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Always remember to water the lawn
thoroughly after applying most types of fertilizer.Especially when
temperatures start to rise in the spring months.
Failure to do this will
cause your lawn to burn up!!
First
application is in February .If necessary you may apply a weed and feed.
Nitro-phos weed and feed with
Atrazine,fertilome,or Scott's are all good brands.Stay away from the box
stores fertilizer and weed and feed.As the the saying goes "you get what
you pay for",and you may get a destroyed lawn using cheap fertilizer.
* Just a note...When appling a
weed and feed with ATRAZINE, make sure you do not apply it into your
flowerbeds or around fruit trees.Atrazine will kill not only weeds but
flowers and trees as well...
Second application is in
March(15).Apply a 3-1-2
ratio (like 15-5-10)
Again,Nitro-phos,Fertilome,and Scott's,are good for this area.If this is
your first application you also can use a weed and feed.
In late May you
can apply the same ratio as earlier or apply ammonium
nitrate 34-0-0 at a rate of 3lbs per square feet.Nitro-phos superturf
fetilizer,Scott's Super turf builder.(Again
water well after fertilizing)[The first number is
Nitrogen for rapid growth of the grass blades]
June ,July,and
August months are a time for pests.Chinchbugs,and in
august grub worms.
Chinch bugs are
all over Southeast Texas.To tell if you have chinch bugs
there is a simple test.If you have a old coffee can cut
the bottom out of it,then get a water hose and apply the
water inside the can on the edge of the infected area.If
its chinchbugs they will float to the top.
Apply
Nitro-phos' Bug out,Bayer's Advanced Lawn or , Diazinon, (if availiable),to the edges of the infected areas.Read the directions
thoroughly
For grubs the
only window open to have an effect on them would be
applying the same Bug out or Advanced lawn in August.Grubs
have showed themselves more this year due to the drought.During to the fall and
winter months though they become dormant and pesticides
will not work.
To know if your
lawn is damaged by grubworms,you will notice that the
grass itself comes up in bunches(Like someone cut it from
the roots.)
Brown patch is
also a concern here late August and September.
Apply Terraclor (Now P.C.N.B.)or Captan fungicides.
Finally in
October most local brands carry their own mixture of fertilizer for the
fall and winter months to use.In Southeast Texas, it doesnt
freeze enough to damage the grasses here, so we would apply a local
blend of winterizer, such as Nitro-phos fall special, or fertiloam.
January and February.(A pre emergent herbicide is
good for this also,applied in October)
Fertiloam has a
good weed and feed (20-4-4),also Nitro-phos(8-12-16)and Scotts.
Weed free Lawns
The best way to
have a weed free lawn is have your mower settings on
high.(Walk
behind mower setting should be at least on 4 or higher on
a Craftsman, Mtd,Ariens,Toro,Snapper,ect.Riding mowers 4
or 5 also)Cutting too short
can cause scraping o
If
you have any questions about this page or any of the
others please email me..
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