Healthy Lawns & Clean Water: You Can Make a Difference

This handout describes how to help protect New Jersey's waterways by selecting a low or no phosphorus fertilizer designed for lawns, and applying it properly. It was produced as part of a partnership between NJDEP and two major fertilizer producers who agreed to reduce by 50% the amount of phosphorus in their lawn leaf fertilizer product, distribute this product in garden centers statewide, and work with the Department on strategies to educate the public on proper selection and use of lawn fertilizer.Purpose: To describe how to help protect NJ's waterways by selecting a low or no phosphorus fertilizer designed for lawns, and applying it properly