Resources

Presentations

• Fertilizer Law Overview (PDF)               

Publications

• Pennsylvania Urban Nutrient Management – Be Green While Protecting Our Streams
• Fertlizer Rack Card (PDF)         
• Watershed Friendly Poster - 8.5x11 (PDF)
• Watershed Friendly Poster - 11x17 (PDF)
• Backyard Lawn Conservation Booklet (PDF)
• The Homeowner’s Guide to Stormwater (PDF)

Fertilizer Spreader Calibration

• "Manure Spreader Calibration" 
• "Calibrating Your Fertilizer Spreader" 
• "Calibration How Tos: How to Calibrate Your Rotary Spreader" 
  

Lawn Conversion

• “Improving Local Water Quality Through Lawn Conversion”
• “Lawn Alternatives”
• “Meadows and Prairies: Wildlife -Friendly Alternatives to Lawn” 
• Video:  “Changing Landscape Practices Implications for Landowners and Local Officials: 10.21.21”
• Video:  “How Can I Manage My Lawn to Reduce Nutrient Pollution?”
• DCNR Lawn Conversion

Soil Testing

• "Don't Guess…Soil Test"
• Soil Sampling Instructions
• "Interpreting Your Soil Test Reports"
  

Soil Test Kits

• Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory at Penn State
• County Extension Offices
  

Plant Nutrient Requirements

• "Turfgrass Fertilization: A Basic Guide for Professional Turfgrass Managers"
• "Calculations Used to Determine the Amount of Fertilizer Needed to Treat Turf"
• "Enhanced Efficiency Nitrogen Fertilizers for Turfgrasses"
• "How Much Soil Phosphorus is in Pennsylvania's Lawns?"
• "Lawn Management through the Seasons"
  

Safe Handling Publication 

• "Chemical Advisory:  Safe Storage, Handling, and Management of Ammonium Nitrate" (PDF)