Well, it is that time of year when all of the spring and summer plants begin to go dormant and for the winter plants and pastures to start growing. To prepare for this it is important to both take care of your warm climate plants for the cold weather, and to also make sure that if you have plans to plant winter pasture you have given the plants the best chance they can have.
Right now is the time that you should be putting down fertilizer with more phosphorous and potash in order to strengthen the root system so that they can have a good start next spring. Practically, this means when selecting a fall fertilizer for your lawn or pasture you choose one with a larger second and third number in the description. When fertilizer is described it is given in the description of three numbers (eg. 13-13-13, 15-5-10, etc...). These numbers correspond to the percentages of nitrogen-phosphorous-potash in the fertilizer. So when looking for a fall fertilizer make sure you select something such as a 10-20-10, 8-24-24, etc... Doing this will greatly help your lawn/pasture to establish well in the spring.
Check with us in a few days to read more about cold weather plants.
-chase
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
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