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Old 14-08-2007, 04:53 PM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden
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On Aug 14, 6:28 am, wrote:
On Aug 13, 8:58 pm, KC wrote:





On Aug 13, 7:37 am, wrote:


Lime now and 15-0-15 fertilizer next spring.


KC


Why wait till Spring to fertilize? Fall is an excellent time to apply ferilizer


There are divided opinions on this subject and I gave the one I was
taught. Existing growth benefits but new growth suffers. Rationale is
that nitrogen stimulates new growth late in the season and this growth
does not have time to toughen up before freezes, thus dying.


KC


If you look at the advice of university agricultural services and turf
authorities, I haven't seen any disagreement. In fact, most of them
state that Fall is the best time to fertilize, as there is much less
chance of encouraging disease. If you have any sources that state
otherwise, I'd be happy to see them. And I do it every year on my
lawn and it looks super, nice and green all winter.- Hide quoted text -

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