“Why bother with a fall fertilizer? My grass is going to be dormant soon. There is no need for it.” That is the thought from some people about a fall fertilizer application. But that fall fertilizer application does a lot for your lawn as it prepares to become dormant, and then get ready for the coming spring.
Despite your lawn looking like it has stopped growing when the weather starts to cool down, that is not fully the case. The leaf blades will slow down true, but the roots continue to grow for a little while longer. The grass plant is building strong roots to help it through the cold winter months and then be ready for the spring that is to follow. The fall fertilizer will help the roots to grow. That is the main goal of that fertilizer application.
Now when you are starting to think that there is no use to that fall application of fertilizer, it is best to think again since it very important in helping your lawn getting started in the following spring. In the cold and difficult winter like we have recently experienced, the lawns will appreciate all of the help that they can get.