In short: Being smart about where fertilizer is applied, and how much, can have a major impact on budgets. Using fertilizer . Adding fertilizer when a plant is in its dormant cycle can mess up its ...

For nearly a month, hundreds of thousands of Iowans have not been allowed to water their lawns—even though there's no drought ...

For the first time, researchers have calculated and quantified the full life cycle of fertilizers, and their findings published February 9 in the journal Nature Food found that carbon emissions ...

Also, the use of traditional NPK fertilizer creates a vicious cycle: More fertilizer is needed each year to maximize crop yields and counteract decreasing soil health effects from the fertilizer.