On Wed, 06 Aug 2003 09:46:24 GMT, "Joseph Meehan"
wrote:

Funny, I live in a like area with cool season grass and the advice has
always been as I gave it. While VA may allow for a little more nitrogen in
the fall than in my area, the idea is to avoid a lot of new soft growth
going into winter when it may be damaged by the cold.

The fall fertilizer is the most important for cool season grasses.
Winter root growth will help your lawn. Most lawn fertilizer is slow
release, and that's what you want. In Tennessee we get much more
summer drought damage than winter damage, but it is looking like this
year there is no drought--rain,rain,rain.