What Liquid Lawn Fertilizer Is Best For Your Lawn?
There are several reasons one might choose to use liquid lawn fertilizer instead of the granular type. There are also some situations that the granular type may be a better choice.
First of all some basics about using fertilizer for your lawn. Most soil does not have the right amounts of nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium to ensure a healthy lawn. To find out the right mix for your lawn a soil test should be done. The three nutrients mentioned above are sold in different percentages so you can find the right mix for your lawn.
Nitrogen gives the grass it's green leafy color. Potassium gives your lawn disease and drought tolerance. Phosphorous promotes strong root growth.
Using a liquid fertilizer is more expensive than the granular type but delivers the nutrients much faster. If you want to get your lawn greener quicker this is the way to go. For long term health of the grass the granular type will not need to be applied as often and will be cheaper.
Depending on the type of grass you have there are certain times you need to apply fertilizer. For cool season grasses such as bluegrass, rye and fescue these times are mid spring and in the fall. Warm season grasses such as bermuda and zoysia are best fertilized in late spring and early summer. These times coincide with the most active growing period for each type of grass.
A couple of good liquid fertilizer companies are Scotts and Lesco. Scotts has a product called Greenmaster Liquid and Lesco has Greenflo. Both have many different mixtures of the concentrations of nutrients to give you the right choice for your particular soil and what results you are trying to get from your grass. Green leafy grass for example.
There are also many organic and natural liquid fertilizers. These are made from materials that were previously alive. Some examples would be plants, fish, and manure. You can buy these or learn how to make them yourself. One draw back may be the smell if you are using one based with manure. Otherwise these are a great way to fertilize your lawn or garden.
Almost everyone's soil needs some form of fertilizer if you want a strong healthy lawn. To get it looking good faster try using a liquid fertilizer. And remember to test your soil first, this is the only way to ensure you get the right balance of nutrients for your particular lawn.
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