Our Watershed
Skipping Spring Lawn Feeding Benefits Environment
Fertilizing in the fall improves the health and appearance of lawns while reducing water pollution.
I think it would be safe to say that the mild winter weather is giving folks an early dose of “spring fever” this year. Daffodils are blooming, some flowering trees are beginning to show color and the cool season blue grass and fescue lawns, that are predominate in the Severna Park area, are starting to turn green. In the past, we were told that to improve the appearance of our lawns, we needed to apply fertilizer with high nitrogen content at this time of year to encourage the grass to turn a rich, dark green color. While this practice did achieve the desired result of creating a greener lawn, it may have been doing more harm than good in maintaining the health of both the turf and the environment. According to the Maryland Cooperative …
John Dawson
7:12 am on Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Tina - Please email me and let me know when you renovated your lawn and how you applied the LeafGro. Did you have the soil tested before the renovation? more ›