THIS SUMMER, SKIP THE FERTILIZER

Kelly Cox for Keys Weekly writes: There’s one garden project that you should skip this summer: fertilizing. As a resident of the Keys, you may be thinking “I haven’t used fertilizer in years — my yard is a bunch of rocks!” And that may be true. But, maybe you live in a condo with nice landscaping or maybe you frequent a community park with a grassy field. These places are likely using fertilizer. During South Florida’s rainy summer months, fertilizer is more likely to run off into waterways before plants can use it. It is a waste of time and money — and it creates pollution for the environment. Read full article here.