Several gardeners individually attacking garden pests or fertilizing their lawns can add up to significant pesticide use in a neighborhood, posing a threat to surface and groundwater. To enjoy the benefits of environmentally sound gardening in your yard, follow suggestions in this bulletin for choosing low maintenance plants, conditioning and mulching soil, composting garden wastes, watering more efficiently, planting pest-resistant species, rotating plantings, and choosing least toxic pesticides 8 pages.
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Title
Your Yard and Water Quality: Simple Things Gardeners Can Do To Prevent Water Contamination
Creators
Van M. Bobbitt (Author)
Robert Fox (Author)
Holly Kennell (Author)
Curt Moulton (Author)
George Pinyuh (Author)
Mary Robson (Author)
Academic Unit
Publications, WSU Extension
Series
Extension bulletin (Washington State University. Extension); EB1744
Publisher
Washington State University Extension; Pullman, Washington
Identifiers
99900502487001842
Copyright
In copyright ; openAccess ; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ ; http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess