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Best fertilizer to promote lateral growth for bare spots

Posted on 5/3/24 at 8:29 pm
Posted by shoelessjoe
Member since Jul 2006
9956 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 8:29 pm
Common Bermuda, been putting down 1/2 pound of 46-0-0 every two weeks to spoon feed it with a spray cart. Should I be putting something like a 13-13-13 in the bare areas to help it more?
Posted by LSUtigerME
Walker, LA
Member since Oct 2012
3816 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 9:13 pm to
Why are the spots bare?

Shaded? Compaction? Poor drainage?

Have you considered plugging the bare area from the healthy grass?
Posted by TigerFanatic99
South Bend, Indiana
Member since Jan 2007
27852 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 9:27 pm to
quote:

1/2 pound of 46-0-0 every two weeks to spoon feed it with a spray cart.


.5 pound per thousand sf2 of 46/0/0 every two weeks? I feel like that is a shite ton of nitrogen, no? Bermuda is supposed to get a total of 2-4 pounds per thousand over the course of a year. You're hitting that in 2 or 3 months unless I am mistaken.

This post was edited on 5/3/24 at 9:30 pm
Posted by reauxl tigers
Tiger Woods Fan
Member since Aug 2014
8060 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 9:32 pm to
If you like spoon feeding or spraying in general, pick up some sea kelp concentrate, that’ll get the runners running.
Posted by bkhrph
Lake Charles
Member since May 2022
178 posts
Posted on 5/4/24 at 10:36 am to
Get a soil test and see if it needs phosphorus (P). Many soils have plenty of P, the middle number of the 13-13-13 example. But if, in your case, P is deficient, that could hinder the spread.
Posted by bayoubengals88
LA
Member since Sep 2007
19235 posts
Posted on 5/4/24 at 11:31 am to
One more thing shoeless, how often are you mowing? Every two days combined with urea and heat will push it like crazy.
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