Lawn Fertilization Service in Blackberry Ridge, Leipers Fork, TN

Most people in Leipers Fork believe they need constant soil testing and a cocktail of different nutrients to keep their fescue green. They are wasting money. In my experience, your turf grass is almost always running on a nitrogen deficit. If nitrogen is available, the grass will take it up until it practically kills itself. That is why I focus on nitrogen as the primary driver of quality. You do not need to add zinc or phosphorus just because a lab report says so. In fact, applying phosphorus in Middle Tennessee is a mistake. Our local soil is already pegged in the red for phosphorus, and when it runs off your property into local waterways, it causes the algae blooms you see in neighborhood ponds every fall.

I take a smarter approach to sourcing. I use ammonium sulfate to provide both nitrogen and sulfur. Since the EPA cut sulfur from diesel emissions years ago, sulfur deficiencies have become common, and my clients need that boost. I also use sulfate of potash in early spring to provide a small, safe amount of potassium without the risks of over-application. I pull soil samples for every new client in their first spring, but I do not use them to add random nutrients. I use that data to pick the right nitrogen source. If your lawn is underperforming despite correct nitrogen levels, then and only then do we look at the soil to find the real culprit.