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MYTH

Fertilizing means more mowing.

FACT

It doesn’t have to mean more mowing, however, if you use a fertilizer composed mainly of quick-release nitrogen the grass will grow faster.  Such fertilizers are a feast or famine diet for grass.  A high-quality fertilizer, on the other hand, feeds lawns steadily meaning the grass grows at a steady pace, too.

ADVICE

Read the label before buying fertilizer to ensure you are getting high-quality.  Look for these terms:  extended feeding or slow-release nitrogen which may also be called slowly available, controlled-release or water-insoluble nitrogen.  Pay close attention to the N-P-K reading.  (see below diagram)


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It's the ratio of the numbers that are KEY.  The ratio of each number should be the SAME, meaning equal portions or nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.