Fertilizing Tips

How To Keep Your Grass Looking Beautiful



General Lawn Maintenance

Fertilizer    -    Time Of Year

10-6-4        -    After ground thaws and up to mid May
21-7-7        -    6 weeks later (mid June)
10-6-4        -   12 weeks later (mid September)
5.5-26-30    -    6 weeks later (October & up to freeze up)

10-6-4 Quick Release Nitrogen - 20 kg bag covers 4,300 sq ft

~ Contains quick release nitrogen and will feed lawn for up to 6 weeks
~ Suggested rate: 4.65 kg. per 1,000 sq. ft or 93 sq meters
~ Apply after ground thaws to mid May to boost lawn (use less than suggested rate to avoid excessive growth)
~ Apply at full rate in September (Fall application is actually more important than spring)

21-7-7 Slow Release Nitrogen - 20 kg bag covers 9,250 sq ft

~ Contains 50 % Sulphur Coated Urea (SCU)
~ Contains a slow release nitrogen which will feed the lawn for up to 12 weeks
~ Suggested rate: 2.15 kg per 1,000 sq ft or 93 sq meters
~ Apply from mid June until mid July

5.5-26-30 Starter - 20 kg bag covers 7,600 sq ft or 10 kg bag covers 3800 sq ft

~ Encourages root growth and development and increases overall hardiness
~ A "starter" fertilizer which is best worked into the soil before laying sod or seeding
~ Can be broadcast over sod after installation if not worked into soil first
~ Apply on established lawn in October & up to freeze up to fortify plant for winter
~ Apply at a rate of 2.6 kg per 1,000 sq ft or 93 sq meters

General Lawn Maintenance with Organic Fertilizer (3-0-2 Alfalfa Green)

3-0-2 Organic Alfalfa Green - 6 kg bag covers 500 sq ft or 22.7 kg bag covers 2,000 sq ft

~ A certified organic product which contains 100% plant protein.
~ May be used as a starter or lawn and garden fertilizer.
~ Apply at rate of 12 - 22.7 kg per 1,000 sq ft or 93 sq meters per season
~ Apply all of it at once in early spring or apply 1/2 in early spring, 1/4 in late spring and 1/4 in mid-summer.
~ Water immediately after application to initiate pellet breakdown.

Option 1: Multiple Applications (recommended)
1/2 rate in early spring (April)
1/4 rate late spring (end of May to early June)
1/4 rate mid summer (July)

Option 2: One application at full rate applied early spring (early April to mid May)