Fescue lawns need a boost in September

Fall is the ideal time to apply fertilizer to fescue, but have a soil test done first.

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September 15, 2020 - 9:55 AM

September is here and that means it is prime time to fertilize your fescue lawns. Even if you faithfully fertilize in the spring, by September fescue plants are literally starving to death.  

Fescue is entering into its fall growth cycle as days shorten and temperatures moderate. Fall is the time that cool-season grasses naturally thicken up by tillering. Tillering is the term used to describe how the plant forms new shoots at the base of existing plants.  Plants also build their root system for the following year in the fall. An application of fertilizer in September…

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