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I've heard that buying locally made fertilisers is as important as buying locally produced food. Meaning the fertiliser has to travel less miles to reach us so therefore must be more environmentally friendly, is this true?

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Some lawn fertilisers are being sold without Phosphate, this is presumably to do with minimising algal blooms in rivers, which is a good thing, but is this any good for our lawns not to be getting Phosphate in their fertiliser?

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I've noticed bags of lawn fertiliser have numbers on them, what do these numbers mean, and why are they important to lawn care?

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I've been considering switching over to using a slow release lawn fertiliser, mainly so I don't need to worry about fertilising as often. Are there any benefits to using a slow release fertiliser over traditional lawn fertilisers?

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The paths around my house are stained with rust. I don't use bore water but I still end up with these horrible orange rust stains. What is causing this and what can I do about it?

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I wanted to put down an application of lawn fertiliser but it will be raining for the next few days. I'm assuming the rain will water the fertiliser into the lawn for me, is this true or is there something I should be aware of?

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How much fertiliser should I put down on my lawn? Is it a good idea to put down some extra to get the grass growing and greening up faster?

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How much fertiliser should I be putting on my lawn each year?