When do I apply my fertilizer?
March 13, 2007

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Posted by Robert Neff at 8:00:00 AM | 1 Comment(s)

Todds_image 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:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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!

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    Posted by jose hernandez on September 13, 2007

    i want to know wen to apply fertilizer and wich kind.