Why Is My Grass Yellow?
Spring is almost here and everyone is prepping for their thick, lush lawn to come in. Fertilizing your lawn is a great way to strengthen the roots of your grass so they can absorb water more efficiently. There are three main nutrients your soil needs to thrive, that lawn fertilizer provides.
Phosphorus
Nitrate
Potassium
However, if lawn fertilizer is applied incorrectly or overused, it can result in something called fertilizer burn. This is a very common occurence and will present itself after the application in patches of yellow, scorched grass. Lawn fertilizer is made up of chemical salts. When it is over-used, the salts will build up on your lawn and cause the soil to dry out. This results in the grass turning yellow or brown in streaks or patches.
Can my lawn recover from fertilizer burn?
Whether the grass can recover from fertilizer burn depends on a number of factors like moisture content, overall health, type and quantity of fertilizer used, etc. Having a lawn care specialist come out and assess the situation is recommended. In the mean time, it’s important to water, water, water. Washing the salts out of the soil is your best bet for saving your grass after a fertilizer burn.
We always recommend fertilizer to be applied by a lawn care specialist to avoid these types of costly issues. Click the link below to be connected to on of our lawn care technicians today!