KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -To avoid over-fertilizing, applying a fertilizer every two weeks is not recommended. Fertilizing as often as every two weeks will likely lead to problems such as lawn burn, excessive grass growth, as well as polluted water that can lead to toxic algae growth.

Detailed explanation-2: -Excess fertiliser in the soil, would make the soil a relatively hypertonic solution, thereby causing water to be pulled out of the plants by exosmosis, causing the cells to become plasmolysed and the plant to die.

Detailed explanation-3: -Too much fertilizer can actually kill the plant and excess fertilizer can runoff into streams and lakes causing toxic algal blooms that are harmful to aquatic life and even people and their pets. Excess fertilizer runoff from lawns and agricultural applications also contribute to aquatic “dead zones” in coastal areas.