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from the "Old Guy with the Pony Tail"
at Mendham Garden Center
At Mendham Garden Center, we are asked quite often; what fertilizer
should I use for my lawn? In all honesty, without a soil test, the recommendation
is a best guess. Most complete lawn fertilizers are formulated with two or three major
nutrients; nitrogen, sometimes phosphorous, and potassium. Each based on percentage
such as 10-18-10 or 27-0-6. Often these nutrients are thought of as "up" (nitrogen for
top growth) "down" (phosphorous for root development), and "all around" (potassium
for health and vigor). Of the three; nitrogen, the fi rst number, is utilized in the greatest
quantity and is the largest percentage in a general purpose turf fertilizer such as 27-0-
6. Only nitrogen stimulates turf growth to any great degree. Phosphorous, the second
number and largest in a seed starter fertilizer such as 10-18-10, although required for
root development, does not stimulate root development. Only nitrogen stimulates root
development. Potassium, the third number, is required for many chemical processes but
does not stimulate growth. Only nitrogen stimulates growth. As long as phosphorous
and potassium are available in the soil, supplemental applications are not required.
Only a soil test can accurately provide this necessary information.
Stop in at Mendham Garden Center and ask for the "old guy with
the pony tail" for more tips to make your lawn and property beautiful!
Conveniently located at 1306 Route 31, Annandale (near the Old Allerton
Road intersection) Mendham Garden Center has everything you need for the
garden, year-round. Call 908.730.9008 or visit us online for more information
at: www.MendhamGardenCenter.com.
"Another May new buds and fl owers shall bring:
Ah! why has happiness no second Spring?"
~ Charlo e Smith
"As full of spirit as the month of May,
and as gorgeous as the sun in Midsummer."
~ William Shakespeare
