Can you help me with a lawn plan?

[ctom87]

Laid down the 15-5-10 Randy Lemon said to in late Feb/early March. With this, could Milorganite be laid down 3 weeks later? Or is that too much too quickly... The bag says non-burning...

[Hunteraudit]

I didn’t even think to send this link. Print it out and live by it. Mow often. These guys are nerdy when it comes to lawns.

https://thelawnforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=1651

[sp-bow]

I was told not to use 2-4-D on SA grass in TX? Any tips, have some broadleafs popping up in my back yard right now I need to kill.

Celcius for broadleaf weeds and certainty for grassy weeds like nutsedge. Avenue south will also work.

[sp-bow]

I'll give you the history plus what my goal is... Hopefully not too long of a post. I'm a green thumb...shoot...everything I touch dies. I have 5,000 sq ft lot in a neighborhood with a neighbor whose lawn manager is her 13 year old daughter, and the other neighbor takes great care of st. augustine. If the S/A took over, I wouldn't be mad, and it has already on one side of the house.

My lawn is bermuda, nothing special. It's thinning and there are areas that don't have much grass and you can see dirt. It's not a "bad" lawn, but could be better. There are usually weeds. September, 2018, I decided that I would overseed with winter rye grass. The winter grass came in very well, and although it was supposed to be an annual, didn't really come in this winter except for a few places.

Goal is to have a good healthy bermuda in the summer and a good healthy rye in the winter. What steps in what parts of the year do I need to lay down fertilizer, weed & feed, pre-emergent (I just put some down last week), etc etc?

The best thing you could do is say "week 1" is the first full week of January, number a spreadsheet to week 52, and tell me exactly what kind of products need to be put down each week. If anyone could do this (or just tell me and I'll build it out) I would be most appreciative.

Thanks!

You have better things to do with your time. There should be a Lawn Doctor in your area, let them take care of it.

[Matt_C]

Nothing thrives in shade,but ground cover..That is the truth.Shade loving plants....Ivy..That's about it.Without watering the hell out of it.


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^^^^Yep, I get Ivy alright, poison ivy unfortunately.

[Flex]

So I used vigoro purple about 6 weeks ago. Surprisingly it actually knocked out most of the weeds. I have huge dead spots where the clover was. And still had some clover,dandelion, and some other stuff hanging on.


I hand pulled a bunch of weeds. Mowed and bagged yesterday. Laid down Scott's bonus S today. Will see what happens. I've never had to do much to my yard to have it beautiful. Weeds came up like crazy over winter.

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[TxAg]

Nothing thrives in shade,but ground cover..That is the truth.Shade loving plants....Ivy..That's about it.Without watering the hell out of it.


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Agreed. With the exception of Cast Irons look good and do well in shade.

[MLank]

Laid down the 15-5-10 Randy Lemon said to in late Feb/early March. With this, could Milorganite be laid down 3 weeks later? Or is that too much too quickly... The bag says non-burning...

Late response, but I'd throw it out in early May, and then early June. Then stay on top of watering and mowing.

[J-Carp]

Lawn care nut on YouTube.

[fulmer34]

Follow this chart. Mowing height plays a more important role than you would think also.

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