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by mitten
October 6th, 2022, 9:34 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Fall Nitrogen Regimens
Replies: 1227
Views: 200124

Re: Fall Nitrogen Regimens

I have patches that were seeded in the last 3 weeks. Any harm in doing the Fall Nitrogen Regimen over them? (Urea)
by mitten
October 5th, 2022, 3:37 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Alternative to Fall Nitrogen Regimen
Replies: 17
Views: 3653

Re: Alternative to Fall Nitrogen Regimen

So just to confirm, the Fall Nitrogen Regimen you drop 1 lb of Urea per 1000 sq ft every week... So the riskier approach is 2lb of Urea per 1000 sq ft every other week. So I'll drop 10 lb on my 5000 sq ft lawn. Please check my math! haha. I think this is also the "bag rate" on the Lesco packaging.
by mitten
October 4th, 2022, 3:13 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Alternative to Fall Nitrogen Regimen
Replies: 17
Views: 3653

Re: Alternative to Fall Nitrogen Regimen

Not a bad idea with doing a section at a time. My yard is only 5000 sq feet. Alternatively if I did the double dose every other week, I could perhaps remove a slight chance of mistakes by making 2 passes at a lower does rather than 1, since the actual spreading doesn't taking a lot of time.
by mitten
October 4th, 2022, 1:30 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Alternative to Fall Nitrogen Regimen
Replies: 17
Views: 3653

Re: Alternative to Fall Nitrogen Regimen

Green and Andy, thanks for your well thought out responses. Obviously the Fall Nitrogen Regimen is the top standard, and I've gotten great results with it in years past. Now that I have young kids timing everything is so much more difficult so it's really puts a damper on my ability to follow the st...
by mitten
September 30th, 2022, 3:47 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Alternative to Fall Nitrogen Regimen
Replies: 17
Views: 3653

Re: Alternative to Fall Nitrogen Regimen

Yeah, that's kind of what I'm looking at for those of us who can't do a Urea app every week for whatever reason. What's the next best thing. Urea every other week? Or a different type of fertilizer, such as a slow release fall fertilizer at Labor Day...
by mitten
September 29th, 2022, 2:32 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Alternative to Fall Nitrogen Regimen
Replies: 17
Views: 3653

Re: Alternative to Fall Nitrogen Regimen

The warning about watering Urea in is noted. So what's the alternative if you can't make weekly apps of Urea, but still want to fertilize in the fall to winter?
by mitten
September 29th, 2022, 11:41 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Alternative to Fall Nitrogen Regimen
Replies: 17
Views: 3653

Alternative to Fall Nitrogen Regimen

I realize the Fall Nitrogen Regimen is the best plan for fall and wintering fertilizer, but the weekly apps can come with some constraints for people who travel, have small kids that suck time/attention, don't have proper irrigation, etc. I WILL be picking up a bag of Urea on the way home to continu...
by mitten
September 28th, 2022, 10:48 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Urea source
Replies: 28
Views: 6037

Re: Urea source

Updating, found it for $36 at SiteOne. So much cheaper than the $50 at the garden center.
by mitten
September 28th, 2022, 9:23 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Fall Nitrogen Regimens
Replies: 1227
Views: 200124

Re: Fall Nitrogen Regimens

SiteOne near me has it for $36 a bag... so better than the garden center at $50. Not quite Feed Mill prices but I also don't want to drive all the way to a Feed Mill.
by mitten
September 27th, 2022, 2:13 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Fall Nitrogen Regimens
Replies: 1227
Views: 200124

Re: Fall Nitrogen Regimens

Marinegrunt wrote:
September 26th, 2022, 7:16 pm
It's $25 in Central IL
At a feed mill? Or where? Great price!
by mitten
September 26th, 2022, 5:29 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Spurge in my Cracks
Replies: 4
Views: 1456

Re: Spurge in my Cracks

turf_toes wrote:
September 26th, 2022, 5:15 pm
Roundup works fine. Don’t overthink it.
Okay, I just will make sure not to gargle with it... haha. Is it worth killing now, or just let winter take its course?
by mitten
September 26th, 2022, 8:39 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Spurge in my Cracks
Replies: 4
Views: 1456

Spurge in my Cracks

Prostate Spurge is out of control in the cracks in my driveway this year. I used to be really good at keeping the cracks clean with RoundUp but ever since the press about it being a carcinogen I've greatly reduced my use (whether or not that's a racial decision). What is the best way to take out Spu...
by mitten
September 26th, 2022, 8:33 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Fall Nitrogen Regimens
Replies: 1227
Views: 200124

Re: Fall Nitrogen Regimens

turf_toes wrote:
September 25th, 2022, 3:18 pm
$25 at any feedmill. It used to be $14.

You’ll always pay a premium buying at coops or garden centers.
True, it was from a garden center. Last time I bought it from SiteOne. Anyone know what they are getting for a bag this year?
by mitten
September 25th, 2022, 1:25 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Urea source
Replies: 28
Views: 6037

Re: Urea source

$50 in my area as well this year... Used to be about $20 back in the good ole days (5 years ago)
by mitten
September 25th, 2022, 1:21 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Fall Nitrogen Regimens
Replies: 1227
Views: 200124

Re: Fall Nitrogen Regimens

How much is a 50lb bag of Urea going for this year in your area? It's now up to $50 where I live!! Yikes.
by mitten
November 12th, 2021, 3:00 pm
Forum: Trees
Topic: Deep Root Injection Fertilizing
Replies: 7
Views: 2584

Re: Deep Root Injection Fertilizing

Thanks Morpheus! Will do.
by mitten
November 11th, 2021, 3:46 pm
Forum: Trees
Topic: Deep Root Injection Fertilizing
Replies: 7
Views: 2584

Re: Deep Root Injection Fertilizing

Cool, that's what I've done randomly in the past with my broadcast spreader when I've had fertilizer left over. Speaking of soil tests...Here are my soil test results https://aroundtheyard.com/forums2/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=24870&hilit=mitten Another question, I have some 13-13-13 now, but should I ju...
by mitten
November 11th, 2021, 10:07 am
Forum: Trees
Topic: Deep Root Injection Fertilizing
Replies: 7
Views: 2584

Re: Deep Root Injection Fertilizing

Haha, sorry to give you a headache.... I use 13-13-13 on my yard and sporadically give it to my trees as well. Is the best way to apply it in mulched area (under arborvitae for example) just to use a broadcast spreader at the same setting as I do my lawn?
by mitten
November 10th, 2021, 2:31 pm
Forum: Trees
Topic: Deep Root Injection Fertilizing
Replies: 7
Views: 2584

Deep Root Injection Fertilizing

I recently received this advertisement for Deep Root Fertilizing this November. Some of my newer trees in the past few years could use a boost, specifically my Weeping Norway Spruce that is looking quite frail/sparse... my older arborvitaes (20 years old) are starting to thin out... so this service ...
by mitten
December 2nd, 2019, 10:32 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Boston Globe Article on PFAS in Bay State Fertilizer
Replies: 16
Views: 1145

Re: Boston Globe Article on PFAS in Bay State Fertilizer

Wow, interesting article. Makes me wonder how Milorganite would test...