Harmless Lawn Fertilizer

Summer is almost here! This means children will be playing outside more frequently. Chemical lawn fertilizers will help keep your lawns green and lush, but there is also a risk when these types of fertilizers are used. Chemical lawn fertilizers are highly modified and usually contain many un-biodegradable compounds that can have negative long-term effects not only to your soil, but can also cause harm to many of those children that come into contact with that fertilized grass. That is why organic unmodified forms of fertilization are a smarter choice for lawn care, especially for this summer!

Keep your lawns green and lush with its own grass clippings. Grass clippings cost nothing and don't leave harmful chemicals in the soil, so they are safe for children and pets!

Recycle the Clippings

We are talking about the impacts that lawns and landscaping continue to have on the environment and it goes beyond your front lawn. As someone who used to live on the coast, I love the beaches and the ocean. But did you know that even leaving your grass clippings out instead of recycling them can have harmful effects on both the atmosphere and the water quality near your home. Grass clippings release carbon when they decompose which just get released into the atmosphere. Also, when you recycle grass clippings, it reduces the amount of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer, which is good for coastal towns because the excess nitrogen is a major source of pollution. The excess nitrogen also helps those algae grow in the summers, which prohibits anyone from being able to swim in the ocean. Even if people don’t stop landscaping and tending their lawns, there are ways for each and every person to help the environment a little more, even if it simply using less water or recycling those darn grass clippings. For more information, check out this site.