What's a good fertilizer to use for your lawn at this time of the year?

Question

Now that hot weather's approaching I'm really concerned about "burning" the grass.

Answer 1

Unless you plan on irrigating your lawn, fertilizer is not a good option right now for cool season grasses. Nitrogen forces vegetative growth and a grass blade is 90% water. Heat stresses a lawn and increase its need for water. Adding more vegetative cover greatly increases a lawn's need for water. Vegetative growth consumes a plant's energy stores. Above 85 degrees F the photosynthesis process shuts down in a cool season grass & energy stores are not replenished. This is the same energy stored by a grass to recover from future diseases or the coming heat & drought.

Answer 2

First identify the type turf or grass and most likely a low nitrogen mix like 8-8-8 will do it for ya. Early Spring is probably the best time to use the weed & feed types mix's.

Answer 3

UREA. So long as you water it in you won't have problems with burning it. Just don't apply it in the middle of the day but wait until after 5pm.

Answer 4

If you live in Missouri like me .......it's already too hot and not enough rain to put on fertilizer.

Very early spring with a spreader and 12-12-12
and lost of rain fall.

Answer 5

triple 13 it will make evry thing so pretty and yellow

Answer 6

TRY BLOOD AND BONE : )