Buyer’s Guide to the Top 3 Lawn Fertilizers

As the weather starts to get warmer outside, more people are beginning to maintain their yards. This is a list of the top 3 lawn fertilizers.

There are 3 basic elements contained in lawn fertilizers, which are Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Potassium. Nitrogen helps promote growth, while Potassium maintains healthy root growth. Potassium also enhances the lawn’s resistance to disease, drought, traffic, and cold weather. Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Potassium are identifed on fertilizer bags by the symbols N-P-K. When determining the appropriate lawn fertilizer, sometimes it is important to look at eachof the bag to see how many elements are included in the package.

1. Pennington Signature Series 46-lb Lawn Food
N-P-K=29-0-5
$29.97

This slow-release fertilizer feeds up to 4 months and covers 15,000 square-feet. This fertilizer contains Iron, which is known for being quick at deep-greening lawns. This fertilizer helps to maintain continuous feeding. There are two types of fertilizer with the bag, including Sulfur-coated and Polymer-coated. Sulfur-coated lasts approximately 8 weeks, while Polymer-coated lasts approximately 12 weeks. However, the actual time depends upon the amount of rainfall.

2. Milorganite Lawn Fertilizer
N-P-K=5-2-0
$21.00

This 50-lb bag of fertilizer is intended for the hot,dry summer months for deep-greening the lawn. One incredible feature of this fertilizer is that you do not have to add water for the fertilizer to work. This organic fertilizer is ideal for trees, shrubs, and ornamentals. This fertilizer is absolutely safe for the environment, as well. This fertilizer will cover 3,100 square-feet and will not stain drives, patio, or the sidewalk. The fertilizer bag contains a Spreader-setting chart for the spreaders that have been tested. It also includes step-by-step spreader calibration instructions to determine the proper settings for spreaders not listed on the bag.

3. Greenview Fairway Formula Late Fall Fertilizer
N-P-K=31-0-0
$36.99

This extended time-release fertilizer promotes a thicker, healthier, and greener lawn. The fertilizer contains 90% slow-release Nitrogen which fertlizes for up to 16 weeks. The best time to apply this fertilizer is mid-October through late November. At first the lawn must be dry, then once you apply the product it should be watered in to the lawn. There is a product label on the fertilizer bag for the settings most common for the spreaders.