If you fertilize plants in winter when they're not growing, you risk damaging them in five ways. This guide looks at when and when not to fertilize in winter.

Skip winter fertilizing in cold climates—plants can’t use nutrients in frozen soil. Warm-climate gardeners can fertilize in winter if plants are actively growing. Feed perennials in early spring, and ...

Winter fertilizers are essential for preparing cool-season grasses, which thrive in fall and require nutrient support during colder months. Proper timing for winterizing depends on grass type, with ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. As winter weather sets in, many grass types enter a dormancy stage. During this time, the grass is still alive — just growing more slowly or ...

Q: What do you do about fertilizing house plants in winter? I have read that I should stop fertilizing. For how many months should I not fertilize them? A: Like you, I have read that house plants are ...

Too much fertilizer can get washed into creeks that feed the bay. There, the nutrients spawn huge blooms of algae that choke the bay and cut off sunlight to beneficial plants, which die and create ...

A wheel barrow upturned on a lawn covered in fall leaves with trees and a small shed in the background. - Kate Stock/Shutterstock While many homeowners feed their turfgrass in the spring, it isn't ...