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Billy wrote:

In article ,
"David Hare-Scott" wrote:

Billy wrote:
In article , Ohioguy
wrote:

I was at Wal-Mart earlier, about to buy a bag of Howard Johnson
fertilizer, when I noticed that it had a "0" where the phosphorus
number used to be.

It also said something like "now more environmentally friendly,
with no phosphorus".

Now correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't phosphorus necessary for
flowering and fruit production?

In a lawn?

I don't exactly apply this to my lawn - one bag lasted me 5 years
the last time, since I sparingly side dress my plants. However, I'm
annoyed that now the bag lacks one of what I consider the 3 most
important parts of a fertilizer.

Could be that too much phosphate gets into our water ways, causing
algal blooms, which, when it decomposes, kills the critters in the
water, or the phosphorus flows to the ocean, where it does the same
thing, and the areas are called "dead zones".

This is the case. It is also the case that runoff from excess nitrogenous
fertiliser creates many an algal bloom and mad growth of water plants
choking up waterways. Therefore the chemfert company should make their
stuff doubly environmentally friendly by taking out the N as well as the P.
It would save on production costs too. This is how to be mean and green.

David

OK, let's call it what it is, nitrates,
the bane of the petroleum fed garden.

But, then we wouldn't have blue babies.
"Where's the fun in that", said Bevis to Butthead.

Now I know Billy has lost it!
It is a sad day when one quotes a phrase from the Bevis & Butthead show.

Billy you need more class like from Ren & Stimpy "You.. You... Idiot"

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Enjoy Life... Dan

Garden in Zone 5 South East Michigan.