🔵 New Jersey is currently in a fertilizer blackout period
🔵 Homeowners are not permitted to fertilize their lawns during this time
🔵 Over-fertilization can cause algae blooms and harm marine life
Did you know that you can’t fertilize your lawn during the winter in New Jersey?
Since 2011, New Jersey homeowners and commercial lawn services have been prohibited from applying fertilizers to lawns during the winter months.
The fertilizer blackout began on Nov. 15 for private homeowners and on Dec. 1 for commercial lawn service. It ends for both on March 1, 2025.
This law is designed to protect the rivers, bays, and streams in New Jersey by reducing fertilizer runoff, which can cause excessive algae growth and bloom, said Tim Dillingham, executive director of The American Littoral Society…