Application For Grass Cutting

Apply grass fertilizer correctly.

Application for grass cutting.

Select a fertilizer that is appropriate for the time you are fertilizing. Grass clippings release nitrogen into the grass which is one of the three main components of commercial fertilizers. Use straight slightly overlapping lines to ensure good coverage. Grass develops a grain based on your cutting direction tending to lean towards the direction you mow.

Now you re ready to apply. Apply to groundskeeper crew member senior maintenance person and more. Sprinkle the grass lightly to dampen it then use a spreader to apply the weed and feed evenly over the lawn. Mow moving forward whether you re pushing a walk behind mower or sitting behind the wheel of a lawn tractor.

Apply the fertilizer beginning with the perimeter of your lawn then move inward toward the center walking in your typical mowing pattern. Alternating the pattern causes more upright growth and helps avoid producing ruts in the lawn. If the product package does not provide a spreader setting it is not intended for lawn use. You can use a hand held spreader like the scotts whirl hand powered spreader for a small lawn or a broadcast spreader for a larger lawn.