A proper fertilizer plan will help make your lawn look its best. In this video I'll show you how to dial in a fertilizer program advocated by industry leaders and professors of turf management.
Before you begin to think about a fertility program for your lawn, the first thing you should do is figure out square footage of all the sections in your lawn. Then make a note or a map of your lawn for reference when you forget the size of each section.
There are two good ways to find the square footage of your property. First you can get out the tape measure and measure the lawn in sections or you can use an online measurement tool like the area calculator from Sod Solutions. (https://areacalculator.sodsolutions.com)
Now that you know the square footage of your lawn, it’s time to think about fertilizer.
If you’ve never really looked at a bag of fertilizer there are a few things you should know that will help you along the way.
First, you should ignore the statement on the bag that says this bag covers 5,000 square feet. That number tells you nothing.
What you want to know is the weight of the bag, and the numbers next to the three letters N-P-K. These are the percentages of Nitrogen Phosphorus and Potassium, by weight, of the bag.
