Before you select a
fertilizer, determine your lawn needs. Then
select a fertilizer containing the necessary
elements to accomplish your goals.
- Lawns generally use
more Nitrogen than other elements. Your lawn
will use the Nitrogen to strengthen its root
system and increase the top growth’s health
and color. For a healthy and established law, a
fertilizer high in Nitrogen is used during the
early growth season.
- If you’re starting a
new lawn, healthy roots are more important than
top growth. The top growth can be tended to
after a healthy root system is established. In
this case, a high level of Phosphate (P) is
recommended. Your lawn will use Phosphate for
the roots and to increase reproduction in turf
grasses.
- If you live in a
cold or dry climate, or an area with plant
diseases or insects, you want your lawn to be
hardy. It needs to be healthy enough to
survive in hostile environments or against
natural elements. A high Potassium (K)
fertilizer is recommended. Your lawn uses the
Potassium to resist disease, parasite attacks,
and sustain itself in cold, heat, or drought
conditions.
You should also decide if
you need a liquid or dry fertilizer.
- Plants absorb all
materials in liquid form. Your lawn will
quickly absorb a liquid fertilizer and get an
instant boost of nutrients. However, your lawn
will use up a liquid fertilizer quickly. More
frequent applications are needed.
- Dry fertilizers break
down slowly and are absorbed by your lawn at a
slow, steady rate. You won’t need to apply
dry fertilizers as often, but you won’t see
the effects as quickly.
- Some lawn fertilizers
also contain insecticides and herbicides to help
control pests and weeds. Determine if you
need this type of control before using a
fertilizer containing these chemicals.
Sunniland
offers the following lawn fertilizers.
Nitro Green is granular fertilizer high
in Nitrogen. The Nitrogen is used to increase
the top growth’s health and color. Because it
is a dry fertilizer, it continuously feeds the
lawn over a long period of time. To increase the
amount of time that the lawn is fed, 25% of the
Nitrogen used in Nitro Green is slow-released.
This is an excellent fertilizer for southern
grasses. Nitro Green is available in 32-pound
and fifty-pound bags.
Milorganite is 100% organic. It is made
of processed sewage sludge and is very high in
iron. The iron helps strengthen the soil, which
in turn anchors and nurtures the lawn.
Milorganite is available in five-pound,
ten-pound, and forty-pound bags.
6-6-6 is Florida’s leading all
–purpose fertilizer. It contains 100% organic
Nitrogen for the health of your top growth. 50%
of the Nitrogen is slow-release so that your
lawn is fed over a longer amount of time. The
equal amounts of Phosphate and Potassium, and a
blend of secondary elements gives your lawn a
source of balanced nutrients. 6-6-6 is available
in five-pound, ten-pound, twenty-pound,
forty-pound, and fifty-pound bags.
All Florida Brand 6-6-6 is an all-purpose
plant food specifically formulated for
Florida’s lawn and gardens. The equal amounts
of Nitrogen, Phosphate, and Potassium help
strengthen top growth and the root system, while
fortifying the plant against diseases, insects,
and harsh climate conditions. All Florida Brand
6-6-6 is available in a forty-pound bag.
8-8-8 is a granular fertilizer. Its
fast-acting pellets are easy and convenient to
use. The equal amounts of Nitrogen, Phosphate,
and Potassium help strengthen top growth and the
root system, while fortifying the plant against
diseases, insects, and harsh climate conditions.
8-8-8 is available in a 44-pound bag.
10-10-10 is a granular fertilizer. Its
fast-acting pellets are easy and convenient to
use. The equal amounts of Nitrogen, Phosphate,
and Potassium help strengthen top growth and the
root system, while fortifying the plant against
diseases, insects, and harsh climate conditions.
10-10-10 is available in a 44-pound bag.
Floratam Special is a premium,
free-flowing fertilizer. It is specifically
formulated for Floratam, St. Augustine, Bitter
Blue, Seville, and Raleigh grasses. Twenty-five
percent of the Nitrogen is slow release to feed
your lawn for a four to six month period.
Floratam Special is available in a thirty-pound
bag.
Floratam Special S is a premium weed and
feed fertilizer. This means that it fertilizes
while controlling weed growth and reproduction.
It contains Atrazine and is formulated for St.
Augustine, Bitter Blue, Seville, and Raleigh
laws. Floratam Special S is available in
thirty-pound bags.
Weed & Feed for St. Augustine should
be used on St. Augustine lawns in early spring
and fall. It fertilizes your lawn while
controlling weed growth and reproduction. Weed
& Feed for St. Augustine is available in
twenty-pound bags.
Super Weeder Feeder with Atrazine fertilizes
while controlling weeds in St. Augustine,
Centipede, and Zoysia grasses. If used before it
appears, this fertilizer will also control
crabgrass. Super Weeder Feeder with Atrazine is
available in 25-pound and fifty-pound bags.
Weed & Feed for Bahia contains Trimec.
It can be used on most Florida lawns and control
broad-leafed weeds. Weed & Feed for Bahia
comes in 25-pound and fifty-pound bags.
Fertilizer Plus Insect Control in One
contains Chlorpyrifos. It controls ants, fleas,
ticks, chinch bugs, mole crickets, and other
pests. Fertilizer Plus Insect Control in One is
available in a 25-pound bag.
Please contact
a Sunniland representative for help
selecting the proper lawn fertilizer.
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