mm vsif tjssjr rf 1 v 26 economist sunsuntribune total home saturday may 14 2005 xdvertisirjg featureofthe tstairkharp economist sunstouffville suri 1 tribune the environmen frien nca lawn is a valuable addition to every home environment regardless of itssize today most homeowners wajrt to keepthelr lawn looking green and healthy so it adds beauty to the house and enjoyment tothe family at the same time people are increasingly aware of the environmental aspects of lawn care for many natural or organic options seem to be the way to go however there is a lot of confusion in the lawn and garden market about exactly what is meant by the terms natural or organic lefs take a look at lawn feeding from the plants point of view all plants require 3 major nutrients nitrogen n phosphorus p and potash k to survive the plant cannotdistinguish between nutrients from nat ural fertilizers and nutrients from conventional fertil izers they perform the same plant functions regard less of their source also a plant takes up only as much nutrients as it needs whether the source is conventional or organic any excess amount can be leached away into theenvironment on the extreme organic side cattle manure for example contains less than 1 each of n p and k it will not be able to supply enough food for healthy plant growth higher quality natural fertilizers how ever deliver much more aytrients one such prod uct is green earth 100 natural lawn food- it is guaranteed burnproof and provides a balanced diet for your lawn with modern conventional fertilizers you can economically provide your lawn the nutrients it needs in an environmentally friendly way by using a fertilizer containing doublecoated nitrogen it was op permacon buy a page published ihhthe markham economist s0n surtabletopfmountirig bright white finish fullsize ibiilfe come and see 3our huge selection h lotnatural stone i email farmerjacksrogerscom misilyrvvveft intrdiwtmy alkeepsakofi brlshwrtmfame r iajbmji 1 if st i i 1 il it