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Good morning everyone. More photos have been posted at www.pinellascounty.org/LakeSeminole under What’s New. Additional news: with the help of several volunteers a small area of invasive plants were cleared at the SW end of Park Blvd near the jet ski rental and replanted with native plants. Thanks to the Townhomes of Lake Seminole who have a few too many jointed spike rush (a beautiful native shoreline plant) we will be transplanting many of their extras into this area as well. A special thanks to the DeSpiegler family who went on hydrilla patrol in a big way and dug up two garbage bags full! A picture of hydrilla is attached here for your reference. Lastly, there was some sound advice from a St. Petersburg Times editorial letter I read yesterday. The link is below. I will do the calculations and let you know how much nitrogen and phosphorous your yard is getting every time you irrigate with lake water. Every time residents irrigate with lake water they are getting a free fertilizer treatment and the less additional product applied to our yards means less will end up in the lake. Our yards and landscape plants only take up what they need; so if they can get all the nutrients they need from the lake water you can save money and the lake by eliminating extra fertilizer treatments. Letters: Lake needs help The article makes the point that fertilizer runoff from surrounding homes has contributed to algae growth in Lake Seminole.
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