Properly applying fertilizer can require some expertise. When you are picking a lawn service company here in Jacksonville. We recommend selecting a monthly lawn service and staying away from companies that come only 45 to 60 days. Proper knowledge of a landscape and timing is everything. A company that comes only 6 times a year cannot possibly know your landscape well enough to make the correct decisions.
Current recommendations from the University of Florida suggest applying the first fertilizer application of the year in the beginning of April. In the past the first application has been applied in March, but homeowners were not getting the full benefit due to a number of late freezes. In Duval county you are permitted to apply between 2 and 4 pounds of nitrogen each year. Current fertilizer restrictions make timing and proper applications even more critical.
We recommend applying one pound in the spring. Then putting your turf on a spoon feeding regimen. Our lawn service company, Trutco, applies low amounts of nitrogen every month to keep the turf properly fed. We will use one pound of nitrogen to apply to a landscape that has experienced unexpected stress throughout the duration of service. We advise homeowners to stay away from heavy fall feedings here in Jacksonville, FL. The large patch fungus has become so prevalent that it is very risking to put a full pound of nitrogen on a landscape. Nitrogen can also have undesirable results to your turf. Not only can it accelerate a fungus, it can make your lawn a more desirable feeding ground for fall army worms. Army worms are selective feeders. They prefer heavily fertilized lawns in the shade. It would be unwise to use a heavy nitrogen fertilizer in response to worm damage.
For more tips or free advice please don't hesitate to give us a call at (904) 303-7285.
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