Friday, February 09, 2007

Phosporus fertilizer scrutinized

From the Janesville Gazette click HERE

Fertilizers are a key ingredient in growing green lakeside lawns. But runoff carrying phosphorus fertilizer also can turn the lake green with algae and weeds.

...Peters said limiting phosphorus fertilizers probably would have little effect on lawns and fairways. Most soils in the Midwest have enough naturally occurring phosphorus for healthy lawn and plant growth.