Lawn Fertilization Service in Fox Run, Columbia, TN

Most people in Fox Run think they need a complicated soil test and a cabinet full of different nutrients to get a green lawn. They see a recommendation for zinc or phosphorus and rush to the big box store to buy it. That is a waste of your money. In Middle Tennessee, your soil is already pegged in the red for phosphorus. Applying more of it doesn't help your grass; it just runs off into the local ponds and causes algae blooms. You do not need a soil test to fertilize your turf. Fescue is almost always at a nitrogen deficit. If nitrogen is available, the plant will use it. My approach is simple: I focus on nitrogen.

I do pull soil samples for all my Fox Run clients during their first spring, but I do not use them to justify adding random nutrients. I use that data to pick the right nitrogen source. Because our local pH is high and sulfur is often low, I use ammonium sulfate. This allows me to provide the nitrogen your grass is screaming for while simultaneously hitting that sulfur requirement. I also apply a specific amount of potassium at the tail end of winter when research shows it actually helps. If your lawn is still struggling after we address the nitrogen, mowing, and irrigation, then we look at the lab results. We solve the real problems, not the ones suggested by a generic fertilizer bag.