Orange County Fertilizer Management Ordinance<\/a>, which is applicable to Winter Garden, only fertilizers with zero nitrogen and zero phosphorus are permitted to be applied to all lawns, turf and landscape plants.\u00a0<\/p>\n“This is due to the abundance of rain the area gets during these summer months, which flushes the pollutants from lawns into our local waterbodies,” according to a news release from the city of Winter Garden.<\/p>\n
The ordinance is effect every summer to help protect springs, lakes and rivers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
From Thursday, Oct. 1, through Monday, May 31, 2027, fertilizers containing nitrogen are allowed, but the fertilizers must contain at least 65% slow-release nitrogen.<\/p>\n
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