Clean Label

A name for a product which has an organic chemical composition and not with synthetic man-made chemicals present, which is typical of the majority of pesticides available to the amateur and professional markets. These types of products might be used for the weed control around plants in borders and bedding or for the complete renovation of a lawn that is in a poor condition with a lot of moss, thatch and weeds, or a sports turf area that needs the surface sward removing and replacing with new grass species and cultivars. One example of this type of product might be acetic acid, but not glyphosate (as this is a synthetic man-made pesticide), even though it is manufactured in an industrial process.

Once the surface vegetation has died off, then the sward would typically either be stripped off entirely or heavily scarified and then vegetation removed, with the area then being cultivated ready for reseeding. In some cases it is more efficient just to strip off the vegetation without carrying out any killing of the surface in the first instance.