Nutrition fundamentals

Understanding turf nutrition

Healthy, resilient turf depends on supplying the right nutrients and creating the conditions that allow the plant to use them effectively.

Our Nutrition Fundamentals articles explain the role of key nutrients and the soil and rootzone factors that influence their availability and uptake.

Explore the fundamentals:

Essential nutrients:

Understand the role individual nutrients play in turf growth, development and resilience.

• Nitrogen in turf management – understand how nitrogen drives turf growth and how demand for other nutrients changes as growth increases.
  • Different forms of nitrogen in turf management – understand how different forms of nitrogen behave and what that means for turf response and nutrient availability.
• Phosphorus in turf management – explore the role of phosphorus in establishment, rooting and plant development.
• Potassium in turf management – understand how potassium supports water regulation, stress tolerance and overall turf resilience.
• Iron in turf management – understand how iron influences turf appearance and plant processes.

Soil & nutrient availability:

Explore the soil and rootzone factors that affect nutrient behaviour and how readily turf can access them.

• Soil pH guide – understand how soil pH affects nutrient availability and influences which nutrients turf can access.
• Cation exchange capacity (CEC) – understand how the rootzone holds and exchanges positively charged nutrients.
• Understanding soil analysis – learn how soil testing can help identify nutrient levels, limitations and inform nutrition decisions.