Concerns about Lawn Care Chemicals
Lawn care chemicals include a vast array of herbicides, insecticides,
fungicides and fertilizers. They are marketed as a way to solve various
lawn problems. However, this chemical approach treats symptoms and not
causes. In order for lawn chemicals to work, they must be purchased and
used repeatedly, increasing the risk of health and environmental harm.
Common lawn herbicides don't discourage weeds; they kill existing weeds but do nothing to change lawn conditions that promote weed growth. Quick-release synthetic fertilizers may "green" a lawn overnight, but do not promote strong turf root growth. Worst of all, these products can harm you, your family and the precious water resources that belong to all of us.
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