On Aug 13, 4:45*pm, Frank wrote:
On 8/2/2011 5:27 PM, MICHELLE H. wrote:









Not sure if this question has been asked here already, but just
wondering if you can apply lawn fertilizer and a separate grub control
product at the same time. A few days ago, we just applied the "Scotts
Super Turf Builder Summerguard - With Bug Control To Kill Ants, Fleas,
and Ticks" which is a 30-0-4 formula. We also have a bag of the "Bayer
Advanced Season Long Grub Control Plus Turf Revitalizer" which is a
6-0-1 formula.

The "Scotts Summerguard" doesn't kill grubs, and so we have to use the
separate grub control. to try to kill the grubs, because last September
we had a pesky skunk that ripped up and mutilated our yard every night
last September, October, and November.

On the back of the "Bayer Advanced Grub Control" bag, it states that the
product has to be applied before August 15th. So my question is, should
we wait another week or so before applying the grub control, or can it
be applied now? The "Scotts Summerguard" has 30% percent nitrogen, and
the "Bayer Grub Control" had 6% percent nitrogen. If we apply the "Bayer
Grub Control" right now, won't that be too much nitrogen ( 36% percent
nitrogen in one weeks time ), for the lawn to handle??

Any advice would greatly be appreciated.

Thanks!

Not knowing either product, only if lb/1,000 ft sq are the same would
this add up to the high nitrogen value,

I'm not a Scotts fan because while they may be good products, they
probably cost twice as much and fertilizing 4 times a year is work.
I like to treat each problem separately, not carpet bomb my lawn.

You could also do away with the lawn entirely and redesign with plants
appropriate to your area. Here in So. Calif., especially in ""green"
cities like Santa Monica, there is a big move to convert to xeriscapic
designs. These are suitable for what is, after all, a desert (which
only has water thanks to Mulholland and others, not to forget the
speculators who bought up land in advance of water arriving).

This city actually pays half (I think) the cost of conversion, if you
present a substantive plan that shows you know what you're doing, and
follow through to demonstrable results.

Other parts of the country could do the same with area-appropriate
plantings.

It's a shocker to realize that THE BIGGEST CROP IN THE U.S. IS TURF
GRASS. The money spent on water, fertilizer, pesticides, etc.etc. is
in the billions. This is 2011. It is no longer a mark of prestige to
have the greenest, lushest lawn in the 'burb.

Savvy parents do not let their children play on the lawns of friends
whose parents use toxic chemicals. For obvious reasons.

HB