September is the ideal time to apply slow-release nitrogen fertilizer to cool-season lawns. Use high-nitrogen, low-phosphorus blends to protect waterways and follow local rules. Use a spreader to ...

A wheel barrow upturned on a lawn covered in fall leaves with trees and a small shed in the background. - Kate Stock/Shutterstock While many homeowners feed their turfgrass in the spring, it isn't ...

Once November rolls around, many homeowners assume that their lawn care chores can be put aside until spring; however, experts suggest that late fall, particularly November, is a prime time to fortify ...

At Cooperative Extension we recommend that if you only fertilize your lawn once per year, do it in the fall. Our cool season turfgrasses have a resurgence of growth when the temperatures cool. A fall ...

I read that fall is the best time to fertilize your lawn. My lawn looks good right now. Is it really necessary? I normally fertilize my lawn just twice a year. I consider the fall application more ...

When you fertilize a lawn in the fall, grass plants are in a mode of taking nutrients down into their roots for storage — compared to spring and summer when it is taking up nutrients mainly to its ...

Fall is a fine time to apply phosphorus fertilizer but a risky time to apply nitrogen. Despite recommendations to wait until spring for nitrogen fertilizer application many producers still apply ...