Greening Your Lawn

Everyone like a lush, green lawn. But sometimes Florida turfgrasses can turn yellow, not from heat or lack of water, but due to a lack of nitrogen. But adding nitrogen to your lawn is a bad idea, as it promotes too much growth. A better choice is iron, which will give your lawn that beautiful green you're looking for without the problems.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Fertilize Appropriately

UF/IFAS Publications

• Fertilizing the Lawn (PDF)
• Figuring Out Fertilizer for the Home Lawn

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Figuring Out What Fertilizer to Use

Other Sites

• Turn a Yellow Lawn to Green--Lowes.com
• Why Does My St. Augustine Lawn Turn Yellow?--eXtension.org