Lawn Food Do's and Don'ts

Knowing what to use to feed your grass in spring can make a big difference to your lawn whilst saving you time and money.

In summer you can use a granular or liquid fertiliser. However, the conditions for application are very important during the warmer and dryer summer months.

Liquid feeding of the lawn is suitable from late spring to early autumn during the main growth period in warmer weather. This means the grass will react and green very quickly with the nutrients.

When spreading fertiliser on the lawn you need to do two simple things otherwise you'll damage the grass: spread the correct amount and put it on evenly.

There is only one way to spread fertiliser on your grass safely and evenly and that is with a rotary or broadcast spreader; not by hand or with a drop spreader

Follow a few simple rules to apply your lawn fertiliser and get the best results from your grass whether it's a spring, summer or an autumn feed

Watering-in a fertiliser treatment is necessary for fine powdery products such as weed and feed so try using a fertiliser that doesn’t need watering in!

Lawn fertiliser may not completely dissolve in to the grass for a variety of reasons. Most of them are good and better for a healthy lawn!