The Best Lawn Fertilizer

It is hard to determine one best lawn fertilizer because there are so many different kinds of grass. You also have to look at the soil of the area to determine what the needs will be in fertilizer. The amount of sun and shade that your lawn gets also has a direct influence on the way the grass grows and how green it gets. Walk on the lawn and see whether or not the grass remains down in your footstep. It could be a sign that you need to water the lawn or that the grass does not have the right nourishment for growing well.

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When you use a fertilizer on your lawn, it will stimulate the growth of the grass. This will also mean you have to mow the lawn more often. Experts recommend that you do apply fertilizer at least 4 times a year. There are different fertilizers you should use at the different times of the year. In spring, choose a fertilizer just for that time of the year. As the grass begins to grow stronger in late spring, you should use a turf builder and during the summer, you need to use a summer guard that won't burn up your lawn. There is also a winter fertilizer you can use to help prepare the lawn for the coming spring.

While most of the commercial fertilizers do contain chemicals, if you want your lawn to be environmentally friendly, there are organic fertilizers for your needs. You can also leave small grass clippings on the lawn rather than raking them up. This is the most natural kind of fertilizer apart from animal manure. Although manure is one of the best fertilizers it is also unsightly and smelly.

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