'Freeze. Drop it. Step away from the fertilizer!' You won't likely hear that from local code enforcement officers. But starting June 1, it will be technically illegal to fertilize lawns throughout the ...

For some plants, midsummer fertilizing can provide a needed boost after three months or more of vigorous growing. But for many others, fertilizer can be unnecessary or even harmful. “Only fertilize ...

For many plants, summer is the right time to fertilize. They’re active, ready to grow and drawing on nutrients. If you’re expecting a drought or a heatwave, fertilizing your plants can even help them ...

I hear so often: “I love the lagoon; I wish there was something I could do to help.” There is: Give your fertilizer a vacation this summer. In fact, Brevard regulations prohibit spreading fertilizer ...

Mid-summer means it is time to feed the garden. Keeping plants well-fed from now until early fall will keep perennials blooming, vegetables producing and the grass greener. Well-fed and watered plants ...

The jury is still out on how much rainy-season fertilizer bans can help heal the Indian River Lagoon. But in the first summer of widespread bans in Brevard County, manufacturers distributed almost two ...

Fertilizer bans in Brevard and elsewhere in Florida take effect during the rainy season (June 1st to September 30th) to protect the Indian River Lagoon from nutrient pollution. Fertilizer runoff ...