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Old 07-04-2012, 07:10 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default using up autumn lawn feed

On Sat, 7 Apr 2012 16:19:10 +0100, Janet Tweedy
wrote:

I have a very large bag (unopened) of lawn feed from the autumn, bought
three to treat a very large lawn but didn't need this one.
Question
Could i use this on a lawn now or should i add anything to it or buy a
proper spring one liquid probably , but as it is predicted to rain in
the next three days i thought I might get away with the autumn stuff/

Janet


The autumn feed promotes root growth whereas the spring/summer feed
promotes leaf growth. Using the autumn feed now won't harm the grass
but, essentially, you'd be wasting it as now you want leaf growth.

Conversely, using a spring/summer feed in the autumn will be bad as
the leaf growth it promotes will be comparatively delicate and very
susceptible to frost damage.

I'd keep what you've got until the autumn and (given the weather) use
a liquid spring/summer feed now.

Cheers, Jake
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