How to Revive Dead Grass and Make Your Lawn Green Again
Practical tips and expert advice on how to revive dead grass, restore your lawn’s health, and prevent future damage.
Practical tips and expert advice on how to revive dead grass, restore your lawn’s health, and prevent future damage.
For years, homeowners fertilized their lawns in the spring when temperatures rose, and sunshine dominated, then again, perhaps, in summer and once more in the fall.
One of the biggest ways you can support your lawn during this time and ensure it survives winter is by applying a Winterizer fertilizer in the fall.
In at least 11 states, from Wisconsin and Minnesota to Virginia, phosphorus in turf fertilizers for home lawns has been either limited or banned altogether.
Last November, literally after most grass had stopped growing, at least enough to mow, you had sod installed at your new home. Though it was cold, the lawn looked great; still vibrant and green.
When you over fertilize, the salts build up in the soil and cause a drying effect, which can result in the grass turning yellow or brown: “fertilizer burn.”