Ok, so liquid applications allow you to mix chemicals and offers better coverage, but does the fertilizer work as well as a granular fertilizer?
The short answer is yes. The long answer is that all of our liquid fertilizers we use on lawns start out as granules and powders when we get them. We mix the fertilizers in each truck and suspend them in the water we have in the tanks. The fertilizers we use contain the same nutrients found in the granules, but are merely in a different form. Much like an ice cube is the same as water, only in a different form. Granular fertilizer requires water before it can be available to the plant. A plant cannot absorb a granule, so it must first be dissolved in water and then can be taken in by the plant. By mixing our fertilizer into water and spraying it onto the lawn, we are essentially taking a step out of the process. When we do our application, the fertilizer is instantly available to the plant. This doesnt mean that granular fertilizer doesnt have its uses. We use truckloads of granular fertilizer each year, but each type of fertilizer has its benefits. Over the past 30 plus years, we have
