Lawn care tips: Fertilizers explained
If you want a green, healthy grass, you need to fertilize it. However, in order to fertilize correctly, you have to know how to do it, or you can hire someone who knows how to do it for you. Duluth landscapers are qualified and experienced professionals who can do the lawn care services for you, over the whole year. But, if you have decided to care for your lawn yourself, here are some hints how to fertilize it properly.
Know your grass
Depending on the type of your grass, its condition, and its maturity, you will have to get a different type of fertilizer. This will also determine when, and how frequent you should fertilize. So do your homework before you begin.
Check the labels
You will see some numbers on your fertilizer package, such as 20-5-10. This is frequent on all fertilizers that can be found on the market, and it represents the percentage of three critical components of every fertilizer- nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, in that order. Also, read the instructions, and follow them! You do not want to damage the grass or cause some environmental hazard. Never apply fertilizers when the weather is hot, it can potentially burn your grass!
Types of fertilizers
There are many different categorizations, but we will mention a few different kinds.
There are also quick and slow release fertilizers. Quick release fertilizers are entirely absorbed right away, while the slow-release fertilizers slowly release nutrients over a longer period, and are the recommended option.
Know your grass
Depending on the type of your grass, its condition, and its maturity, you will have to get a different type of fertilizer. This will also determine when, and how frequent you should fertilize. So do your homework before you begin.
Check the labels
You will see some numbers on your fertilizer package, such as 20-5-10. This is frequent on all fertilizers that can be found on the market, and it represents the percentage of three critical components of every fertilizer- nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, in that order. Also, read the instructions, and follow them! You do not want to damage the grass or cause some environmental hazard. Never apply fertilizers when the weather is hot, it can potentially burn your grass!
Types of fertilizers
There are many different categorizations, but we will mention a few different kinds.
- First, you have the starter fertilizer, which is designed for new lawns. These contain less nitrogen, and more potassium, to help the grass develop stronger roots.
- You can also find hybrid solutions, which include weed killers as well as fertilizers if you want to kill two birds with one stone. However, we do not recommend this; it is always better to do these two activities separately.
- Natural fertilizers are also excellent, and if you have the opportunity to use them, always go for them. If you leave grass clippings on your lawn, they will serve as fertilizers, covering as much as 25% of all the fertilization needs the grass has. You can also use animal manure, mixed with water. Compost is also a good option, so is sewage sludge.
There are also quick and slow release fertilizers. Quick release fertilizers are entirely absorbed right away, while the slow-release fertilizers slowly release nutrients over a longer period, and are the recommended option.
