The Green View

Great Lawns Begin with Spring Care

In spring, it's recommended that you control weeds and apply the kind of fertilizer that won't increase your mowing duties. How much to do in spring depends on the quality of your lawn and any problems you might be having.

Greenview has four, specially formulated products for spring lawn application. They contain more slow-release nitrogen fertilizer than most other leading brands. To learn how Greenview Fairway Formula compares to Scott's fertilizers, Click here.

Greenview's proprietary formula also feeds the lawn for 12-16 weeks, much longer than most other products. With Greenview Fairway Formula you can enjoy a beautiful lawn with a full, deep root system, fewer mowing duties, and season-long feeding — all in one step!  Click here to learn how to read a fertilizer label.

• If the lawn is riddled with weeds and crabgrass, Greenview Fairway Formula Spring Fertilizer with Weed & Feed and Crabgrass Control 24-2-8 is recommended in spring. It eliminates crabgrass, dandelions, clover, vines and other broadleaf weeds as it fertilizes with one application. Most other products require two or more applications in spring and summer to provide the weed and crabgrass control and fertilizer that Greenview Fairway Formula provides in one.
• If the lawn is in pretty good shape with no weeds, apply Greenview Fairway Formula Spring Fertilizer 26-4-12.  It provides the perfect blend of slow-release nitrogen and other nutrients in one application that lasts all summer.
• If broadleaf weeds, such as dandelions, are not a problem but crabgrass is, apply Greenview Fairway Formula Spring Fertilizer with Crabgrass Preventer 26-4-12. One spring application provides season-long crabgrass control and summer long feeding.
• If your area restricts the use of phosphates, consider Greenview Fairway Formula Zero Phosphate Spring Fertilizer 27-0-12.  A one-time application in spring provides slow release nitrogen for summer long feeding and the fertilizer is phosphate free.

Greenview Fairway Formula products are available at independent garden centers, and through the Greenview Annual Lawn Plan where your fertilizer will be shipped to you at the right time for application given your local weather conditions. Prepare now for a thick, lush lawn this spring and summer.

To read more about what you can do to have a great lawn this year, visit the Greenview Fertilizer website and browse the Lawn Learning Center.

            

When Do I Apply Greenview Fertilizer?

If you are a Greenview Annual Lawn Plan Customer, then you don't need to worry about the right time to apply fertilizer.  With the Greenview Annual Lawn Plan, we deliver your Spring, Summer, Fall and Late Fall fertilizers and lawn care products to you at the exact right time for you to spread it on your lawn.

For homeowners who need to figure out the best time to apply lawn fertilizer on their own, here are some tips:

1. Find out what heat zone you reside in.  You can go to the National Garden Association’s Zone Finder and insert your zip code.  With this heat zone code - you will be able to research the correct timing for fertilizer applications in your area.  Your local state cooperative extension service is a good place to start.  In addition to your heat zone, the right timing will be based on climatic and phenological indicators for your region.
2. When selecting a lawn fertilizer, be sure to read the package label.  Most bags will tell you when to apply the lawn fertilizer - though it will provide only general timing recommendations...like "apply anytime in Spring".  Generic timing means you get average results, because grass and weeds germinate and grow at different times.  And lawn experts know when you apply fertilizer and weed control products is just as critical as what you apply, to get the best results.
3. In order to narrow down on the right timing for fertilizer application, you need to understand how grass and weeds grow.  Cool season grasses grow in the spring, much of their energy is spent in top growth (trying to go to seed), fertilizer is needed in spring but not as much as when the grass plant is growing roots in the fall.  Spring is also the time when the most troublesome weeds are germinating and emerging.  For example crabgrass seeds germinate when the soil temperatures are 55 deg. F. for 24 - 48 consecutive hours, and this is several weeks earlier than the dandelions emerge or the forsythia blooms.
4. If you really want to hit the sweet spot with timing - you need to study the fertilizer label and understand how the nutrients are released over time (is it quick release or a controlled release fertilizer).  Check how long the fertilizer will feed the grass plant.  Greenview Fairway Formula Fertilizers feed through a patented slow release nitrogen technology for up to 16 weeks.  The slow release provides an even feeding of nutrients to the grass plant which helps grow healthy, thick turf.  You will find other brands last 4 weeks and then suggest a repeat fertilizer application.

If this is more work and research than you care to do - go to www.greenviewfertilizer.com and sign up for the Annual Lawn Plan.  We will help you select the right fertilizer product for your lawn, and we will ship it to you at the right time for you to apply!  All you have to do is push the spreader, we even give you the spreader setting for your spreader model.

Greenview Fertilizer is also available in stores throughout the continental United States.   But when you are ready to leave the details to us, sign up for the Greenview Annual Lawn Plan .  Check it out today!

Organic Fertilizers

Is an organic fertilizer safer for the environment?

While organic fertilizers tend to contain very low amounts of nitrogen (3% vs 25-30% for chemical fertilizers), nitrogen is a critical nutrient for the growth of healthy, thick turf.  Even though lower nutrient loading in the soil is good from an environmental perspective, organic fertilizers release the nutrients immediately and rain can wash them away with the ground water, leaving the grass plant starved for nutrients. 

As the benefits of an organic fertilizer often go unnoticed, homeowners will spread multiple applications of organic fertilizers to generate a response.  Organic fertilizer and multiple applications is costly, time consuming and not environmentally friendly.  Homeowners may think using an organic fertilizer is beneficial, but it will have very little impact on the grass plant.

We believe there is a better way - and that is by using a slow release fertilizer that provides nutrients slowly over an extended period of time.  And because of the slow release technology in Greenview Fairway Formula Fertilizers - the nitrogen nutrient will not be washed away with the first rain.

Learn how to get the benefits of organic fertilizer - and better results.