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Good soil grows good grass.
Improve your soil, then add clover and other nitrogen fixing plants to your lawn seed mix to make lawn self-fertilizing. Other organic fertilization options include dehydrated cow manure, dried poultry manure, fish emulsion , bloodmeal, cottonseed meal and mixed organic fertilizers, all widely available. Since natural fertilizers are not as concentrated as chemical fertilizers you may want to apply them more than once per year. Fall fertilizing is important in this climate, so that grass can build up its carbohydrate level and get off to a good start in the Spring. When you use natural fertilizers your lawn doesn't grow as fast.