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Zero-Filler Fertilizer Explained: What's in a 50-lb Bag
When you haul a 50-pound bag of granular fertilizer off the pallet and slice it open, what are you actually pouring into your spreader hoppe...
Bermudagrass Fertilization Calendar for the Carolinas
Managing Bermudagrass in the Carolinas requires a strategic approach to fertility. The transition zone presents unique challenges, with hot,...
Slow-Release Nitrogen Percentages — What 50% vs 80% SRN Means on the Ground
When selecting a granular fertilizer, the total nitrogen number on the bag only tells half the story. The true character of a blend—how it w...
Fall Potassium: When to Switch to Afterglow 17-0-34
As the intense heat of summer begins to break and the days grow shorter, the physiological priorities of turfgrass undergo a dramatic shift....
Starter Fertilizer for Sprigging and Sod — Ignition 20-23-15
Establishing new turfgrass—whether via sod, sprigs, or seed—is a race against time and environmental stress. The plant has been severed from...
Greens-Grade vs Standard-Grade Granules
In the world of granular turf fertilizer, the physical size of the prill can be as important as the chemical analysis it contains. Turf mana...
SGN and Fertilizer Particle Size: Choosing Granules for Turf
Size Guide Number (SGN) describes the median diameter of a fertilizer granule in millimeters multiplied by 100. A product near SGN 100 has f...
Urea, Methylene Urea, Polymer-Coated and Sulfur-Coated Nitrogen
Total nitrogen does not predict how a product will behave. Urea is a soluble nitrogen source that needs appropriate irrigation or rainfall a...
Sulfate of Potash vs Muriate of Potash for Turf
Sulfate of potash supplies potassium and sulfur. Muriate of potash supplies potassium and chloride. Both are fertilizer sources used to meet...
Spoon-Feeding Greens vs Granular Fertilizer Programs
Spoon-feeding means supplying small, frequent nutrient doses rather than a few large applications. On intensively managed greens, it can hel...
How to Calibrate a Fertilizer Spreader Step by Step
Record the product rate, intended area, spreader model, and settings recommended by the equipment maker if available. Inspect the hopper, ag...
How to Read a Turf Soil Test Before Fertilizing
A soil test is only as useful as the sample. Collect representative cores from comparable management areas, avoid unusual spots, and keep gr...
Fertilizer Salt Index and Turfgrass Root-Zone Management
Salt index is a relative measure of a fertilizer material’s effect on solution concentration compared with a reference material. It is usefu...
Phosphorus Fertilizer Rules in SC, NC and FL: A Professional Overview
Phosphorus restrictions can vary by state, county, municipality, waterbody, site type, and permit or program. Turf managers should not rely ...
Fall Fertilization Myths: What Turf Managers Should Actually Check
Turf species, climate, soil test, mowing, traffic, irrigation, and local rules differ. A calendar date alone is not a fertilizer recommendat...
Nitrogen Rate Math for Turf: Pounds per 1,000 Square Feet
Multiply product rate by the nitrogen percentage expressed as a decimal. For example, 3 lb of a 29-0-7 fertilizer per 1,000 square feet deli...
Granular vs Foliar Fertilizer for Professional Turf
Granular products can efficiently distribute nutrients over acreage and, once watered in as directed, place nutrients at the soil surface wh...
Zoysiagrass Fertilization Calendar for Professional Turf
Zoysiagrass fertility should follow active growth, not a fixed date. Soil temperature, cultivar, mowing height, location, and weather change...
Centipedegrass Fertilization Calendar for Professional Turf
Centipedegrass is commonly managed with lower fertility than more intensively maintained turf. Do not use a generic high-nitrogen schedule. ...
St. Augustinegrass Fertilization Calendar for Professional Turf
St. Augustinegrass response is shaped by region, shade, irrigation, soil, mowing, and disease pressure. Use a current soil test and local re...
Cool-Season Overseed Fertilization Calendar for Turf
Cool-season overseed timing and fertility should reflect seed or sod establishment, soil testing, expected traffic, irrigation capacity, and...
Watering In Granular Fertilizer: Why Timing Matters
TurfBlends standard labels direct application to dry soil or turf followed by irrigation sufficient to move granules to the soil surface. Th...
How to Choose a Turf Fertilizer Analysis From a Soil Test
Choose analysis after reviewing soil results, turf species, season, growth objective, irrigation, and applicable rules. The highest analysis...
Fertilizer Application Records for Professional Turf Programs
For each application, document date, property and management zone, product, guaranteed analysis, lot information if available, product rate,...
How to Read a Turf Fertilizer Label Before Applying
The guaranteed analysis lists nutrient percentages by weight and may identify nitrogen forms and secondary nutrients. The analysis describes...