Environmental

Ice Traction Aids? Avoid Salt on Lawns and Plants

MAINE:–(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2012. Here’s a breakdown of various products available for use, with a review of whether or not they’ll harm your landscape: http://www.safelawns.org/blog/index.php/2011/01/calcium-based-ice-melt-is-safer-for-lawns/

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ROCK SALT —This is among the cheapest of the products that actually melt the ice, but it’s also among the most harsh things you can apply to the lawn and garden. When the sodium chloride dissolves, the sodium can burn the grass (see photo, above) and the feeder roots of…

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