SFWMD: Enemy of Environment

Southwest Florida Water Management District - SFWMD - is determined to reduce a 1 lb of N and destroy the filter plant that prevents 10 lbs of surface runoff . Once a week watering and fertilizer black outs will weaken the turf grass community making it vulnerable to pests and drought. Once the turf grass community has been reduced to thin and weak stands of weeds, mixed with desirable species along with open barren areas - you can expect higher pollution from dust and pollen, hotter ambient temperatures and soil erosion. None of which is good for the environment!
SFWMD district is throwing the baby out with the bath water

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• Southwest
• Florida
• Water
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• Fertilizer
• ordinance
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• turf
• soil
• erosion
• dust

[Iloveturf]

@dimitrigregorieff Very few natives can survive the urban landscape’s pollution, pruners, mowers,traffic, kids or pets. Natives just do better out in the wild, not in the landscapes. Those that are hardy are often crooked spindly flowerless "Charlie Brown" plants. Yes, that would be classified as "fragile".

Turf is best

BTW: Please no personal attacks. I know the lefties like to go ad hominem when they loose on the facts, however that will not be allowed here! Next time you will be banned.

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[dimitrigregorieff]

@Iloveturf What on earth are you talking about? Native plants are fragile? Ok, I see. You just bought some stock in Bermuda Grass or something like that.

[Iloveturf]

@dimitrigregorieff Unfortunately native species are fragile and incapable of doing the filtering and processing of dust, pollen and pollution that urban environs produce.Turf is durable, reduces Co2, cools the planet,reduces electrical usage and is the greatest filter plant grown in the urban environment - filtering out dust, pollen, pollution, rainwater and stops erosion, Turf is a superior plant for reducing pollution of surface and ground waters.

[dimitrigregorieff]

How is that make sense? lawn require a lot of water, fertilizer, mowing, herbicide and lacks of providing habitat to the native wildlife. lawns are ugly too (my opinion of course). Florida native vegetation is where it is at. plant native flower, trees, ferns, shrubs, palms and see the water quality go up, etc...