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L a w n s a re n a tu re ’s p e r fe c t re c re a tio n s p a c e s , p ro v id in g a s o ft p la c e fo r k id s , p e ts a n d a d u lts a lik e to re s t, p la y o r p ic n ic . A fe w s im p le tip s w ill k e e p y o u r la w n h e a lth y a n d th ic k , b e tte r a b le to c ro w d o u t w e e d s , a n d w ith s ta n d d ro u g h t.
F e e d in g h e lp s tu r f p ro d u c e a d e e p e r ro o t s tru c tu re m o re c a p a b le o f re a c h in g d e e p ly s to re d s o u rc e s o f w a te r u n d e rg ro u n d . W e ll-fe d la w n s p ro d u c e m o re s h o o ts o f g r a s s , in c re a s in g th e th ic k n e s s o f th e c a r p e t a n d e lim in a tin g b a re p a tc h e s w h e re b lo w in g w e e d s e e d s c a n ta k e ro o t.
L a w n s b e n e fi t fro m fe e d in g w h e n th e g ro u n d th a w s a n d th e la s t o f th e s n o w is g o n e . A s p r in g , s u m m e r a n d fa ll fe e d in g p ro g r a m w ill m e e t th e n e e d s o f m o s t la w n s . Ju s t b e s u re n o t to a p p ly w h e n
te m p e r a tu re s re a c h h ig h e r th a n 3 1 ° C to a v o id b u r n in g y o u r la w n .
In th e d o g d a y s o f s u m m e r, a ll g r a s s e s h a v e th e a b ility to g o d o r m a n t. In p e r io d s w h e n w a te r in ta k e is re d u c e d , in c lu d in g th e d r ie s t p a r ts o f th e s u m m e r, g r a s s tu r n s b ro w n a s th e p la n t fo c u s e s its e n e rg y o n th e ro o ts . D o n ’t w o r r y a b o u t w a te r in g o r fe e d in g d u r in g p e r io d s o f d o r m a n c y . Y o u r la w n w ill g re e n u p w ith fa ll o r s p r in g r a in s a n d w h e n th e s n o w m e lts .
fa ll, w h e n n u tr ie n ts p ro v id e fo o d s to re s to k e e p tu r f h e a lth y d u r in g th e c o ld e s t w e a th e r a n d b o o s t ro o t g ro w th to re a c h d e e p ly s to re d m o is tu re re s e r v e s .
T h e s e c o n d o p tio n is to s h a re it. A ll liv in g th in g s n e e d fo o d to g ro w a n d th r iv e , in c lu d in g in p a r k s , c o m m u n ity g a rd e n s a n d c o m m e m o r a tiv e g re e n s p a c e s . L e fto v e r fe r tiliz e r c a n b e s h a re d a t th e e n d o f th e s e a s o n w ith fa m ily , n e ig h b o u r s , fr ie n d s o r a c o m m u n ity g ro u p .
O n e o f th e m o s t c o m m o n ly a s k e d q u e s tio n s a b o u t fe r tiliz e r is w h a t to d o w ith le fto v e r p ro d u c t a t th e e n d o f th e g ro w in g s e a s o n . T h e fi r s t o p tio n is to u s e it a t th e e n d o f th e s e a s o n . T h e m o s t im p o r ta n t a p p lic a tio n o f fe r tiliz e r is in th e
T h e th ird o p tio n is s to re it. K e e p a n y le fto v e r fe r tiliz e r s e a le d in its o r ig in a l c o n ta in e r in a d r y p la c e fo r n e x t s e a s o n . If m o is tu re g e ts in lu m p in g m a y o c c u r, b u t th a t c a n u s u a lly b e fi x e d b y b re a k in g u p a n y c lu m p s b e fo re p la c in g fe r tiliz e r in th e s p re a d e r n e x t s p r in g .
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