Our growing season is longer, so we do need more fertilizers, pesticides and fungicides.
Folks could grow very nice lawns and ornamentals here with organic fertilizers and non-toxic fungus and pest control, but most are retired and want to play and have others care for the landscape. The non-toxic route would require treatment more often, thus costing more than using toxic chemicals.
According to my post here a few months ago, questioning the subject, no one is willing to pay more to be non-toxic.
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