The 90-Day Plan: DAY 51

DAY 51

CUT THE CHEMICALS

Encourage your family, friends, neighbors and anyone else you know to REDUCE THEIR USE OF LANDSCAPE PESTICIDES, HERBICIDES, & FERTILIZERS, especially fertilizers containing phosphorus.

You can tell if it is phosphorus free by reading the label. NPK--the Nitrogen content is the first number, Phosphorus is the second, and (K) potassium is listed third. The over-use and runoff of these products leads to harmful algae blooms which causes ‘dead zones’ and poisons aquaculture.

Instead, use Native Plants which are resistant to pests and require less water. use mulch or compost for fertilizer, and try some safer solutions for lawn and garden care.

Challenge: Fertilized plants require more water--test your soil before you use fertilizer. You can get a soil test kit at most hardware stores & it's easy to use (it will save you money on fertilizer costs too)!


For More Information:

http://www.govlink.org/hazwaste/house/yard/lawn/chemicals.html

http://www.beyondpesticides.org/