Sometimes from the summer residents puzzled with constant hairstyle of lawn it is possible to hear natural question: ""For what advise regularly to fertilize lawn? The more fertilizing, the more often to mow...""
Let's understand, for what purpose add mineral fertilizers at care for lawn.
Starting fertilizers
At stage of preparation of the soil so-called starting fertilizers which allow grass shoots to develop quickly root system are introduced, to become stronger and increase green material. As a rule, fertilizers at this stage have to contain a little nitrogen, but there is enough phosphorus and potassium which help plants to take roots. Terrasol Vesna - the Lawn"" with NPK formula 9:20:20 is ideal ""
Always it is necessary to pay attention to the formula of ratios of elements specified on any packing of fertilizers. Thanks to this information it is easy to understand in what moment of vegetation it is necessary to bring this fertilizing.
The first mowing
As soon as the grass has grown up on 10 cm, carry out the first mowing, cutting off knife of lawn-mower 1/3 of height of escapes. This agroreception allows to start process of kushcheniye, i.e. growth from rhizomes of new escapes. After the first hairstyle the lawn quickly gets denser, becomes much more dense.
The young grass consumes a lot of nitrogen therefore fertilizing in soil quickly runs low and there is need for new. Someone will ask: ""And if not to fertilize, maybe, the grass not so quickly will grow, and the hairstyle will be lowered?"" This popular belief.
To feed or not to feed?
If not to feed up regularly the lawn, especially new, then force of growth of grass will decrease. The competition for the place in the sun will be entered by weeds which ""will easily press"" sickly blades. When the grass is supplied with all necessary for growth, it quickly expands, tightening bald spots and forcing out weed vegetation.
Besides, introducing fertilizers, the gardener gives to the lawn well-groomed look. The grass has the intensive-green color equal on all surface. Such emerald and dense lawn - the true pride of the owner.
What to feed lawn in the summer with
That the lawn well developed, in the summer (prior to the beginning of August) its 2-3 times feed up mineral fertilizer with prevalence of nitrogen. Very well the grass reacts to organic chemistry therefore as the optimum choice organomineral fertilizer, for example ""to OHM Lawn"" can serve.
Thanks to proper correlation of elements (NPK 10:7:7) the grass perfectly clusters and quickly grows, forming by August almost ready green lawn (naturally, on condition of regular kosheniye). Fertilizing is brought after every second mowing, evenly distributing 30 g on sq.m. and then it is abundant watering.
Autumn fertilizing
In August there is any more no need to fuel growth of grass therefore pass to fertilizing with autumn fertilizer with the lowered nitrogen share.
Thanks to phosphorus and potassium which strengthen immunity of plant and strengthen development of root system, the lawn will easily transfer autumn rains and winter icy cold and will leave in the spring from under snow without bald spots and diseases.
""Long-playing"" fertilizers
For the busy summer resident use of control-release nutritious granules is very convenient. Brought in the spring by the principle ""has added and has forgotten"", they will supply lawn with all necessary during the whole season (all 4 months!), and specialized coating of granules will not allow young backs to burn about them.
Thus, the competent care for lawn providing it all necessary for rapid growth will give the chance to save efforts and means on fight against weeds and will provide great view to your lawn for many years.