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- April 27th, 2021, 3:53 pm
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Lupton Soil Test - 2021
- Replies: 4
- Views: 265
Re: Lupton Soil Test - 2021
Thanks Morpheus! A few questions: 1. For the gypsum, I've been applying fast acting gypsum the last couple years. Should I stick with that or change it up to a heavier one time application of the regular garden gypsum? These are the readily available products near me: https://www.menards.com/main/ou...
- April 22nd, 2021, 10:26 am
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Lupton Soil Test - 2021
- Replies: 4
- Views: 265
Lupton Soil Test - 2021
This is the third year soil test for this lawn. Lawn size is 15k sq. ft., and is from a new construction that was seeded in Spring of 2016. The grass is a northern mix blend. Mainly what the contractor laid down, but I've overseeded with Scotts twice. In general, it's come along very nicely. Still a...
- May 15th, 2020, 12:16 pm
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Lupton Soil Test - 2020
- Replies: 13
- Views: 274
Re: Lupton Soil Test - 2020
I guess Boron will have to wait one more month. Everywhere is out of stock due to covid-19!
- May 14th, 2020, 4:19 pm
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Lupton Soil Test - 2020
- Replies: 13
- Views: 274
Re: Lupton Soil Test - 2020
Awesome, that all sounds great! Time to go out and source materials to apply this weekend. My yard is looking great, last year's plan really worked well! Thanks for all of your help Andy!
- May 14th, 2020, 11:50 am
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Lupton Soil Test - 2020
- Replies: 13
- Views: 274
Re: Lupton Soil Test - 2020
One other question, can the Boron and Gypsum be applied at the same time, or should there be some time between applying those two items?
- May 14th, 2020, 11:29 am
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Lupton Soil Test - 2020
- Replies: 13
- Views: 274
Re: Lupton Soil Test - 2020
Awesome, thanks Andy! When looking at the test from last year compared to this year, would you say the fast-acting gypsum I applied last year did what you would expect? It seems like Calcium went up and Magnesium went down (But is still crazy high), so I'd say yes, but was curious on your take. I wa...
- May 14th, 2020, 12:14 am
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Lupton Soil Test - 2020
- Replies: 13
- Views: 274
Re: Lupton Soil Test - 2020
Thanks for the quick turnaround Andy! Fast-Acting Gypsum was in the plan for last year, so I'm familiar with that application. And yes, Milorganite is quite economical here, which is nice. I would like to try to work on the Boron in 2020. I haven't worked with that in the past, so could use some dir...
- May 12th, 2020, 11:35 pm
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Lupton Soil Test - 2020
- Replies: 13
- Views: 274
- May 11th, 2020, 1:53 pm
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Lupton Soil Test - 2020
- Replies: 13
- Views: 274
Lupton Soil Test - 2020
This is the second soil test for this lawn. Lawn size is 15k sq. ft., and is from a new construction that was seeded in Spring of 2016. The grass is a northern mix blend. Mainly what the contractor laid down, but I've overseeded with Scotts twice. In general, it's come along very nicely. Still a cou...
- September 19th, 2019, 1:11 pm
- Forum: Lawn Care Basics 101
- Topic: Urea Application
- Replies: 5
- Views: 538
Re: Urea Application
As always, thanks for all the input/quick replies!! After reading your comments, sounds like while I certainly need to pay attention to what I'm doing, it's nothing to really worry/stress about. I'll report back on how it goes for the benefits of others. Thanks!
- September 18th, 2019, 1:52 pm
- Forum: Lawn Care Basics 101
- Topic: Urea Application
- Replies: 5
- Views: 538
Urea Application
I'm using Urea to wrap up fall fertilization and for winterization this year. I've never used it, so I'd be lying if I said I'm not a little nervous about applying it. How do you guys put this stuff down to avoid over application? For the first app, I'm looking to just do 20 lb. across 15k sq/ft to ...
- May 13th, 2019, 12:11 pm
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Lupton Soil Test - 2019
- Replies: 9
- Views: 249
Re: Lupton Soil Test - 2019
Thanks Andy! After looking at your response and doing some googling, it seems like calcium sulfate dihydrate is the magic ingredient to be the new technology family. The Nutrasoft product was just regular Calcium Sulfate, so I took it back and ordered the Pennington product from Amazon. Unfortunatel...
- May 9th, 2019, 9:13 am
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Lupton Soil Test - 2019
- Replies: 9
- Views: 249
Re: Lupton Soil Test - 2019
Ok, updates on product sourcing/request for application rates. Sorry this took so long, I had to find time to go hunt down the products at local stores. For the gypsum, I'm not 100% sure I ended up with the right stuff. SiteOne didn't have it, but directed me to a co-op that had a product called "Nu...
- May 1st, 2019, 10:47 am
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Lupton Soil Test - 2019
- Replies: 9
- Views: 249
Re: Lupton Soil Test - 2019
Ok, so just to make sure I've got this right, my schedule should look something like this: May 12th: 10-10-10 and Fast Acting Gypsum June 2nd: Milorganite June 23rd: 10-10-10 July 14th: Milorganite and Fast Acting Gypsum Aug 4th: 10-10-10 Aug 25th: Milorganite Sept 15th: 10-10-10 and Fast Acting Gyp...
- April 30th, 2019, 4:12 pm
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Lupton Soil Test - 2019
- Replies: 9
- Views: 249
Re: Lupton Soil Test - 2019
Thanks for the quick turnaround Andy! Yes, the soil is quite "Dense". When I took the samples, the soil had some moisture in it and actually clumped up enough that I had to break the chunks/balls apart before mailing in the sample. I'm actually in New York for work right now, but will start looking ...
- April 29th, 2019, 1:11 pm
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Lupton Soil Test - 2019
- Replies: 9
- Views: 249
Lupton Soil Test - 2019
This is the first soil test for this lawn. Lawn size is 15k sq. ft., and is from a new construction that was seeded in Spring of 2016. I've been trying to keep up with weeds and fertilizer the last couple years. The grass is a northern mix blend. Mainly what the contractor laid down, but I've overse...
- April 25th, 2019, 10:34 am
- Forum: Lawn Care Basics 101
- Topic: Sourcing at SiteOne
- Replies: 5
- Views: 778
Re: Sourcing at SiteOne
Thanks for the quick replies! I certainly wasn't trying to haggle on price, just thought it was funny that they steered me away from a product. Unless they really didn't have it. To northeastlawn's point, I think it really comes down to knowing what you want and why before you get there.
- April 24th, 2019, 2:21 pm
- Forum: Lawn Care Basics 101
- Topic: Sourcing at SiteOne
- Replies: 5
- Views: 778
Sourcing at SiteOne
Random question for all of you that source product through SiteOne. Does the "Act like a pro" gig seem to make a big difference for you? Do you have an account setup, or just tell them you don't have one? I've tried two times to get items from there. Urea last fall and Dimension 0-0-7 this spring. B...
- April 24th, 2019, 2:12 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: 2019: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
- Replies: 391
- Views: 19729
Re: 2019: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
Put down Dimension .10% 13-0-0 last weekend. Glad to see I'm close to on-time based on zhotster's comments above. I was watching temps on greencast and national weather service sites. Crazy how much they vary, greencast was quite a bit higher. Also got the soil samples taken prior to putting down th...
- August 26th, 2018, 5:35 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Help the New Guy!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 214
Re: Help the New Guy!
Thanks for the quick reply guys!! A couple follow-up questions. Certainly using logan labs for the soil test. Can I get the soil samples 2 weeks after applying weed and feed, or is that too soon? If it's too soon, then I apply Milo, does the clock restart? I just want to make sure the fertilizer app...