Lawn Food

brindles01

Does anyone have any tips/recipes for making lawn food. I have quite a large area of lawn and like to give it a feed at this time of year to green it up and keep it healthy but the cost of the stuff I get from the shop makes it 'not quite so money saving' in that area of my spending. I was wondering if their is a 'natural/eco way of making a similar thing. Any tips?

tonyd19565

Sulphate of amonia (high in nitrogen) to green up your grass.Sulphate of iron as moss killer and sand or some other material to bulk out and make spreading easier. Do not use building sand as this has lime.
Depending on size of garden, use directions on side of packet. A packet of each about a kilo in weight costs £3-£4 for both and will last all year used at various times

ChocClare

Thank you Tony - but where do you get those from, if you don't mind my asking?

moggins

An all purpose fertilizer can be made from nettles. Put about one pound of fresh nettle in a five gallon plastic pail and fill with rain water. Let it sit. It will smell awful and foam and work for about three weeks. When the action has stopped, strain the liquid and the fertilizer is finished. Dilute with 10 parts water to 1 part nettle brew for heavy feeders and about 20 to 1 for regular garden crops like onions and flowers.

kittiwoz

I don't know how it compares for price but you can use fish food pellets to feed a lawn. My dad used to use it on the houseplants but the fish all got eaten by a heron so we no longer have any fish food in the house.

Now he feeds the plants with dried catfood so I guess that would work on a lawn as well but the pieces are a bit big and would be visible while they were breaking down. I don't think it's as good as fish food either.