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- January 5th, 2019, 12:39 pm
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Reading and Interpreting Fertilizer Labels
- Replies: 69
- Views: 2643
Re: Reading and Interpreting Fertilizer Labels
My next steps would have been to determine whether the fertilizer is a good fit for my requirements including whether it matches up with my soil test/plan, good fit for the weather/season (i.e. not use fast release during the Summer, organics at the end of Fall, etc.), etc. But based on your hint, I...
- December 29th, 2018, 1:36 pm
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Reading and Interpreting Fertilizer Labels
- Replies: 69
- Views: 2643
Re: Reading and Interpreting Fertilizer Labels
Will you be reviewing the pros/cons of the different forms of nitrogen as we go on? Besides the different forms being used to either "stabilize" or "slow its release", I am curious if there are other factors to consider as a consumer.
Thanks Andy!
Thanks Andy!
- December 16th, 2018, 7:12 pm
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Reading and Interpreting Fertilizer Labels
- Replies: 69
- Views: 2643
Re: Reading and Interpreting Fertilizer Labels
1) Ureaformaldehyde, urea, ammonium sulfate, methylene urea (Reading the derived from section...)
2) None (P is 0 in the NPK)
3) Sulfate of potash (Reading the derived from section...)
4) 4.16# per K (1/.24 = 4.166)
5) 0.5# per K (4.166 x 12%)
6) 6# (50# x 12%)
2) None (P is 0 in the NPK)
3) Sulfate of potash (Reading the derived from section...)
4) 4.16# per K (1/.24 = 4.166)
5) 0.5# per K (4.166 x 12%)
6) 6# (50# x 12%)
- November 4th, 2018, 5:05 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Where Are You With Fall Regimens?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 3535
Re: Where Are You With Fall Regimens?
The Pause. Last app of N was 10/4. Mowed yesterday (8 days after previous cut) and cut 0.5".
- October 29th, 2018, 4:23 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: What Do You Use For A Final Winter HOC?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1541
Re: What Do You Use For A Final Winter HOC?
3.25" through Labor Day and 2.25" by end of October. Thinking of trying to stay at 2.25" all of next year.
- August 18th, 2018, 7:37 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Show me Your Lawn!
- Replies: 67
- Views: 4654
- August 14th, 2018, 7:09 am
- Forum: Organic lawn care
- Topic: Bacillus amyloliquefaciens D747?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 303
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens D747?
I have run out of biofungicide and need to pick some up to get through the rest of the season. Before I purchased more Serenade I was looking at different options and came across "Bacillus amyloliquefaciens D747" - a biological fungicide marketed by Southern Ag. I found a presentation online ( http:...
- July 14th, 2018, 7:51 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: N-Ext products
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6573
Re: N-Ext products
I got the Soil Activator Pack (RGS, D-Thatch, Air8, and GreeNe EfFect) from Pete at GCI. I was out of the ingredients I would usually purchase from Kelp-4-Less and Brambleberry to make BLKH and BLSC, I had some thatch build up, and I wanted to try FAS, so the pack was a good fit. The price seemed re...
- July 8th, 2018, 2:36 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Price Check, Isle 4?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 315
Re: Price Check, Isle 4?
I bought TKO Phosphite 2 years ago on Amazon.com for ~$140 with Prime. The local distributor wanted $125 but refused to sell to a homeowner. $85 delivered seems like a great price.
The Serenade price is the same as I have paid the last 2 years.
The Serenade price is the same as I have paid the last 2 years.
- June 23rd, 2018, 6:17 pm
- Forum: Irrigation
- Topic: Irrigation system quotes - reasonable?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1026
- June 3rd, 2018, 3:18 pm
- Forum: Irrigation
- Topic: Irrigation system quotes - reasonable?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1026
Re: Irrigation system quotes - reasonable?
I have a 1/3 acre lot with 9.5K and was just quoted $6K (would have been $5K supposedly if I didn't want the hell strips included). Can anyone recommend someone in the Milwaukee area?
- May 27th, 2018, 7:55 am
- Forum: Organic lawn care
- Topic: Essential oils to control insects?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 341
Essential oils to control insects?
We have a lot of "bugs" in our yard that result in multiple bug bites every time the kids play in the yard. The common chemical "solution" seems to be bifenthrin (I would pick up the Ortho Bug Be Gon at HD) but other posts indicate it also negatively impacts beneficial insects. Is there an advantage...
- May 12th, 2018, 8:38 am
- Forum: Warm-season grasses
- Topic: Building new home, comes with centipede
- Replies: 3
- Views: 253
Re: Building new home, comes with centipede
I would suggest talking to the builder, and HOA if necessary, as Mitten suggested to understand the real requirement. Perhaps Centipede is required but my experience indicates it may not be. We built a home 3 years ago and were told that using the builder's vendor to seed Northern Mix was "required"...
- May 7th, 2018, 2:00 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Wetting agent and fert same time?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 112
Wetting agent and fert same time?
Would there be any reason I should not apply a wetting agent (Scotts EveryDrop to be specific) at the same time as an organic fertilizer or grains?
- March 29th, 2018, 1:38 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Milorganite on Sale
- Replies: 38
- Views: 4223
Re: Milorganite on Sale
Mill's Fleet Farm has it for $6/bag starting tomorrow, plus a 10% gift card for future purchases, making an effective price of $5.40.
- February 19th, 2018, 4:34 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: New "K10" Honda HRR Mowers
- Replies: 4
- Views: 898
Re: New "K10" Honda HRR Mowers
For those interested, these are the changes in the "K10" vs "K9" HRR mower: • Textured mower deck paint. • Color changed from Rose Champagne to Emboss Bright Gray Metallic (NH-B67M) • Tire tread changed to improve traction. • Wheel hub color changed to Vintage Gray (NH-462R) • One piece rear handle ...
- February 14th, 2018, 4:42 pm
- Forum: Organic lawn care
- Topic: Milorganite changes again?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1169
Milorganite changes again?
Looks like the consumer bag of Milorganite has changed again... Source: https://www.milorganite.com/using-milorganite/products 6.0% Total Nitrogen (N) = *4% Water Insoluble (slow-release) N + 2% Water Soluble N 2.5% Total Iron (Fe) 4.0% Available Phosphate (P2O5) 1.2% Available Calcium (Ca) Nutrient...
- January 17th, 2018, 9:43 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: New "K10" Honda HRR Mowers
- Replies: 4
- Views: 898
Re: New "K10" Honda HRR Mowers
On Honda's website.
- January 16th, 2018, 12:26 pm
- Forum: Lawn Renovations
- Topic: Seed choice new construction
- Replies: 5
- Views: 332
Re: Seed choice new construction
Congrats kbgfamer on the new home! I had a Madison-based landscaping contractor to seed my new construction lawn about 2.5 years ago with seed from Seed Superstore. The contractor obviously was used to using their NoMix and, although they tried to seed at 2.5# per K, they ended up seeding at 7.5# pe...
- January 11th, 2018, 12:34 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: New "K10" Honda HRR Mowers
- Replies: 4
- Views: 898
New "K10" Honda HRR Mowers
I was looking at lawn mowers on Honda's website and noticed they released version "K10" of the HRR line. I didn't notice anything different beyond aesthetic changes. Does anyone have additional information? Honda's PR site hasn't mentioned the change. https://s18.postimg.cc/z13ss7ud1/Honda_HRR216_K1...