Question: When Is the Best Time to Fertilize Warm-Season Grasses
Among the common warm-season grasses are Bermudagrass, buffalograss, zoysiagrass, Bahiagrass, centipedegrass and St. Augustinegrass. The best time to fertilize these warm-season grasses coincides with the time when they grow most vigorously....
Answer: The time when you should fertilize warm-season grasses is late spring, because that's the time when they begin to grow most actively. Fertilizing again in summer and early autumn will keep them vigorous. Some also recommend fertilizing earlier in spring to give the warm-season grasses a boost. However, avoid fertilizing warm-season grasses late in autumn. That’s when warm-season grasses are winding down their growing season, and fostering new growth would only make them more susceptible to winter injury.
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