New lawn turning yellow after renovation – does it need nitrogen?
Hi guys, lawn newbie here. Just did a full renovation on my front yard. For nutrients, I’ve applied a granular starter fertilizer at seed time and followed up with a liquid starter later on.
The lawn is now starting to show signs of discoloration. Do you think it’s ready for a dose of Nitrogen, or should I be looking for something else?
I wouldn't be pumping nitrogen into it this close to winter; that's often asking for problems. To be honest, there isn't really enough information here to give proper advice. We need to know things like the grass type, your location, when fertiliser was last applied, what products have been used recently, and your watering schedule. When was it seeded?
I had a look at your journal as well, but there aren't any records in there, which makes it a bit harder to work backwards and figure out what's going on.
Looks like a typical winter lawn. Charger goes good, mine has improved since I put some down last week. When was granular last applied?
All that irrigation you do in the early establishment weeks moves nutrients through the soil profile fast. The Starter granular you put down at seeding doesn't last as long as it would on an established lawn. I generally recommend putting a second application down within a couple of weeks of the first. Once you back off the irrigation as the lawn establishes, that second application lasts and carries the lawn through properly. You'll definitely want one down before winter, All Seasons will be fine too now (not N+) as other have said you don't want to be pushing soft growth (from nitorgen) with frosts on the way and disease pressure being high. As KJ said though it's hard to answer as there's not much context.
Thanks for the advice. Will get some dates up, only signed up to the app yesterday and still learning how to use and what info is important.