How To Fertilize The Lawn

When you think about How to Fertilize the Lawn the first thing you will need to do is to take some soil samples. You may find that your needs some nutrients to get it started and taking a soil sample or two will tell you what you need to do about fertilizingf your lawn.

The soil test checks the levels of various chemicals in the soil. You need to try and take samples, using a soil testing kit, from various parts of your lawn to get an overall feel for the state of your lawn.

Soil pH is an indication of how much acid is present in the soil. The scale ranges from 0 to 14 with a neutral pH being 7. You want the pH of your lawn to be between 5.5 and 6.0. A ph below 6 is considered acidic with anything over 7 being considered alkaline.

So having established the ph level of your lawn you will be able to determine what sort of fertilizer you will need. If you have an acidic lawn, then you are going to need an additive like lime in order to correct the pH. If you have an alkaline lawn then you need to be looking for an elemental sulfur or aluminum sulfate additive.

So you see when it comes to how to fertilize the lawn it isn't just a case of popping out and geting a bag of fertilizer!

Setting up your lawn for a successful season does takes some time and some work. However, you are going to realise how worthwhile it is when you are sitting down in the summer admiring your lawn.

When it comes to applying fertilizer, you should never do it by hand. You have to always wear gloves and should use a spreader in order to avoid burning your lawn with concentrated amounts of fertilizer.

Fertilizer Spreaders are available in three types, hand crank models, drop spreaders, and broadcast spreaders. The hand crank or hand held models are perfect for beds in small areas like rose beds and perennial plant beds.

With a drop spreader you can cover a little larger area like a small lawn. However, with a broadcast spreader you will be able to spread a lot of fertilizer at once. So if you have a large lawn the broadcast spreader is going to be the one for you!

Having applied the fertilizer you need to clean your sidewalk and driveway so that they do not get stained. Equally you want to avoid contaminating your water runoff which could affect your local environment and water sources.