When to fertilize

No two lawns are alike. Where you live, whether you have sun or shade, and lots of other things make a big difference in what the lawn needs. To get an overview about how to take care of the lawn, here are some good tips.

When to Fertilize Lawns
The most important thing you can do for your lawn is to feed it. Without extra nutrients grass soon uses up plant food reserves in the soil and then turns pale and thin. Without food to develop side shoots and thickness, the lawn is open to invasion by weed seeds and moss that thrive in low nutrient conditions.
On the other hand a regular supply of supplementary food makes your lawn thick and green. A well-fed lawn is healthier, which means it has a better root system to combat heat, cold, drought, mowing, foot traffic and other stresses. While feeding your lawn once a year will improve its condition, feeding it four times a year will make it even healthier. The Scotts LandscaperPro range uses controlled release mineral fertilizers to provide long-term, healthy and sustainable growth to your lawn, ensuring a thicker, greener lawn that will be the envy of the neighbours.

Early Spring (February - April)
Lawns wake up hungry in the spring. Feeding your lawn in the spring strengthens roots and gets it off to a good start before the heavy growing season.

Late Spring (April - June)
Spring is lunch time for lawns. Your grass is busy and using up stored energy. That's why you want to supply the lawn with a feeding designed for this time of year. Unfortunately, broadleaf weeds are actively growing, too.
In spring and summer it will appreciate a treatment high in nitrogen (N) like Scotts LandscaperPro All Round as this promotes a healthy green growth.

If you want to do more than feed, you can apply Moss Control or Weed Control lawn care that feeds, weeds and controls moss in one simple application. The LandscaperPro lawn food range delivers great results with convenient, easy-to-use application.