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Friends of the, Earth, an international environmental group, is about to publish a book
entitled, "How To Get Your Lawn Off Drugs!" THEIR THESIS•IS THAT BY MAKING YOUR
LAWN OVERLY DEPENDENT ON LARGE DOSES OF. RAPIDLY, DISSOLVING CHEMICAL
FERTILIZERS, YOU COULD END UP HURTING YOUR LAWN AND 'HARMING THE
,ENVIRONMENT.
Friends -of the Earth, point out:that many chemical fertilizers contain fast-dissing
urea, a nitrogen= source synthesized -by the chemical industry. Because urea releases
{ ° . so,qulckly, It kicks plant systems into " hyper drive." Thiscould:facilitate'a
greening of your lawn at the expense of deep root growth, which becotrios a
severe problem during periods of drought like we experienced in the summer* 1988.
At ttie same time, since fertilizer's highly soluble ingredients could be in excess ofwhat
is canimmediately use, THERE'S A CHANCE THEY COULD FILTER THROUGH TO
HE GROUND WATER OR GET WASHED OFF INTO THE STORM SEWERS DURING
HEAVY SPRINGTIME RAIN!
The potential damage that nitrogen antphosphorus can do to our lakes and: rivers:was
graphically brought'home to me when I was watching a CNN news story on how the
second largest lake In the U.S., Lake Okeechobee in Florida, is literally- choir io
death from an overabundance of oxygen -eating algae and water weeds- ties of all
the phosphorus and nitrates in the runoff from the surrounding -cities and fends —
INCLUDING PHOSPHORUS AND NITRATES FROM fERTILIZERt This prompted me to
ask Pollution Probe about the state of our Great. Lakes. They told me that phosphorus
continues to be a problem and that the Great Lakes Water Quality Board has noticed
that nitrate levels have been rising in all the Great Lakes in recentears;
y scientists
don't know the exact reasons for the phenomenon but they have noticed-th tx0eak
concentrations occur in spring and frequently late fall -- periods of peak fertiliization.
During the next few weeks, Canadians are going to indulge in their annual springtime
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fertilizing ritual.— USING AN ESTIMATED 220 MILLION POUNDS OF FERTILIZER ON
THEIR LAWNS.AND GARDENS. Friends of the Earth's gardening expert recommends
breaking the cycle of chemical dependency with k'natural lawn -care program that
includes natural source fertilizer instead of ,t. , -::
synthetic nutrients: Because we were
launching ourhew line of `-GREEN"-�r;
environment -friendly products in the sp ring
a natural source fertNizer.was obviously a, _ � ..... .. ....
priority. The productfollution Probe helped.
develop, and which they endorse right `on the 1.,
bag, won't disrupt soil life and it's one step you'
can take towards a more pollution -free environ-
ment. NATURE'S .CHOICE"" GREEN" 10Q%.
NATURAL SOURCE" FERTILIZER 6-3-5 Colt-
TAINS ONLY NATURALLY OCCURRING ti,
INGREDIENTS IN SLOW -RELEASING FORM
TO FEED` YOUR LAWN & GARDEN PROP-
ERLY (LE., AS PLANTS NEED THEM), WHICI j ^,
MEANS THAT'IT'S'NOT LIKELY TO LEACH a's
INTO THE WATER TABLE OR RUN OFF INTO(
OUR RIVERS AND LAKES! You can even,usie
Nature's Choice "GREEN" Fertilizer in your •
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vegetable garden and for your houseplants)
Nature's Choice "GREEN" 100% Natural rr
Source Fertilizer is available at $9.99 for a
kg bag. r
P.S. For a copy of "How To Get Your Lawn Off
Drugs!" write to Friends of the Earth at 251 Laurier Ave.
W., #701, Ottawa, Ont: KIP 5J6.
Isn't it fascinating how most commer-
cial lawn seed blenders simply
ASSUME you live ole the sunny side of
jthe street!? That's why so many
ordinary grass seed blends don't do
well• in shaded areas -- regardless of
how conscientious you rare .about
watering!! Our NEW PRESIDENT'S
eHOICE"" LAWN SEED FOR:SHAVED
LAWNS IS A PREMIUM BLEND
of SHA
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to ‘ sow a new 'lawn or thickenan-oldtone. just OM
.per 2 kg bag.
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We have two NEW varieties of President's'
Choice Rosebushes: Elegant " QUEEN ELI-
ZABETH" is a four -time gold medal winner!
It's distinguished by its fragrant, clear pink
blooms and dark green foliage. We also have
stunning ``WHITE MASTER-
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Your garden will stay in continuous
bloom from late; ri : - t
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late
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summer when you plant all 15
varieties o f= ou r NEVV Presi > .
Choice perinqial gams f l� werS I;
collection. These easy w a e
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