If you head to your local home improvement store in hope of finding lawn fertilizer that is going to work for you, you are going to feel overwhelmed when you actually see what is going on in the stores.

You will come across so many fertilizers, it will feel as though you have stepped through a door into another world and have come across the largest selection of fertilizer in your life. This will be known to you as fertilizer paradise … or purgatory, depending how overwhelmed you are. When you come across so many fertilizers on one shelf from all these companies, it makes it kind of hard to decide on the right fertilizer for you.

Liquid lawn fertilizer is the one fertilizer that responds very quickly once you have applied it to the lawn. This is not the granules that you sprinkle over the lawn that requires watering to activate and a few days before you actually notice that something is happening. Take the time to educate yourself with the disadvantages and also the advantages of these types of fertilizers. This will allow you to make a decision quicker the next time you walk into an improvement store and find yourself in fertilizer paradise … or purgatory.

Some of the advantages include:

Liquid lawn fertilizer means that it is a liquid, and because of this fact you will be able to apply this to the lawn evenly and much quicker. You will decrease the chances of burning the grass considerably.

Again because it is liquid, applying the liquid spray to the lawn is simple.
Once this liquid is applied to leaves and roots, it takes immediate effect. The lawn will perk up and receive the nutrients it requires immediately.
Weeds are warded off by the combination of herbicide and fertilizer.
You will be glad to know that those back-breaking days of carrying heavy bags of fertilizer granules are over. All you will be carrying around with you is the liquid fertilizer, a spray bottle and the hose connection.

Some of the disadvantages you have to look at are:

If there is no hose you have lying around to attach to the liquid fertilizer container, then the whole idea of purchasing this type of fertilizer will be a waste.
Liquid fertilizers are a bit more costly that the granule fertilizers.

Because the effect of the liquid fertilizer to the lawn is immediate, the solution has to be applied to the lawn frequently. If you have a large lawn, you will be paying more for liquid fertilizer compared to other fertilizers. You also spend a lot more time performing this task on a regular basis.

Now that you know all the disadvantages and advantages of the liquid fertilizer, the choice is up to you. If you are prepared to pay an extra bit of money for this type of fertilizer then you will not experience any problems. However, for others it would be best to stick to granules.