re: Lawns - Winter Feeding

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hit mine with a triple 13 about 6 weeks ago and won't do anything else til spring

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I did the same with triple 10.

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hit mine with a triple 13 about 6 weeks ago and won't do anything else til spring

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Explain this triple 13 for us newbs of the lawn world.

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Explain this triple 13 for us newbs of the lawn world.

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All fertilizers have three numbers. The first is the amount of nitrogen. Nitrogen promotes green leafy growth.

The second number is the amount of phosphorus. Phosphorus encourages energy transfer.

The third number is Potassium. Potassium balances water in plants and helps protect against cold weather.

Thanks

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nking of a mexican instead.

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You OT rich?

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what about getting rid of virginia buttonweed? any recs for this time of year?

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What kind of grass do you have?

Get an herbicide with 2,4-D in it. 2,4-D will control most weeds in St. Aug.

EDIT: DO NOT USE ON CENTIPEDE!

I'm not a horticulturist but have grown some grass before

13-13-13 isn't for your lawn, you'll feed the weeds more than anything. Not saying you won't/can't achieve a beautiful lawn by using it, but you stand a risk of some serious weed issues if your yard goes under stress, such as a drought, cutting the yard too short etc.

a weed and feed combination isn't good either

Centipede requires a high nitrogen fertilizer but getting above 20 is considered high. I would stay around a fertilier with a rating of 16-4-8 as this is all the lawn needs. Avoid buying at box stores too, as they will not carry a fertilizer like this, normally. Sure, they will carry a grade that is high in nitrogen but all you are doing is giving your lawn a short high boost of energy. It will green up like it's on steroids but it isn't healthy in the long run. Reason being, grass can get addicted to this grade of eating habit and will have a weak immune system if you will. Any lack of water, change in weather or whatever, and your yard will suffer. Best to stay with something in the range I indicated. Anything above this you are only killing my beloved fish. The overage of nitrogen goes into the estuaries and causes something to the effect of being called algae blossom, not good.


Pre-spring, spread a weed pre-emergent killer to baiscally keep the weeds from ever seeding out. Water your lawn with one inch of water a week and try avoid watering every day. Water once a week, as mentioned, at least once inch worth in growing season. Let your centipede grow high, like to the tune of 4" high. Takes some getting used to but once done for a while it will become thicker and much more beautiful. The shade provided by the grass blades will subside weed growth as well.

this isn't a very good pic of my grass, but it shows enough, I think. This lawn was planted in January, from seed, using a blend of rye grass (to hold my other seeds), bermuda (to hold my centipede seed) then centipede. Year or so later, the entire yard is covered and thriving



find one of these local to you and use them

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bama_rules

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Great looking yard.