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Centipede Lawn Schedule
Posted on 6/3/20 at 8:00 am
Posted on 6/3/20 at 8:00 am
The Randy Lemmon lawn care schedule seems pretty straightforward for the grass novices on this board. But my yard is centipede. Does anyone have a similar straightforward by month breakdown of what I need to do for centipede, including herbicide, etc.?
Second question: I fertilized with 15-0-15 earlier in the yard. But now everyone is talking about Milorganite these days. Is this an interim fertilization? When/why is it needed?
Second question: I fertilized with 15-0-15 earlier in the yard. But now everyone is talking about Milorganite these days. Is this an interim fertilization? When/why is it needed?
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Posted on 6/3/20 at 8:01 am to avidday
And I’ve seen people ask for this in other threads. But never found a good enough schedule other than “centipede is easy, just do 15-0-15 in February and later in the year”
Posted on 6/3/20 at 8:27 am to avidday
Centipede needs 1/3 to 1/2 of the fertilizer as St Aug. if you’ve already hit it once, you can hit it again with a 15-0-15 again, or something like milorganite
Weed control will be largely the same although I have found it to be stunted a little more than St Aug, but there are actually a few more products you can use on it, sethoxydim for example
Weed control will be largely the same although I have found it to be stunted a little more than St Aug, but there are actually a few more products you can use on it, sethoxydim for example
This post was edited on 6/3/20 at 8:31 am
Posted on 6/3/20 at 8:39 am to avidday
I like this centipede lawn maintenance calendar for south/central Alabama LINK and the only modification I would make for south Louisiana (say Baton Rouge and south) is to fertilize in April and June. 15-0-15 is a good fertilizer for centipede.
The LSU AgCenter doesn’t have a 1 page, month by month, lawn calendar for centipede or other lawn grasses that I’m aware of.
ETA: Site One Landscape Supply gives these lawn maintenance calendars away at their store in Baton Rouge that might be helpful (they also have a calendar for Bermudagrass and Zoysia). Of course they only recommend those chemicals they sell, and these are good products but most of these products can also be bought under different trade names at garden centers, hardware stores, etc.
The LSU AgCenter doesn’t have a 1 page, month by month, lawn calendar for centipede or other lawn grasses that I’m aware of.
ETA: Site One Landscape Supply gives these lawn maintenance calendars away at their store in Baton Rouge that might be helpful (they also have a calendar for Bermudagrass and Zoysia). Of course they only recommend those chemicals they sell, and these are good products but most of these products can also be bought under different trade names at garden centers, hardware stores, etc.
This post was edited on 6/3/20 at 8:50 am
Posted on 6/3/20 at 9:38 am to avidday
if you are in Louisiana, go by LSU's ag school recommendations as they are based on actual studies.
Posted on 6/3/20 at 11:39 am to notsince98
I was looking into the N-EXT products and found this interesting. I think you could try and convert/modify this to using granular products or other products. This is based on liquid fert so the Lbs of N will be less than using milo or others.
youtube link
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Here is the program we laid out for Jeff's Centipede Lawn...
Centipede Monthly Program (South Florida) 1.4 pounds N per 1,000 sq. ft.
January (.16N)
18-0-1 @ 9 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
Greene EfFect 7-0-0 @ 3 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
N-Ext RGS @ 3 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
February (.13N)
18-0-1 @ 9 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
Greene EfFect 7-0-0 @ 3 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
N-Ext RGS @ 3 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
March (.13N)
18-0-1 @ 9 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
N-Ext RGS @ 3 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
April (.13N)
18-0-1 @ 6 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
N-Ext RGS @ 3 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
May (.10N)
18-0-1 @ 6 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
N-Ext RGS @ 3 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
June (.10N)
18-0-1 @ 6 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
D-Thatch @ 6 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
N-Ext Air8 @ 3 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
July (.10N)
18-0-1 @ 6 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
D-Thatch @ 6 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
N-Ext Air8 @ 3 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
August (.10N)
18-0-1 @ 6 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
D-Thatch @ 6 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
N-Ext Air8 @ 3 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
September (.10N)
18-0-1 @ 6 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
N- Ext Air8 @ 3 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
October (.10N)
18-0-1 @ 9 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
N-Ext Air8 @ 3 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
November (.16N)
18-0-1 @ 6 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
N-Ext RGS @ 3 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
December (.16N)
18-0-1 @ 9 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
Greene EfFect 7-0-0 @ 3 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
N-Ext RGS @ 3 ounces / 1,000 sq. ft.
