Environmentally responsible gardening
Scotts® products help you manage your lawns and gardens in an environmentally responsible way. Check out Scotts® environment stories.
Gardening side effects - why they matter in the broader environment story
With traditional fertilisers, much of the nutrients is simply washed away during watering or rainfall.
Leaching
It is estimated that 60% of traditional lawn fertiliser is washed down the drain into streams and waterways or into ground water. This overabundance of nutrients can create algal blooms such as blue green algae that can make water unusable, and damage fish and other life.
Frequency of application
How often a product needs to be applied affects not only the amount that is being released into the environment, but how much carbon pollution is created in its manufacture.
A controlled release fertiliser like Osmocote® only releases fertiliser when the plants need nutrients given climate conditions.
And it's simple. If a small quantity does the job perfectly, factories will not need to produce as much volume.
Osmocote® is manufactured in an environmentally accredited plant (ISO 14001, as well as ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001) because Scotts take their carbon-reducing responsibilities seriously.
Important soil microbes
Soil microbes have a huge role to play in promoting a healthy environment. A living soil means more productive plants.
Osmocote® encourages microbial activity so effectively that it has been used in environmental cleanups such as the Exxon Valdez disaster, where microbes were used to break down the pollutants.
