Fertilizer Prices on the Rise

The costs of fertilizer production are on the rise, the result of price increases in natural gas, an important element in most lawn fertilizers. Of course, transporting fertilizer is also more expensive, a double whammy for the industry. The increasing prices of fertilizer is an international concern.

Sodsolutions.com advises landscape professionals to know exactly what and how much fertilizer needs to be put down, to soil test to determine correct levels of phosphorus and potassium, and to keep soil pH in proper ranges to maximize turfgrass absorption of nutrients.