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Fertilize New Grass with Root-Building Formula

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What happens here

When fertilizing newly seeded or established grass, a different approach is taken. Instead of the high-nitrogen formula, an 18-12-2 fertilizer is used. The key difference here is the higher percentage of phosphate (the middle number, 12%), which is essential for developing a strong and healthy root system in new grass. The nitrogen content is slightly lower to prevent burning the delicate new growth. He had initially used a 'Triple 17' fertilizer (17-17-17) on this new grass and is now doing touch-ups with the 18-12-2.

Goal: For new grass, the presenter recommends an 18-12-2 fertilizer. The higher phosphate content in this formula is crucial for establishing strong root structures in young grass.

Tools and materials

  • Spreader (Handheld or Push)
  • Root-Building Fertilizer (e.g
  • 18-12-2 NPK)

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now what are we use on our new grass it's different what we use on the new grass is going to be way different than what we use on the old grass let me show you on our new grass we use at eighteen twelve two and the reason we use the eighteen twelve to is because it's a little bit lower nitrogen content and it has that phosphorus and that phosphorus or phosphate is what's going to help our roots to get established really well so you want a good high quality fertilizer with a good phosphate content in order to build your root structure on brand-new grass and this is our brand new grass this was planted mmm somewhere around a month maybe six weeks ago something like that amazing amazing how it's come up I'll put triple 17 fertilizer on it at first and now I'm just doing a few touch-ups with the fertilizer that I have here now now how

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