Early spring might be the season for heavy rain or even a white blanket of snow, but it’s not too early to start thinking about using compost to help grow a lush green lawn. Did you know the best time to apply compost is in the spring? According to the National Center for Appropriate Technology, compost applied in the spring provides nutrients during the main growing season. Cool-season grasses do most of their growing during the spring and root growth for cool-season grasses peaks during the two months prior to maximum shoot growth in the spring.
Viewer Tip: For uniform turf growth throughout the growing season, apply the majority of your compost in the spring – about 50 percent of the nutrients your lawn needs. For an eco-friendly fertilizer, try mature compost, which provides turf plants with a balanced source of nutrients that are released slowly into the soil. To get grass to turn green early in the spring, you may want to supplement compost with other natural nitrogen sources, like alfalfa meal.
Season: Spring
This information is provided by ATTRA, National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service. Learn more about sustainable turf care: http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/turfcare.html.
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