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Winter fertilizer after new seeding?

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For New England it is late but you could put down a application of nitrogen when top growth stops which I think will be soon if not already. The addition of winterizer is a debatable topic and I for one am not adding a winterizer this year. With that being said being you have not added any fertilizer I might be incline to go ahead and drop .50 lb - 1 lb of nitrogen to hopefully help the new grass roots develop better. It's no guarantee it will help but won't hurt.
 
Dhark said:
Thanks guys. I don't think it's grown enough to mowed. I did put some starter fert down with the seed. My landscaper said I could put lime down as in his words is winter fertilizer. Just want to make sure it survives the winter and get some good root growth
Definitely don't add lime without a soil test. If you already have high ph level it would be a terrible idea to raise it more.
 
Dhark said:
Any suggestions on what particular product to use?
Generally you'd want to use urea or ammonium sulfate. You won't be able to find those at your local garden centre though so if your not able to locate them try and find something with the highest percentage of fast release nitrogen and no potassium.