hello & hope all is well w/ everyone - small question - it is the last of march here in ohio & i have just applied my 1st fertilizer app to my kentuckey bluegrass - i applied my winter app in oct of last year - i am very fussy about my lawn & it seems that the grass of my neighbors who do not do anything to their lawns is now greener then mine - it just seems a bit slow getting going so far or am i just in too much of a hurry to want it to turn green - we have had a hard winter here this year & i just want to be sure it has not damaged my lawn or it has some type of disease i always use a slow release in the spring so as not to have the root system grow to fast - any help would be appreciated - thank you - not uch rain as of yet either here in ohio
Hello there Duk748. :-D It sounds as though your neighbour may have started fertilizing their grass before you with a fast release product. I don't think you've done anything wrong it will just take time to green up. You could try giving it a watering every day though if you haven't had much rain lately - that should speed thing up a bit. Also have you areating your lawn? this would allow the grass to grow quicker.
hello again & thank you for the reply - no - my neighbors have done nothing nor do they do much of anything to thier lawns all year round - my sod is only 2 years old & i am very fearful of losing it - we are due to have another cold snap here this week w/ temps in the 30's again - i will try to fertilize again before this happens - once again i thank you
I don't grow Kentucky bluegrass, it isn't suited to my climate, but I wonder if you may be fertilizing too early in the season? I found the following maintenance schedule atthis site. I see that the first recommended fertilization is in May. I realize that this schedule was developed for Ill rather than Ohio, but it may still apply? I know that for many plants, early fertilization encourages tender growth which tends to be highly susceptible to late frosts, and even some cool weather fungal diseases. Just a thought.
hello again & thank you also - i used a slow release fertilizer due to what you have posted - thank you for the play-by-play - i will print this & keep it handy - i have always been told that to fast a green up will cause the root system to become weak later in the season & leave the lawn open for disease just want to be sure nothing is wrong