Soil
Test Interpretations and Fertilizer Management for Lawns, Turf, Gardens,
and Landscape Plants
If you have an established lawn in the St. Paul/Minneapolis Metropolitan
region it is likely that your lawn does not need additional phosphorus
fertilizer. Think beyond your lawn fertilizer and consider whether
you are applying too much phosphorus fertilizer to your vegetable
and flower gardens or your trees and shrubs. This publication will
help you learn how to save money and the environment by calculating
the proper amounts.
Source: University
of Minnesota Extension Service (Publication BU-1731-GO)
Toward
a Low Input Lawn
Low
Input Lawn Care
Would you like to have an attractive, dense and green lawn while
saving time and money and using less fertilizer, pesticide, and
water? Learn more about the key steps outlined in these articles
that you can follow to have your dream lawn while contributing to
the health of the environment in your community.
Sources: The
Practice of Watershed Protection, Center for Watershed Protection
(Article #130)
University of Minnesota Extension
Service (Publication BU-7552-GO)
Responsible
Fertilizer Practices for Lawns
Source: University
of Minnesota Extension Service
Yard
Care and the Environment: Water Quality Fact Sheets For Residential
Areas
Source: University
of Wisconsin Extension
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