Overseeding is a great lawn care service that involves spreading grass seeds across your lawn in New Jersey to increase its overall density and to fill in any bare or thin spots with new grass. However, if you want to get the most out of this service, you should fertilize the seeds afterward! But what type of fertilizer should you use? A starter fertilizer! This type of fertilizer is specifically designed to enhance the development of seeds. When applying a starter fertilizer, you should make sure that it is rich in phosphorus because this nutrient stimulates root development among other things. However, while starter fertilizer is very beneficial to new seeds, it's important that you don't use too much because that can actually harm the seeds.

What's the best type of fertilizer to use on your lawn after it's overseeded?

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Having your lawn overseeded is a great way to fill in bare or thin areas of your lawn with new grass. While this service is great on its own, you can help get the most out of it by fertilizing your lawn directly afterward. But, what type of fertilizer should you use after overseeding? The answer is simple - a starter fertilizer! This type of fertilizer treatment is designed to bolster the development of seeds, helping them grow nice and strong so they can turn into beautiful blades of grass!

Make sure that the starter fertilizer that you use is rich in phosphorus!

When it comes to lawn fertilizers, they typically contain an abundance of nutrients, the three main ones being nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. While you want the starter fertilizer you're going to apply to your lawn after overseeding to have all of those nutrients, you'll want to make sure that it is rich in phosphorus. That's because phosphorus speeds up the germination process and is the most important nutrient when it comes to the development of roots. When you apply this type of fertilizer to your lawn directly after it was overseeded, your grass seeds will have a better chance of establishing deep roots and growing into healthy blades of grass.

Phosphorus can increase a lawn's resistance to various turf diseases!

While starter fertilizers are great to use after overseeding, using too much can harm the seeds!

While a starter fertilizer will undoubtedly be beneficial for the growth and development of your new seeds, you need to be careful when applying it to your lawn after it is overseeded. That's because using too much of it can actually harm the seeds! If you were to use too much starter fertilizer, it could actually "burn" the seeds. Fertilizer burn occurs when excess salt seeps into the soil, which can prevent the seeds from absorbing the water they need. This can lead to poor growth or no growth at all! In order to prevent this from happening, it's best to have professionals fertilize your lawn after overseeding. They will ensure that they use the proper type of starter fertilizer and apply the correct amount!

Give us a call today to schedule our overseeding service!

At Stream Line Lawn & Landscape, we can help you fill in your bare or patchy lawn with beautiful, new grass via our overseeding service. After we overseed your lawn, we will apply a starter fertilizer that is rich in phosphorus to it to help the seeds grow and develop a strong root system! We offer our overseeding service to residential and commercial property owners, as well as HOAs, in Westfield, Watchung, Warren, NJ, and throughout the surrounding areas. Give us a call at (833) 452-9666 to schedule this service today! We look forward to hearing from you soon!