Sununu Vetoes Fertilizer Bill

John Mercier · 08-11-2024, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by SAMIAM

I’m willing to bet that bet that there would be voluntary compliance if someone who represents the various lakes organizations approached all the major landscapers such as Belknap,Stephans,Miracle Farms etc. and asked to limit the use of fertilizers on lake front properties….and perhaps remind them how many of our members use their services.
Waterfront owners are a big part of their business and I think they would see the value of helping out

I was thinking more of them reaching out to us in the local retail industry.

FlyingScot · 08-11-2024, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by John Mercier

I was thinking more of them reaching out to us in the local retail industry.

Last week at their Wolfeboro cyanobacteria talk LWA said they had reached out to retailers, but with limited success. Most fertilizer in stores still includes phosphorous. They said they were still working on this, but the veto makes it a lot tougher.

I know from your posts that you work at a hardware (or building?) store. Do you carry fertilizer with phosphorous? How does it sell compared to non-phosphorous fertilizer?

John Mercier · 08-11-2024, 11:16 PM

We sell nearly no fertilizer in Bristol.
We do have Scotts Triple Builder Seed Starter on the shelf, and some Scotts Fall (Step 4) which have high phosphorus levels... along with small packages of repair seed (those generally have fertilizer premixed with them for starter).

For Bristol we are more likely to see 10-10-10 or 5-5-5 transferred from our Newport store for starting pasture.

We do many years sell a lot of pasture seed (uncoated) for overseeding in the fall; but no one adds fertilizer to that.

Meredith should have Bonide, with the phosphorous-free version for the winterizer (Fall Step 4); and soil test kits to check and see if you even need seed starter.

But we don't have anything for consistent signage that consumers could rely on to make a choice.

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08-11-2024, 11:16 PM	#3
John Mercier Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 3,474 Thanks: 3 Thanked 610 Times in 504 Posts	We sell nearly no fertilizer in Bristol. We do have Scotts Triple Builder Seed Starter on the shelf, and some Scotts Fall (Step 4) which have high phosphorus levels... along with small packages of repair seed (those generally have fertilizer premixed with them for starter). For Bristol we are more likely to see 10-10-10 or 5-5-5 transferred from our Newport store for starting pasture. We do many years sell a lot of pasture seed (uncoated) for overseeding in the fall; but no one adds fertilizer to that. Meredith should have Bonide, with the phosphorous-free version for the winterizer (Fall Step 4); and soil test kits to check and see if you even need seed starter. But we don't have anything for consistent signage that consumers could rely on to make a choice.