Environmental Benefits of Reduced Fertilizer Applications

But what about the environmental impact? State regulators, municipalities, homeowners, and even businesses are looking for ways to reduce the environmental footprint of fertility applications.

Environmental Impact

After listening to the struggles of applicators to recruit and retain the necessary personnel to efficiently operate their businesses, EC Grow launched Labor Efficient Programs (LEP) in 2020. While the foremost goal of this program is to reduce the labor necessary to grow fantastic turf, one of the major ancillary benefits of adopting this type of program is the reduced environmental impact.
Most blends in the Labor Efficient lineup utilize Polymer Coated Urea (PCU) to efficiently meter out nitrogen as the grass plant needs it. PCU protects the environment in three ways:

1. Less nitrogen is applied due to the efficient delivery of PCU
2. PCU protects the nitrogen from converting to Ammonia and going into the atmosphere
3. PCU also protects the nitrogen from converting to nitrate and leaching into groundwater

By utilizing a fertility program that contains controlled-release PCU, you can effectively reduce your applications while achieving the same color response, decreased clippings, and reduced surge growth. In addition, fewer visits to a property result in decreased fuel costs and usage. Lastly, fewer applications require fewer bags in landfills. Grow With Less.

When you tie the labor-saving benefits AND environmentally friendly benefits of our Labor Efficient Programs together, everyone wins.