Fall fertilization

Fall fertilization can be a controversial issue. Fortunately, research presented by Dr. Doug Soldat, professor at University of Wisconsin, has made fall fertilizer strategies easier to understand and easier for PACE to summarize. Below are the take-home lessons that PACE garnered from a Doug Soldat TurfNet webinar titled "Fundamentals of Fall Fertilization."

1. Nitrogen uptake is dependent upon ETo. When the ET drops below about 0.05 inches per day, it's time to stop applying nitrogen, the plant isn't going to…