Posted on 6/3/20 at 12:35 pm to jmtigers
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I was looking into the N-EXT products and found this interesting. I think you could try and convert/modify this to using granular products or other products. This is based on liquid fert so the Lbs of N will be less than using milo or others.
I don't think I would go anywhere near that recommendation if you live in Louisiana because that is waaaaaay too much nitrogen.
Here is LSU's recommendations for centipede:
Fertilization: Fertilize with up to 1 pound of nitrogen per 1,000 square feet per year. Fertilizer should be applied from midspring to midsummer. Never apply more than 1 pound of nitrogen per 1,000 square feet per application. Follow soil test recommendations for proper fertility.
Posted on 6/3/20 at 1:37 pm to avidday
From what I’ve read DO NOT fertilize centipede with nitrogen prior to April. And most of the recs I’ve seen call for 1-2lbs of nitrogen per 1000 sq ft. I’m doing two apps of organic fert. I put enough milo out in late April to cover around .6 lb per 1000 sq ft. I’m going to put out some more (probably Lowe’s procare cause my wife hated the smell of success) In a few weeks and that will be it. I’ll put out some potash in the late fall and that will be pretty much it unless my soil sample calls for something else.
I’m still trying to decide if I want to roll with a pre emergent.
I’m still trying to decide if I want to roll with a pre emergent.
Posted on 6/3/20 at 1:55 pm to notsince98
Yes agreed you would certainly have to scale it down to account for winter dormancy in Louisiana.
Posted on 6/3/20 at 5:10 pm to tilco
So if I spread 15-0-15 in Marchish (when everyone on the board told us to do so), when should I apply again? And what’s the difference between milo and 15-0-15, and which is better?
Posted on 6/3/20 at 5:38 pm to avidday
Milo is a fertilizer just like 15-0-15 but it’s an organic fert and the formula is 6-4-0. You should treat it like any other fert but it is much more forgiving. You will have to put out over twice as much milo to get the same amount of nitrogen in 15-0-15. I think this is why the pros recommend the 15-0-15 to kick start and the milo to maintain. I don’t think one is better than the other. Just depends on how you wanna do it. Just make sure you don’t exceed 2lbs of nitrogen for the entire year per 1000 sq ft.
The milo is a slow release so even if you put too much on you’re less likely to experience decline due to excessive nitrogen.
How many pounds of 15-0-15 did you put out before and how many square feet is your yard?
ETA: full disclosure I’m a coronavirus lawn expert. Meaning I just started really learning. But I’ve read a shite load about centipede.
The milo is a slow release so even if you put too much on you’re less likely to experience decline due to excessive nitrogen.
How many pounds of 15-0-15 did you put out before and how many square feet is your yard?
ETA: full disclosure I’m a coronavirus lawn expert. Meaning I just started really learning. But I’ve read a shite load about centipede.
This post was edited on 6/3/20 at 5:43 pm
Posted on 6/3/20 at 6:20 pm to jmtigers
Oooooooo hell no. Atrazine in January, barricade in March, 16-0-8 at 3lbs per thousand at the end of April, then again in July and August, 5-0-20 in September, simazine in October, 0-0-62 in November.
Posted on 6/3/20 at 7:52 pm to avidday
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So if I spread 15-0-15 in Marchish (when everyone on the board told us to do so), when should I apply again?
You don't. Centipede takes one small application of nitrogen per year. That is it. It likes nutrient deficient soil.
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