There are many lawn fertilisers available, each with their own feeding regimes. As a general rule it is best to apply a pre-turfing feed before laying your lawn, in order to give it the best possible start. Once you have laid your lawn, feed twice yearly; once in the spring with a nitrogen rich lawn feed, and once in the autumn with fertiliser high in potash and phosphate.
Tolleshunt Turf is a member of the Turf Growers Association and full details about fusarium can be found here. Below is a summary of what the TGA advise, together with our own findings.
Fusarium is the most common disease of lawns. It occurs during extended periods of warm and wet weather (usually in Autumn) especially in areas of lawn that remain damp with dew all day. It can often occur in newly laid lawns - this is because the turf is under stress following harvesting so susceptibility levels increase.
The first stage of the disease is the appearance of small yellow / brown patches on the lawn followed by a white fungus that rubs off to the touch.
Try not to worry too much as there is little you can do; there are no chemicals available to private gardeners to treat fusarium. The disease may be evident during the winter, but come springtime the affected areas should completely recover.
At times of high susceptibility to fusarium, we treat our turf as a preventative measure to ensure that the disease is not active in turf supplied to you. Unfortunately this does not mean that your lawn will be immune from Fusarium as it can develop anywhere given favourable weather conditions.
To minimise the risk of Fusarium we recommend that you do not use nitrogen rich fertilisers in the Autumn.
For advice on turf laying please see our turf laying guide or contact us by email at enquiries@tolleshuntturf.co.uk