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Chiana Dickson

Can you fertilize in the rain? Lawn care experts share their tips for best practice

Close up of blades of grass coated in water droplets

Getting out and gardening may not be the first thing we think to do when it is pouring down with rain outside, but lawn care experts suggest there could be some benefit to putting on our rain boots and tending to our grass.

If you know anything about fertilizing a lawn already, then you will know that most good fertilizers will need watering in for the best effect. The easiest and most sustainable way to do this is to allow the rain to do the work for you – but there are some caveats to this shortcut.

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