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l e t ' S r e B u i l d y o u r l A W n t h i S f A l l
by the "Old Guy With The Pony Tail" at Mendham Garden Center
Fall is the time to revitalize your lawn. Through the summer, your lawn
weakens due to soil compaction, shallower root system, depletion of stored
nutrients and other adverse environmental conditions. Two thirds of your yearly
nitrogen fertilizer should be applied to your lawn in the fall. As the weather cools
and turf growth increases, a consistent supply of nitrogen helps to stimulate
lateral growth, root depth and turf density assuming all other nutrients are
adequate. Fall soil aeration will also benefit turf health and vigor.
Carbohydrates created and stored in the root system in the fall are
utilized the following spring. Late fall fertilization provides early spring
green up without the need for additional early spring fertilization. Additional
early spring fertilizer only serves to stimulate top growth at the expense of stored
nutrients. When fertilizer is applied prematurely in the spring, nutrients stored
the previous fall are depleted sooner than would otherwise be utilized, causing
earlier turf weakening.
Spring fertilizer should usually be applied later in the spring when turf
shows signs of yellowing or slowed growth. At that time only a light application
of nitrogen is warranted to maintain turf health and development.
Stop by Mendham Garden Center today and ask for The Old Guy with
the Pony Tail! Conveniently located at 1306 Route 31, Annandale (near
the Old Allerton Road intersection) Mendham Garden Center is the place
to go for all your gardening and landscape needs. Call 908.730.9008 or visit:
www.MendhamGardenCenter.com.
Joseph Tersigni, REALTOR
®
Cell: 908.399.3582 * Office: 908.735.8140
joseph@jerseyhomz.com
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