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Old 07-09-2009, 03:49 PM   #39
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Originally Posted by Acres per Second View Post
What is new is algae and the snails that graze on it.

Snails spread Duck Itch to ducks (successfully) and to humans (unsuccessfully, but stressfully).

Algae needs the elements of nitrogen and phosphorus to flourish: Both elements are provided by lawn fertilizer.

http://www.uvm.edu/~vlrs/doc/lawnfert.htm

Yep As I was saying to my neighbors last year there is a price to pay for all those nice beautiful chemically enhanced lawns.... that why I prefer my yard just the way it is, no grass.... just the sandy soil that has been there for years.....
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