A manager at a farm and fleet in Illinois said they are discontinuing carrying Milo and that it will be replaced with a generic. They are sold out or have very limited stock at all the locations near me. Same limited or zero stock with Menards and Lowes, in my town at least (though I don't know thei...

Thanks Andy, much appreciated, as always. In addition to what I mentioned above, over the last two growing seasons I applied one 40 lb bag of Andersons Humic DG spread out over 4 or 5 applications. I also remember putting down 2 lbs/k of TSP and some cracked corn last spring, and (possibly?) a small...

https://s26.postimg.cc/6j7kvpxft/Soil_test_April_2018.png Hi Andy and ST6! It's been about 20 months since my last soil test, and I'm mostly encouraged by the progress. My previous test (August 2016) and thread can be found here: https://aroundtheyard.com/forums2/viewtopic.php?t=21147 Since August o...

Thank you STL for posting the label. Interesting that besides the fauna it is all humic acid. I purchased a 40 lb bag of Anderson's Humic DG from Gardeners Edge last year, which is 70% humic acid. I see you can still get it with free shipping if you google for a coupon. Maybe it isn't a strictly com...

Thanks Andy! I appreciate your time and efforts. I've sourced everything now and will proceed as instructed. I'm switching to MAP from TSP since it is cheaper (but not easier) to find. I'll factor in the small amount of N it will introduce. I also picked up some granular SOP and ferrous sulphate, ea...

I'm unable to send PMs, so instead of doing that per Andy's "ping me in March for a full season plan", a mod suggested I bump my own thread. Hopefully that's enough to catch Andy's attention. If anyone thinks I ought to add my name to the spring queue, I'm happy to do that as well (but I don't need ...

Farm & Fleet has Milo on sale for $6.99 a bag in central IL today, for those of you with the itch.

Awesome, thanks Andy. Much appreciated. Gypsum went down this weekend. I'm on the standard fall nitrogen plan. In addition to what I described above, I plan on making a urea drop in the next day or two (about 2/3 lb of N per thousand), and then a winterizer app once top growth stops. I've read about...

Yep, I linked it in the "Who's Waiting?" post. Looks like Andy is deleting those who have already been addressed, and that I may be next on the list. That motivated me to provide an update for September, and indirectly let him know that I hadn't abandoned the effort. Thanks for the kind words. I hav...

Thanks g-man, I appreciate the response. I read up on SOP here and was able to source a 50 pound bag from a farm supply place for about $35, and put down about 2-3 lbs/k in early September. Hope it wasn't too late in the season. It unfortunately was the powered form, which was difficult to spread ev...

https://s26.postimg.cc/tg0xopl85/Screenshot_1.png https://postimg.cc/image/tg0xopl85/ Hi all, I'm a long time lurker who finally got my first soil test. I bought a foreclosure 3 1/2 years ago in central Illinois and have nursed the approximately 5000 square feet lawn along from a state of severe ne...