| | Fertilizer and Water Quality Don't Mix (April 1998) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) |
 | | It's very common to spill fertilizer on the driveway or accidentally "fertilize" the sidewalk when you drag the applicator across it. |
 | | As the algae completes it life cycle and dies, it takes oxygen out of the water and kills off desirable plants and fish.It's hard to remember that fertilizer in the yard is connected to algae in the lake, but it's true. |
 | | Now DDT is outlawed and no one would think of using it-even if it were legally available.For a healthy lawn, mow to two or three inches, seed in the spring and fall; and aerate and de-thatch in the fall. |
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