Fertilizing my lawn for initial spring application

[spierceisu]

I took some pictures of various spots in my yard. Anyone know what may be going on? I have fertilized over the past few years 3-4 times and stayed on top of weeds. I don't have irrigation, but have watered some and it still doesn't help a lot. I wonder if it may be grub damage. The one picture I tried to dig through the dead patch and couldn't fine any sign of life under it. Any ideas of what to try?

 

[Jdk]

I did mine in DSM Metro on Tuesday. Getting a nice little shower now, and feeling pretty good about it

 

[CoachHines3]

I haven't read the whole thread but I'm going to be incredibly disappointed if @CoachHines3 or somebody hasn't made the joke "I tried to fertilize my wife's lawn last night".

just wanted to give the stage to someone else for a change

 

[JM4CY]

just wanted to give the stage to someone else for a change

You want someone else to fertilize your wife’s lawn?

 

[CoachHines3]

You want someone else to fertilize your wife’s lawn?

nothin to fertilize #playinthesand

 

[thisISnextyear]

Narrow landing strips are hard to fertilize. Some go the atrazine method and have no lawn.

Lawn or no lawn, you can still fertilize that thing...

 

[Tailg8er]

nothin to fertilize #playinthesand

I thought the saying was "if there's no grass on the field, play in the mud"?

 

[cycloner29]

Lawn or no lawn, you can still fertilize that thing...

If her garden hoses are kinked, nothing will grow.

 

[khardbored]

A tradition unlike any other.

 

[somecyguy]

Last week's rains really got the dandelions going. I put down a pre-emergent, but the neighbor across the street didn't bother to do anything this year and I'm paying the price. I can live with clover and some of the other stuff, but dandelions and creeping charlie have to die.

 

[jcyclonee]

I haven't read the whole thread but I'm going to be incredibly disappointed if @CoachHines3 or somebody hasn't made the joke "I tried to fertilize my wife's lawn last night".

We've all fertilized @CoachHines3's mom's lawn.

 

[alarson]

Last week's rains really got the dandelions going. I put down a pre-emergent, but the neighbor across the street didn't bother to do anything this year and I'm paying the price. I can live with clover and some of the other stuff, but dandelions and creeping charlie have to die.

I know the struggle

 

[clone4life82]

When do you guys thatch your lawn? Have I missed my spring window?

 

[FerShizzle]

I know the struggle

How many feet is too many feet to spray herbicide into your neighbors yard? Asking for a friend. Also the answer is 6’.

 

[Clonehomer]

When do you guys thatch your lawn? Have I missed my spring window?

I’ve always waited for the grass to start growing. So right about now seems like an approporate time. Ours just took off last week.

 

[herbicide]

I took some pictures of various spots in my yard. Anyone know what may be going on? I have fertilized over the past few years 3-4 times and stayed on top of weeds. I don't have irrigation, but have watered some and it still doesn't help a lot. I wonder if it may be grub damage. The one picture I tried to dig through the dead patch and couldn't fine any sign of life under it. Any ideas of what to try?

Hard to tell from any 2d pictures but I’m guessing grubs. Milky spore is the fix.

 

[somecyguy]

How many feet is too many feet to spray herbicide into your neighbors yard? Asking for a friend. Also the answer is 6’.

I have a county road, his drainage easement and mine, separating our property, yet they still find their way over to my yard. Another reason to hate all this wind.

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

Anyone have any luck with Trugreen at all?

 

[twincyties]

Anyone have any luck with Trugreen at all?

They completely ruined my lawn with really poor grass seed. Has taken me years to recover from it. Would not use.

 

[FerShizzle]

Anyone have any luck with Trugreen at all?

They are pricey and pretty meh.