Homeowners desperate for green lawns risk fertilizer fines.
Fertilizer sales continue to climb despite the warnings of runoff and steep fines.
Matthew Lombardo of Lombardo Landscaping hears it every June.
Customers are looking to capitalize on the wet conditions and with a sprinkle of fertilizer, regrow what was lost.
"A lot of people typically think, you put more down and it’s going to be better.
The more rain, the greater risk of having the fertilizer seep into our local waters creating toxic algae.
As an education tool, the Lee County Department of Natural Resources has come up with a video of their own warning of the "Green Monster" caused by fertilizer runoff.
In a statement by Lee County Natural Resources Manager Kurt Harclerode, he says the following: "There is an informational campaign to raise awareness about water quality and how using fertilizer can impact our water quality.
That’s why Lee County has an ordinance.
Stores in other counties across Florida have pulled fertilizers during the rainy season, but not Lee County.