News Flash:
My husband just retired from working as a senior turf specialist for TruGreen ChemLawn for 20 years. Most people opt for the standard "quick green-up" treatment, which contains phosphorus as the first number (largest ingredient.)
Furthermore, from where we are I can easily see homeowners pushing the broadcast fertilizer spreader around the lawn, right up to the water's edge. That being said, I'm sure that leaching fields from septic systems are also a problem. But to start addressing this very serious water quality problem, as a first step doesn't it make sense to educate people about the use of Scott's and other phosphorus-based fertilizers???
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