (Johns and Beard, 1985).]]></description>
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