If you live in Mundelein and like to keep your lawn extra green and lush with fertilizer treatments, check the ingredients on the bag before you take the spreader for a spin.

 

Because if phosphorous is on the list, you'll need to find a different product.

 

The village board Monday significantly restricted the use of fertilizer containing the controversial chemical agent.

 

Local residents still can use fertilizers with phosphorous on flower beds and vegetable gardens, as well as on bare patches of lawn that are being seeded. Golf courses and farms are exempt, too.

 

But for general lawn fertilization, phosphorous is out.

 

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