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“The end of summer is the time to begin feeding Kentucky Bluegrass and fescue lawns if they are to be a better lawn next year,” says John F. Shoulders, Extension specialist in turf at Virginia Tech.
“From mid-August to December is the correct season to improve bluegrass and fescue lawns,” Shoulders said. “Cool season grasses, such as bluegrass and the fescues, make most of their root growth during the fall, on warm winter days, and in the early spring.”
“These grasses store food reserves in their root systems during cool weather for use during hot summer weather. But they cannot do so unless there is a supply of plant food available to them.”
Almost all their 12-month fertilizer needs should be applied in the fall to supply nitrogen, phosphate, and potash as these nutrients are needed.
There are numerous ways to supply the nutrient needs of grass and many fertilizers from which to choose. The main point to remember is that bluegrass and fescue lawns need from two to four pounds of nitrogen and about one or two pounds each of phosphate and potash per 1,000 square feet between now and late fall. Many turf fertilizers are mixed to supply nutrients in approximately this ratio, according to Shoulders. “Since that is too much fertilizer to apply at one time, two or three applications will be needed if the feeding is to be completed on time,” he advises.
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