The key to good lawn care is to not only fertilize it with the proper nutrients, but to fertilize it the right way. Here are some techniques to spreading fertilizer.
One increasingly popular way to help fertilize your lawn is to invest in a mulch lawn mower. This means that the mower recycles cut grass blades and leaves back into the soil; no valuable compost is gone to waste! However, mulching isn't always possible, as sometimes you need to bag your lawn in order to get it nice and tidy and anyhow, mulching is only one, small way to fertilize. Still, by keeping your grass height at two inches and mowing frequently, you can routinely fertilize your lawn.
Generally, however, your lawn cannot thrive without nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium. You must distribute these nutrients to your lawn evenly and efficiently. But how? First you need to test your soil to find out what nutrients it needs the most. Then, your best bet is to invest in a slow-release fertilizer that is made up of at least one-fourth nitrogen.
Fertilizer can best be absorbed when the soil is moist, so be strategic about when you spread it. In fact, if you fertilize your lawn before a big rainfall, all the nutrients you so carefully spread out will then be washed away; keep an eye on the forecast.
Don't get too enthusiastic about fertilizing - less is more. There is too much of a good thing, even when it comes to nutrients. However, fertilize frequently - that may mean about five times a year for your lawn. Don't worry about the details yet; every fertilizer spreader will have a set of instructions. However, as a rule, work from the outside in. Fertilize the edges and then fertilize the rest of the lawn. However, don't use all the fertilizer at once; only spread about half of it out. After this initial fertilization, you can then use the rest, but spread it out by going back and forth across the lawn again.
Lawn care is not something to be taken on lightly, but as long as you have all the right information, you will find that fertilizing your lawn is really not that elusive a task.