06/19/2019
Lawn care tip of the month:
Rain, rain, go away, we have fertilizer to lay! 🌧
As you all may know an important key to a healthy green lawn is proper fertilization. Just as our bodies needs proper nutrition, so does your lawn. What you may not have known is that fertilizer, if not applied properly, can also harm your lawn and the environment!
One of the most important things to consider when making the wise decision to fertilize your lawn is the weather.
During the Florida rainy season caution should be taken to ensure fertilizer is NOT placed on the lawn before a heavy down pour to reduce the risk of rain water runoff into the local water bodies. This is important as the key ingredient in fertilizers is nitrogen which will form into nitrate which can contaminate and effect the water quality, this severely impacting the water bodies and the plants and animals living around them. Rain water it’s self also contains nitrogen. So applying fertilizer before a heavy spout of rain could actually hurt your lawn by over fertilizing it.
Rule of thumb, check the local weather before you apply fertilizer to your lawn, your environment will thank you!
JE Lawns LLC family
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