Tag: overfertilize

Fertilizer is an important element in maintaining a healthy, green lawn. By supplying the roots with healthy nutrients, fertilizer ensures that the roots of your grass grow deep and strong, and the blades of grass are green and lush. You can have too much of a good thing, though, and when it comes to fertilizer, too much will have the opposite of the desired effect. In fact, going overboard with grass food can actually kill your lawn, or at the very least, severely damage it. How Overfertilization Happens Unfortunately, it’s all too easy for homeowners to overfertilize their lawns. Overfertilization can happen for a number of reasons. The most common cause is simply using too much fertilizer. Commercial fertilizers are designed to withstand some variation in application, but if you d...