Cedar Creek Lake, Richland
Chambers Lake, Corsicana, Forney
and Athens, Texas areas –
Fertilization
Fertilizing lawnA fertilizer is a material that supplies one or
more of the essential nutrients to plants. When these
nutrients are limited or unavailable, turf grass will often show
deficiency symptoms such as reduced growth, weak and
spindly plants, and poor color. Fertilization cannot be
neglected if you want to maintain a great lawn. In fact, all
turf professionals will tell you that the best defense against
weeds is a thick, well-fertilized turf which helps choke out
undesirable weeds.
Most of the fertilization supplied by Gentry Lawn Care is in
the form a dry granule. Nitrogen is the most important
element supplied by fertilizers, followed by Potassium and
Phosphorus. Our fertilizer analysis will vary somewhat
during the season, but during the main part of the growing
season, we’ll use something like a 29–3–10. This means
that 29% of the fertilizer is Nitrogen, 3% Phosphorus, and
10% is Potassium. We also have secondary and
micronutrients such as Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, etc. in
our blends.
Nitrogen is the element, which is mainly responsible for the
nice, green color of turf. It also stimulates growth, which is
good for the plant. Excessive growth however can put a real
strain on your mowing frequency and can actually harm your
root system. At Gentry Lawn Care, we try to apply the
proper amount of Nitrogen with each application, in order to
provide good color, while not overdoing it to the extent of
harming the root system. Too much Nitrogen is just as bad
as not enough. Many of our fertilizers also contain a portion
of the Nitrogen in the form of a slow-release product, which
will provide a longer-lasting and more consistent color
response.
All Fertilizers Need to be Watered Into the
Soil.
We always leave watering instructions with each invoice,
which tells you when to water. Generally, during the spring
and fall immediate watering is not necessary. You can just
wait until Nature provides water or your watering system
kicks on. During hot, dry summer conditions is the time that
it is more important to water in fertilizer with a day of
application if possible. It’s not that dry fertilizer applied on
dry soil is going to burn the turf, because it won’t. You can
lose some of the nitrogen to the atmosphere if dry fertilizer
is left on the turf surface for several days without being
watered into the soil. If you don’t water thoroughly enough,
you will increase the chances of turf burning due to hot
conditions.
Our 7-Step Program supplies the best rate of fertilizer for
warm season grass Lawns, with 5 full applications of
granular fertilizer applied every month from mid-spring
through early fall.
Making Your Neighborhood
More Beautiful!
GENTRY LAWNCARE
215 The Green Way
Tool, TX 75143
903-880-7898
Making Your Neighborhood More Beautiful!