Tag: over-fertilization

Fertilize lawns, gardens responsibly to keep your water supply clean

Spring has sprung, which means many of us are itching to get outside and start working on helping Mother Nature turn things green again.  One springtime ritual, however, regularly leads to green, polluted waterways: over-fertilization of lawns and gardens. As the Penn State Extension office points out, “Lawn fertilizer contains the nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus,…