Fertilizer after Aerating
 

I am located in zone4 and just core aerated the lawn. I put fertilizer down
about two weeks ago then sprayed with a liquid weed killer Ortho- Weed -
Bgone. Is it ok to fertilize the lawn again so soon ? I would like to put it
down while the soil is opened up.

Fertilizer after Aerating
 

Why do you need so much fertilizer? If it's cool season grass (fescue,
bluegrass, rye) it only needs 1 lb. of nitrogen per 1,000 sq. ft. in the
spring/summer. Over fertilization leads to brown patch and other cute
diseases.

Now it you have warm season grass (bermuda, zoysia, St. Augustine, etc.)
that's a different story. What kind of grass *do* you have?

Chris wrote:
I am located in zone4 and just core aerated the lawn. I put fertilizer down
about two weeks ago then sprayed with a liquid weed killer Ortho- Weed -
Bgone. Is it ok to fertilize the lawn again so soon ? I would like to put it
down while the soil is opened up.

Fertilizer after Aerating
 

I have a mixture of Kentucky Blue grass, Fine Fescue and a small amount of
Perinnial Rye grass. My lawn was is in very poor shape weeds, compacted
areas from construction work, etc. I have been working on getting the grass
growing and killing the weeds. I only fertilized once so far. I was just
wondering since the ground is now loosened up if this would be a good time
to fertlize again. The lawn has not been fertilized or sprayed for weeds in
the past 4 years. I am using the Minnesota State Horticultural Society's
"Minnesota Gardners Guide" and it says to use 3 to 4 pounds of nitrogen per
1000 sqft.

"Chaim Aryeh Sharfman" http://www.kosher.org wrote in message
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Why do you need so much fertilizer? If it's cool season grass (fescue,
bluegrass, rye) it only needs 1 lb. of nitrogen per 1,000 sq. ft. in the
spring/summer. Over fertilization leads to brown patch and other cute
diseases.

Now it you have warm season grass (bermuda, zoysia, St. Augustine, etc.)
that's a different story. What kind of grass *do* you have?

Chris wrote:
I am located in zone4 and just core aerated the lawn. I put fertilizer
down
about two weeks ago then sprayed with a liquid weed killer Ortho- Weed -
Bgone. Is it ok to fertilize the lawn again so soon ? I would like to
put it
down while the soil is opened up.

Fertilizer after Aerating
 

"Chris" wrote:
I am using the Minnesota State
Horticultural Society's "Minnesota Gardners Guide" and it says to use 3
to 4 pounds of nitrogen per 1000 sqft.

That's per growing season.

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Fertilizer after Aerating
 

Chris wrote:
I am using the Minnesota State Horticultural Society's
"Minnesota Gardners Guide" and it says to use 3 to 4 pounds of nitrogen per
1000 sqft.

The 3 to 4 lbs. per 1,000 is correct, but that is PER YEAR. 1 lb.
should be applied in the spring and the remaining 2 to 3 lbs. should be
applied in late fall, preferably November. Over fertilization in spring
will lead to rhizoctonia (brown patch) and you do not want that.

Fertilizer after Aerating
 

OK, I have been doing some more reading and am going to look at the cost of
sending some soil samples to my local Extension Office in Minnesota. It
would probably be a good idea to know where I am at curretnly.
"Chaim Aryeh Sharfman" http://www.kosher.org wrote in message
...


Chris wrote:
I am using the Minnesota State Horticultural Society's
"Minnesota Gardners Guide" and it says to use 3 to 4 pounds of nitrogen
per
1000 sqft.

The 3 to 4 lbs. per 1,000 is correct, but that is PER YEAR. 1 lb.
should be applied in the spring and the remaining 2 to 3 lbs. should be
applied in late fall, preferably November. Over fertilization in spring
will lead to rhizoctonia (brown patch) and you do not want that.