Category: fertilize

Liming materials neutralize acid in the soil and provide some nutrients essential to plant growth. Some common materials used to lime acid soils include ground calcitic limestone, basic slag, ground dolomitic limestone, wood ashes, and flue dust. Calcitic limestone contains …

Understanding the nutritional requirements of your lawn and the “baseline”
soil nutrient levels are important steps toward producing a quality lawn.
Fertilization of lawns is essential for the production of a quality turfgrass
stand; however, applying more than the recommended amount of fertilizer
or …

Essential Elements
All plants require certain chemical elements for proper growth and appearance. Of these nutrients at least 16 are known to be essential elements. Table 1 lists the 16 known elements and the sources from which …

Fall is the best time of year to fertilize Colorado’s bluegrass lawns. Promotions about “lawn winterization” may sound mysterious, but there’s nothing magical about it. Simply fertilize with nitrogen sometime during late September to early November along the Front Range, …

You don’t have to use chemicals to have a beautiful lawn. In fact, your lawn will be much healthier if you ban the use of chemicals. In addition, chemicals can poison soil and contaminate …