Fertilizer Burn from Sequential Apps: Patience Heals

May fertilizer → great lawn. June: Turf Builder + lime same week. 70s temps, irrigation. Now burnt spots. Fix and prevention?

Cause: Overlap + Lime-Nitrogen Reaction

• Uneven spread = double dose in spots.
• Lime + ammonium fertilizers → ammonia gas → burn.

Fix

• Water normally. Wait 6–8 weeks for recovery.
• Or cut out dead patches, resod.

Prevention

1. Calibrate spreader; single-pass coverage.
2. Separate lime and N apps by 2+ weeks.
3. Use slow-release N to reduce burn risk.

Sequential apps + lime = burn recipe. Space them out.