WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – The war in Iran is affecting more than gas prices — lawn fertilizer costs are also on the rise, and local gardeners could feel the impact later this year.
Conflict in Iran has disrupted shipping along the Strait of Hormuz, the route used to transport resources, including raw fertilizer materials, from the Middle East. The disruption has caused suppliers to raise their prices.
Wichita garden center buys ahead
Jeremy Johnson, president of Johnson’s Garden Center in Wichita, said the business is already seeing a difference.
“We kind of saw that the fertilizer prices spiking,” Johnson said. “And so we went ahead and bought all of our fertilizer for the rest of the year for our lawn care customers. So hopefully we’re able to maintain those prices stable through the rest of 2026 because we were able to buy before price increases have happened for later in the year.”…