After the winter, the lawn needs sufficient nutrients to remain healthy.
We show when fertilization makes sense.
Snow, frost and little light take a toll on the lawn over the winter.
It is not uncommon for the lawn to turn yellowish after the winter.
Therefore, fertilizing in the spring is just the right thing to get back in shape.
Lawn grasses have a high need for nutrients anyway.
If there is a shortage in spring, mosses and wild herbs quickly prevail over the delicate grasses, which have less demanding growth requirements.
In this case, the only thing that often helps is to scarify the lawn.
Therefore, make your lawn fit in good time with a suitable fertilizer.
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In the spring it is worth fertilizing the lawn.
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When is the best time in spring to fertilize the lawn?
With a lawn fertilization in the spring, you create the ideal conditions for the grass to grow properly in the new year.
The ideal time for this is also determined by the type of soil.
An overview:
Light soils
(low nutrient reserves): first fertilization in March to April.
Heavy soil
(sufficient nutrient reserves): first fertilization at the end of May / beginning of June.
all soils in between:
April or May.
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Heavy soils have sufficient nutrient reserves for the first budding.
If you apply your fertilizer too early here, you run the risk of over-fertilizing your lawn.
If you use organic fertilizer, it can be applied a month earlier than others, as it only takes effect later.
In any case, you should only fertilize after the last frost, which can vary depending on the region.
Ten gardening chores to do in spring
Ten gardening chores to do in spring
Measure the PH value before the first fertilization
To ensure that the fertilizer can develop its full effect, you should determine the pH value of the soil before the first fertilization in spring: If the soil is too acidic (pH value below 5.5), the fertilizer is relative ineffective.
Then the lawn must first be whitewashed.
If the pH value is right, you can start fertilizing the lawn.
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