Fertilizers for a Healthy Lawn
A healthy lawn requires specific nutrients that it gets from the soil. Sometimes, though, your lawn needs an extra boost from a quality fertilizer to replace lost nutrients, stimulate leaf and root growth, and recover from wear and tear.
The Role of Soil
Soil produces nutrients when its microbes break down biodegradable material such as grass clippings, mulched leaves, cast off stems and roots, thatch, and dead insects and microorganisms into substances the grass can use. However, eventually this natural process can’t consistently produce enough food for your lawn without the help of a fertilizer. A lawn that isn’t fertilized will deteriorate over several years to one that’s thin, full of weeds, and prone to disease...
