The Problems with Synthetic Fetilizers

• Increase soil salinity killing earthworms and beneficial organisms in the soil

• Too often the quick, water soluble nitrogen, dissolves and leaches into surrounding water systems before the grass even gets a chance to use it.

• Can burn the grass.

• Disrupts PH balance

• Provide a quick nitrogen fix that stimulates excessive growth leading to thatch build-up and dependence on another "fix"

• Gone after 30 days

• Tends to sterilize soil

• Derived from petroleum products