Re: Lawns
- To: <c*@fix.net>, <m*@worldnet.att.net>
- Subject: Re: Lawns
- From: "* B* <v*@iafrica.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 13:13:41 +1300
If water and fertilizer are
>>precious, let's tax them directly and let people make their
>>own decisions about how to spend their money.
>>
South Africa works on an incremental scale for water consumption. Water
bills are monthly with the first few kilolitres at a nominal rate then there
is a price hike for the next amount used & then a 3rd step for real excess
consumption. Profligate watering, such as a lawn requires, gets really
expensive, so it helps focus the mind on the situation nicely.
Do you know that annually there is more fertilizer used on lawns in the USA
than there is for the total of all agricultural & horticultural activity in
Africa.
Glenn Breayley. Ragnarok & Valhalla Research.
POBox 26158, Hout Bay, 7872, Capetown, South Africa
Ph SA 021 7904253 Fax SA 021 7905139 E-mail valhalla@iafrica.com
Wholesale nurseryman & Tillandsia specialist wholesale & retail grower.
