Milorganite is a good choice right now. Not a lot of fast acting nitrogen in it, so it should stay in the soil and feed slowly. With all this rain, none of us want to be hay farmers.
BRB while I look up the price of hay.
Milorganite is a good choice right now. Not a lot of fast acting nitrogen in it, so it should stay in the soil and feed slowly. With all this rain, none of us want to be hay farmers.
My grass grew over an inch in two days. If you're getting the kind of rain I'm getting, it will likely be able to recover before the hot weather hits, although it's going to take some time before the scalped sections get good color back. If it's been over 2 weeks since you last fertilized, then I'd hit it with some more but with some special instructions. An organic would be a good choice going into the hot weather, but I would do something with some potassium content. That rules our milorganite. I was looking at home depot and found this option.
www.homedepot.com/p/Kellogg-Garden-Organics-20-lbs-Organics-Lawn-Food-3011/204701381
Bag rate is 6.25 lbs of product per thousand sq. ft. At 4% Nitrogen, that's just .25 lbs of nitrogen per thousand sq ft. I'd actually double that rate to get to 0.5 lbs of Nitrogen. Very little is fast acting nitrogen so you're not going to burn anything.
Thanks for the suggestion. I just put down another round of Milorganite on Saturday. I guess I’ll just have to wait and see what comes out of it.
If you don’t want to bag it, you can go over your lawn twice and give it the striped look.I mowed my lawn on Friday and now I need to mow very badly. I will need to bag which will take a lot longer (i am not sure since I have a new mower and have never bagged before). I would have mowed earlier but having a 2 year old and a newborn makes it super hard to find time.
I rented one from Home Depot last year.
I don't know if I was doing something wrong, or if it was just a POS, but I couldn't keep it running.
It was like I couldn't throttle it high enough when running the tines; it would just die.
I got it to work but I had to go excruciatingly slow and ended up only doing my front yard.
Someone linked an electric one on Amazon that was around $150. That would be a good option since it would basically pay for itself after 1 or 2 uses, rather than renting.
For people who bag their clippings.. I'm wondering why you do that? Is it for mulch in your gardens or what?
Endless research tells you that mulching the yard is far better for overall lawn health and it's free slow release fertilizer
My lawn is looking pretty healthy for the most part, haven't had to use irrigation yet with all the rain which is nice. Clover is my biggest nemesis thus far - I spot treated with Crossbow about a month ago and had good results, could see the clover dying within a few days. Unfortunately, new patches have popped up - getting ready to spot treat again. Any problems with applying once every 4 weeks?
I always try to mulch, but since my grass is so tall right now due to lack of time to mow, I want to bag so I don't choke out my grass with excessive clippings.For people who bag their clippings.. I'm wondering why you do that? Is it for mulch in your gardens or what?
Endless research tells you that mulching the yard is far better for overall lawn health and it's free slow release fertilizer
Are you spot spraying or doing a blanket application? If blanket, read the label for interval and max yearly application rates. I'm sure you're probably fine to spot spray again. Crossbow is 2,4-D and triclopyr if I remember correctly. That's a potent mix to kill a broad number of weeds effectively, but make sure you apply in the recommended temperature range. At high temps, it will cause turf injury.
My lawn is looking pretty healthy for the most part, haven't had to use irrigation yet with all the rain which is nice. Clover is my biggest nemesis thus far - I spot treated with Crossbow about a month ago and had good results, could see the clover dying within a few days. Unfortunately, new patches have popped up - getting ready to spot treat again. Any problems with applying once every 4 weeks?
Try just making sure you have plenty of nitrogen. I have had good luck mixing milorganite with whatever weed-n-feed you like in the early spring, and then just keep periodically putting down the milorganite as the season unfolds. I stopped trying to kill clover a few years ago and started to try and discourage it with plenty of nitrogen. It isn't all gone....but coverage has been reduced by easily %75.
I started using this Sunday program this year (1 treatment so far), this is my soil breakdown according to the sample I sent them.
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You think supplementing their program with some milorganite would help? Where can you find that, place like Earl May? True Value maybe?
In my experience, Milorganite doesnt really work that way...ie...create tremendous growth. You should be good. Keep that in mind. Also, you will be dropping a lot of that if green is your color.I finally got a chance to mow last night and put down Milorganite...I am afraid of what the next few weeks will bring for me mowing wise.
I started using this Sunday program this year (1 treatment so far), this is my soil breakdown according to the sample I sent them.
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You think supplementing their program with some milorganite would help? Where can you find that, place like Earl May? True Value maybe?