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Soil sample--now what?

Posted on 3/14/24 at 7:31 pm
Posted by chieftiger
Mandeville
Member since Sep 2004
1349 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 7:31 pm
soil sample

Clearly, I have crap soil over here. Centipede lawn, Mandeville area.Thanks in advance.
Posted by bayoubengals88
LA
Member since Sep 2007
18915 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 7:55 pm to
Looks pretty good to me!
No one is going to have great levels coming out of winter and your ph is right in the middle.

Fertilize, mow, water. Add a bit of iron for color (if not included in the fertilizer).
Don’t overthink it.
This post was edited on 3/14/24 at 7:57 pm
Posted by chieftiger
Mandeville
Member since Sep 2004
1349 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 8:05 pm to
Really? Good? I must really be a rookie with this stuff.
Looking at it though, I'm very low with npk, and I always thought centipede wasn't to get P, but would a 12-12-12 be good in this scenario?

And if so, how often? I don't want to over apply being everyone says centipede needs little fert.
Posted by bayoubengals88
LA
Member since Sep 2007
18915 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 8:13 pm to
quote:

I always thought centipede wasn't to get P, but would a 12-12-12 be good in this scenario?

I’d go for a low N stress blend.
Hit it with 7-0-20 once, then continue small feedings of 7-0-0 for a richer color (along with iron).

The 7-0-0 isn’t necessary, but if you want to apply it you can do so every ~4 weeks. We’re talking just 4-5 lbs of fertilizer per thousand feet. Only .28 to .35 lb of N/1000.

End the season with the stress blend again.
This post was edited on 3/14/24 at 8:22 pm
Posted by LEASTBAY
Member since Aug 2007
14285 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 8:19 pm to
If you dont have to fix PH I would say you're ahead of the curve.
Posted by Tiger 79
The Original Tiger 79
Member since Nov 2007
38031 posts
Posted on 3/15/24 at 10:55 am to
quote:

Fertilize, mow, water. Add a bit of iron for color (if not included in the fertilizer).
Don’t overthink it.


Exactly....grass can grow on bridges. Don't overthink.
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