Your grass craves periodic feedings, and it is best to meet this need for periodic feedings
by fertilizing lawns with "slow-release" products. You'll
find such products at local home improvement stores, such as Lowe's and Home
Depot. Because these products release their nutrients over time, rather than all
at once, feeding your grass with them allows the grass to "eat" at its own
leisure. As nutrients are released, the root system fills in any bare patches,
depriving weed seeds of a place to germinate.
Of course, as a substitute for all this, you can stay organic and simply top
dress your lawns with compost in spring and fall.
Scotts suggests a four-part schedule for fertilizing lawns. The schedule will
depend on where you live and your grass-type; but, as an example, here’s the
schedule for a Northern lawn composed of a mixture of bluegrass, ryegrass and
fescue:
Sample Schedule for Fertilizing Lawns
Before fertilizing lawns with these products, read the instructions on the
bag carefully (or ask someone at the store for details). A particular product
may not be suitable for your type of grass. Likewise, when applying fertilizers,
follow directions explicitly, concerning how much to apply, how often they
should be applied, and under what conditions they should be applied.
Fertilizing lawns is best done with a brodcast spreader. Be advised not to fill the
applicator with the spreader parked on the grass. Doing so invites grass-burn,
as you may accidentally discharge too much while loading. Instead, fill the
applicator somewhere else, then wheel the spreader onto the grass.
.
by fertilizing lawns with "slow-release" products. You'll
find such products at local home improvement stores, such as Lowe's and Home
Depot. Because these products release their nutrients over time, rather than all
at once, feeding your grass with them allows the grass to "eat" at its own
leisure. As nutrients are released, the root system fills in any bare patches,
depriving weed seeds of a place to germinate.
Of course, as a substitute for all this, you can stay organic and simply top
dress your lawns with compost in spring and fall.
Scotts suggests a four-part schedule for fertilizing lawns. The schedule will
depend on where you live and your grass-type; but, as an example, here’s the
schedule for a Northern lawn composed of a mixture of bluegrass, ryegrass and
fescue:
Sample Schedule for Fertilizing Lawns
- Apply a fertilizer called, “Scotts Turf Builder With Halts Crabgrass Preventer” in April or May. Fertilizing
lawns goes hand in hand with weed control.
- “Scotts Turf Builder With PLUS 2 Weed Control” can be applied in June. This
fertilizer fills the need for additional weed control, as the herbicide
component fights everything from ground ivy to purslane to white clover.
- In July or August, apply “Scotts Super Turf Builder with SummerGuard.”
This fertilizer is billed by Scotts as a product that “strengthens and
summer-proofs" your grass while "combating a spectrum of harsh seasonal threats
like insects, heat and drought.”
- Finally, Scotts winterizing fertilizer should be applied in fall.
Fertilizing lawns with this product will not only prepare grass for winter, but
also give you a head start towards achieving the green turf you’ll want next
spring –- bringing us full circle.
Before fertilizing lawns with these products, read the instructions on the
bag carefully (or ask someone at the store for details). A particular product
may not be suitable for your type of grass. Likewise, when applying fertilizers,
follow directions explicitly, concerning how much to apply, how often they
should be applied, and under what conditions they should be applied.
Fertilizing lawns is best done with a brodcast spreader. Be advised not to fill the
applicator with the spreader parked on the grass. Doing so invites grass-burn,
as you may accidentally discharge too much while loading. Instead, fill the
applicator somewhere else, then wheel the spreader onto the grass.
.
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