TRU-GREEN (formally CHEM-LAWN) Spraying

It behooves me why Tru-Green is spraying chemicals on a rainy day - that they're treating our green spaces at all should be questioned.

We are certified as a wildlife habitat and our community is surrounded by wooded trails and wetlands. It should be common knowledge that the chemical run-off pollutes the Potomac.

Broadlands Naturally is a misnomer.

 

-*bewilders

 

I’m glad they aren’t my company as they have just wasted their client’s $$!

 

The only thing that would be negatively affected by being sprayed in the rain would be weed killers. They need to stick to the plant.
A liquid fertilizer would in no way be impacted by being applied in the rain.

 

If it's nitrogen then it will have an impact. The run off into the Chesapeake feeds algae blooms and once the algae die, its decomposition consumes oxygen, suffocating and killing aquatic life. It also leaches into our ground water which can have negative effects on our drinking water and subsequently, our health.

 

Yes, most fertilization includes nitrogen.
Whether there is enough in what Broadlands sprays gets into the Chesapeake, I don’t know.
Of course Broadlands could forego all lawn care and let nature takes its course.

 

Why must it be all or nothing? There are organic products available (yes, more expensive) but the net results over the long term make its use cheaper because it feeds the soil microbiome and strengthens the soil structure. Granted, it still contains nitrogen but due to the healthier structure of the plant and soil retaining it, the run-off is negligible.