Fertilizer

[zemog]

Yes or no?
The most heavily recommended "weed and feed" fertilizers contain atrazine, a toxic chemical herbicide that is quite effective killing your trees and shrubs.

Yes or no?
Most lawn furtilizers has time release that can bee too fast for trees. Too much fertilizer too quickly makes "toxic salt" levels to the root system.

I'm no expert, but its easy to read and ask experts questions.

yes, i am not disputing that

no thats an incorrect statement

yes, i am an expert

[zemog]

but some will always believe what they hear or read, and not listen to the people that put the plan into action daily both on the hotels, residential, and golf course that i take care of daily

i am done now

[BlackSnake]

yes, i am not disputing that

no thats an incorrect statement

yes, i am an expert

Alright then. I guess I have read and recieved bad info when asking about my lawn.

Honestly, I'm not trying to argue the point with you. I was just trying to provide good info for people before they loose thier trees like I came close to. Once with weed and feed when I lost all my bushes 12/13 years ago, and even more reciently on my present lawn where my trees became week and not producing folage like the were. I have saint agustine grass and 30 oak trees.

[zemog]

not arguing the weed and feed , but the fert statement i will

[zemog]

u can use many pre emergence without problems on st. augustine
pendamethalin, barricade, gallery......just to name a few

[BlackSnake]

u can use many pre emergence without problems on st. augustine
pendamethalin, barricade, gallery......just to name a few

Then help me out. I have a sandy soil. Not all sand of course, but sandy dirt if you will. Yes I could use some pruning and I fight the clovers every year. Because of the amount of trees, I sparingly use weed killer. Very little areas that I can use it on. Question for you is, what by brand and specific type of furt should I use and how often? Or is it a inspection on soil 1st?

[zemog]

the problem isnt your fert, its your pre emergence program, i will have to make a point and go by home depot and see what they carry, i really have no clue......and i will let ya know.........just remind me monday if i forget.
seriously

[BlackSnake]

the problem isnt your fert, its your pre emergence program, i will have to make a point and go by home depot and see what they carry, i really have no clue......and i will let ya know.........just remind me monday if i forget.
seriously

Thank ya!

[unkoricky]

I know I am gonna get eaten alive for this comment but......we just signed up for a year of Truegeen.

My yard has been slipping and slipping due to lack of attention and my cheap wife not watering when it needed it the most. I am to blame though because I was out of country and relied on a yard guy to cut and keep it fertilized. My prize for 3 years with him is a shitty yard with tons of weeds.

Oh, and have you ever pushed a spreader over 1.4 acres? It is a bitch.

I had trugreen for a few months. They aren't bad. But i canceled just cause i could do all this shit myself. I cancelled in September of 2011 i think and they still call me every month telling me they can offer cheaper prices.

I would do that if i were you, just cancel and they'll call back a week later giving you better prices.

[ceyko]

I know I am gonna get eaten alive for this comment but......we just signed up for a year of Truegeen.

My yard has been slipping and slipping due to lack of attention and my cheap wife not watering when it needed it the most. I am to blame though because I was out of country and relied on a yard guy to cut and keep it fertilized. My prize for 3 years with him is a shitty yard with tons of weeds.

Oh, and have you ever pushed a spreader over 1.4 acres? It is a bitch.

heh, got a similar sized yard and am using a push spreader. C'mon, it ain't that bad.

Only complaint I have is having to fill it so often overall.

[4EyedTurd]

I was gonna do the weed and feed this weekend but I'll wait to hear what else is recommended

[miketyler]

Oh, and have you ever pushed a spreader over 1.4 acres? It is a bitch.

Amen to that brother. I just spread 200 lbs of pre-emergent a few mins ago on our acre lot and my plantar fasciitis is kicking in.

[EW]

On some of the fertilizer bags it says to not fertilize in the drip line of the trees.

[OMEGA DOOM]

you really dont want to start weed and feed is late march/beginning of april cause' of the temp it should be around 60-80 degrees this info comes from one of the Lowes outside lawn and garden specialist that I work with so dont kill the messenger!

[4EyedTurd]

you really dont want to start weed and feed is late march/beginning of april cause' of the temp it should be around 60-80 degrees this info comes from one of the Lowes outside lawn and garden specialist that I work with so dont kill the messenger!

no comprende ese? I don't want to start weed and feed until march/april ?