Fertilizer timing.

I like ronk’s recommendation of Tax Day, April 15.

I also like the recommendation of after you’ve cut your grass twice - first cut is usually to clean up weeds, but second cut is when you you actually cutting lawn grass that woken up from dormancy.

I usually target between April 1-15 for my centipede lawn - Baton Rouge. I try to time, when possible, before a rainfall event to water it in.

I already did. It really depends on your location and if your lawn is awake. I didn't push a lot of nitrogen though, I used a high potassium fertilizer.

Location and grass types? Derrick brings up a good point. When the term fertilizers is mentioned people often think of high N fert to enhance color and get the grass growing better. High potash fert is great in the colder months and is a fertilizer. High N fert should be used after the grass has greened up on its own.

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Crawdude - what do you throw down?

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I use LESCO 24-2-11 Polycoat on my centipede front lawn, purchased from Site One, at a rate of 2 lbs per 1000 sq ft (= 0.5 lbs N/1000 sq ft) per application with no more than 2 applications per year (April/June). I’d prefer 15-0-15 but the Site One store in BR only carries 15-5-15, which is too much P for my P-rich soil.

I use the same fertilizer on my St Aug rear lawn at 4 lbs/1000 sq ft (= 1 lb N/1000 sq ft) per application with 3 annual application (April. June, Aug).

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Is there a formula to adjust spreader settings to meet the differing requirements per pound?

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Well spreaders provide a guideline of what setting used be used for different fertilizers or granule sizes but my spreader (Shindawai RS40) doesn’t have recommended setting for LESCO products, so I’ve had to learn the settings by trial and error for the different granular lawn products I use, making 2 passes through the lawn, each perpendicular to the other. Once I dial it in I write it down in the spreader instruction manual.

I have lots of clovers in back yard never feed lawn in years I kill lawn everytime I fertilize. What should I use thats safe for lawn appreciate any info. Hate killing lawn but damm clovers all over

You can use MSM Turf with a surfactant.

If there chance of burning lawn? I so suck at that

If you mix it correctly and spray it correctly you won’t burn the lawn. Spray the weeds but you don’t have to hose them down.

Thanks tilco but that GroORR is sold out