Watch Out for Fertilizer Burn

Recently I’ve received some questions on lawn fertilizer and possible burn from it. Sometimes this happens when new homeowners in their excitement to get the yard looking good and green. Some people over apply and others figure they will make their own brew of lawn fertilizer.

It can be easy to burn a lawn with fertilizer, especially trying to establish a new lawn. Don’t forget grass is a plant, when it gets transplanted from the growing fields to building site it will experience some shock. It is always best to give the roots some time to get establish before pulling out the fertilizer spreader and fertilizing a new lawn. Even then I would not hit it a full strength.

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