WATER
CONSERVATION
Lawns
Sod: The Dat
Stats
Source: Association
of Florida Native Nurseries
In just one
year, we spend:
- $25 billion
on lawncare products
- $5.25 billion
on fossil-fuel derived fertilizers
- $700 million
on lawn pesticides
and
- 580 million
gallons of gasoline fuel our lawnmowers
- 26 million
households pay for outside lawn services
- 60-70,000 lawnmower-related
accidents occur
Water, fertilizer
and pollution
On average in
Florida, 40-60% of household water use goes
to irrigating urban landscapes dominated
by turf grass and exotic plants. (Exotic
plants are non-native plantes, i.e. they
are not native to Florida.)
The University
of Florida Extension Service finds
that watering a 20 x 50 foot area of turf
requires 500-600 gallons of water, almost
as much as you might use for personal needs
in a week.
The Garden
Club of America laments that 60 million
pounds of fossil-fuel derived fertilizer
is spent keeping sod greener than normal
or necessary.
The EPA found
that running a lawnmower for one hour creates
as much air pollution as driving a car for
350 miles. Furthermore, every year
we spill more fuel filling lawn equipment
than was lost by the Exxon Valdez in Alaska!
More than 30 million
acres of American land is planted in lawn,
a sterile monoculture that supports little
life other than fleas, ticks, and mole crickets.
Be sure to follow the Watering
Restrictions that are in place.
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