RE-THINKING FERTILIZER

As the snow melts and at some point the temperatures will get warmer, we are going to start the Annual Tradition of yard work! Yes I said it "yard work", I for one love it, my father in-law lives for the perfect green lawn. Year in and year out we repeat our habits from years past, such as fertilizer.

This year we are going to break our old habits! Why the sudden change?

A little e-mail i received from my friend Carol T. , she heads up the Ausable River Association. She suggested that we recommended to our clients to use zero phosphorus fertilizers on our lawns instead of the old stand by that we always default to (because that is what we have always done year in and year out). Reason for change, it's better for the environment, it's a no brainier for most of us.

If you are like me and enjoy bringing your kids to the Wilmington, Lake Everest Beach this will make you change your ways.

Last year there was an Algal Bloom in Lake Everest, ewwww. Algae blooms are caused by extra nutrients in the water, the extra nutrients have to come from somewhere and one source is the fertilizer we use on our lawns every year.

When your at the store and reaching for that Fertilizer choose zero phosphorus fertilizers

Don't worry you will be able to easily find one. Scott makes one and I found a small "green" company in MD. that is great here is their link http://www.greenviewfertilizer.com/ .

Great Suggestion Carol ! Keep up the Awesome work !

If you want to know more about the Ausable River Association and the great things they do, and maybe get involved check out their website at:

www.ausableriver.org