Thanks for the comments. I still have crabgrass spouting throughout the
yard, garden and lawn. I did not put apply a pre-emergent this spring for
crabgrass. My question, if I had, would it still be working to prevent the
germination of crabgrass and other noxious weeds at this late date. I
re-seeded about weeks ago with a tall fescue which is really taking off.
If a pre-emergent was still in the soil, I think the germination of the
fescue would have been significantly reduced, yes?

Thanks,
John


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On Oct 2, 7:16 am, "John Reichert"
wrote:
Hello,

I'm looking for a general guide as to time of year and type of fertilizer,
for feeding all outdoor permanent shrubs, large and small trees, some
ornamental, plants and the lawns. I have some Dogwoods, ornamental fruit
trees, shade trees, azaleas, English Ivy, Pachysandra, Rhododendrons,
hollies, and other shrubs around the house. I live in the Louisville KY
area.

I was thinking I couldn't go seriously wrong just using a typical lawn
fertilizer for all the above and begin applying it within the next month.
For the trees, drive a metal 1 inch diameter pipe about a foot into the
ground outside the drip line and fill with the fertilizer.

Comments?

Thanks,
John


All of the above get along just fine in nature without anyone
fertilizing them. One of the problems many homeowners face is
landscaping that grows so fast it takes a lot of work to keep it under
control. Giving it more fertilizer just makes it grow even faster.
I have a wide assortment of trees, shrubs, etc, and the only things I
fertilize are the lawn and any other plant that needs it for some
specific reason, ie it's not doing well, I want it to grow faster,
etc. For the lawn, I fertilize twice, once in Spring at the time
for crabgrass pre-emergent, once in early Sept, once in mid Oct.