Articles tagged as: grass clippings

Maine’s New Fertilizer Law Cuts Back on Phosphorus

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 7, 2008 (ENS) – As surely as April showers bring May flowers, the lawn and garden care season is coming. This year, a new Maine law discouraging the use of lawn fertilizer that contains the nutrient phosphorus must be taken into consideration when planning yard care. Legislators passed the measure in an [...]

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An Introduction to Compost and Composting

Compost (and the act of creating it — composting) is one of those things that TreeHuggers bandy about when talking about “going green” or “saving the planet”, and the concept is fairly easy to understand: organic waste breaks down and decomposes to create a nutrient-rich fertilizer/soil additive. But, as it turns out, there’s a bit [...]

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