TL;DR
A slow-release fertilizer is a turf or garden nutrient product whose nitrogen is coated, chemically bound, or naturally organic so it dissolves over 6 to 12 weeks instead of all at once. The gradual feed produces steady growth without the surge-and-flop cycle, reduces burn risk on hot days, and cuts the nitrate leaching that washes into storm drains.
What it means
A slow-release fertilizer is a turf or garden nutrient product whose nitrogen is coated, chemically bound, or naturally organic so it dissolves over 6 to 12 weeks instead of all at once. The gradual feed produces steady growth without the surge-and-flop cycle, reduces burn risk on hot days, and cuts the nitrate leaching that washes into storm drains. Labels list it as a percentage of slowly available nitrogen, often from sulfur- or polymer-coated urea.
Where it sits in the glossary
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