I'd advise against them. They have a lot of "oxides" and filler "bio-nite" that aren't doing anything for the grass plant. Based off of N costs alone, it's one of the most expensive fertilizers available. Lowe's Lesco 30-0-10 I have found to be one of the cheapest N costs and a very good overall fertilizer.

Edit: Freedom is the only one in the entire lineup that's worth considering.

 

Only their 0-0-48. They have a good prill size compared to other sources I've found. The others are like trying to spread gravel.

 

Lesco at Lowe's is more expensive than the YardMaster fertilizers.

I've used Flagship. I find it easy to spread. 3 lbs per 1000. That is actually the rate for all the YardMastery products. Whether it be Flagship or Prodiamine . (Dithiopyr is actually 4lbs/ 1000sqft).

I've had good results with it. But it's not the only Fertilzer I use. In spring I use a starter Fert with low NItrogen. I used the YardMastery starter. Then I switch to Milorganite. In the heat, I use the Stress blend. K for turgor. Low Nitrogen not to push growth. In September I switch to Flagship.
Late October and November I use Scott's Winterguard.

All along I use RGS, Humic 12, Microgreen and Fe.

 

Lesco at Lowe's is more expensive than the YardMaster fertilizers.

Not correct.

Lesco 30-0-10 is $72 for 50lb. That means it is 15lb of N and $4.8/lb of N.

Flagship 24-0-6 is $70 for 45lb. That means is a total of 10.8lb of N and $6.48/lb of N.

If you look at other local resources (eg. walmart) you can save even more $$.

 

I'm using the 24-0-6 for my nitrogen blitz this fall. Used their 12-12-12 in the spring. Soil test showed I had low potassium,

Spreads easy. Grass is definitely growing. 6 of that 24 of nitrogen is slow release, so I'm stopping soon.

I just started all this lawn stuff this year and I was looking for some different NPK combos than I couldn't find at my local Lowe's. Those numbers fit for what I needed to put down. In hindsight, it was pretty expensive. I'll probably look a little harder next year so I don't have to spend as much.

 

I have used the above mentioned YM products. They are more expensive, but you get more minors in the bag.

If your soil test says you need the other ingredients, then it is worth getting it all together.

Read what's in the bag. You get what you pay for.

 

I’ve used Flagship. I only bought because I have enjoyed LCN youtube content over the years. My understanding is the micros in it aren’t even grass available.

The LCN content has also become so “pitchy” that I no longer enjoy it. I don’t see me buying any more YM products,

 

I've used flagship and SOP. I will definitely use SOP again. Freedom is the only one that has chelated iron. I probably wont be going with their ferts again and will most likely use urea next year after im done with the flagship bag.

 

What is SOP fertilizer?
Thanks

 

Thanks for the feedback so far. I am perplexed how the micros in it wouldn’t be grass available? I wonder how that would be known. If it’s true, it would be like “filler”to me and for it not being a cheap off brand, seems hard to believe. Just my thoughts. I also have primarily used Scotts turf builder fert’s and Milorganite over the years with very good success.

 

I wonder how that would be known. If it’s true,

Read the section about iron oxide.

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The other components are so low that it is not worth even mentioning them (0.06%).

 

I just used their starter fert 12-12-12 and overseeded with Southern Belle Hybrid here in Chesapeake Va….. we’ll see in 7-10 days…. This is the first time using SB hybrid seed and was surprised it has blue seeds

 

just caught the Lesco 30-0-10 for 42.00 at Lowes on sale plus got another 20% off by purchasing 5-bags. Great deal when you have an acre to fertilize. Otherwise Menards seems to have the best pricing when you break it down to $ per 1000sf.

 

All this is moot once you start spraying. Multitudes of advantages over spreading, but I do understand since everyone, including me, starts out with spreading granulars. But with anything, once you get it down and becomes routine, it's not that much more labor intensive than spreading.

 

I have started doing my own custom spraying. I get my products individually, quick and slow trapeze N, P, micros, etc. Easy to blend to what your yard needs. Can add insect/herbicides along the way to streamline the process. Not been impressed with RGS/Humic products. Seems like too little to make a difference to the soul composition.

 

This. I spray fungicide and urea together this time of year, for example.

 

Honestly the entire “mainstream” community has distanced itself from one another. Used to be everyone worked together for the good of the DIYer. Now GCI has their own thing with Protene, LCN has YM, Ryan Knorr has simple lawn and is now selling Matt’s stuff. I put down what my soil needs but I’m a stand still for what brand to use.

 

In a nut shell tou go with what works for you , what you need , who you like.
When I was looking for a back pack sprayer the Typhoon was about the same price everywhere.
So I bought it through GCI with the long mixer. I could not find a long mixer locally - im still trying to buy local
I also bought GCI spray tips.
Also through gci i picked up the bio stim pack again same price everywhere. Nothing like that locally. Does it work? IDK but I have sections of lawn where the soil needs help.
I then did some shopping for fungicide.
Best price was chemicalwarehouse and I had it in 3 days.
As far as Fertilizer goes.
You have to go with who has what you want. Even for sprays . There is very little locally for spray ferts.

I wanted a fert high in P and a tad lower in N with a pre emergent.

I ended up getting pro scape through lesco it was expensive

Finding what you need especially locally is tough for some .

 

I think he recently switched up his ingredients. The previous stuff had a lot of oxides. He promoted iron across his lineup but it was all just iron oxide. The new stuff however has ferrous sulfate, iron sucrate, and/or iron EDTA, depending on which product you’re looking at. The K in his 12-12-12 changed from MOP to SOP. It appears he’s moving toward better ingredients, so hopefully the more knowledgeable members here can reevaluate the new stuff. I’m no expert, but the newer stuff appears to be better than his previous formulations, HOWEVER, I still think it’s pricey for what you get. $65 for a bag of 12-12-12 while Home Depot has 13-13-13 for $25. I think the $40 saved could easily cover iron and a lot of the other stuff.

 

7-0-20 stress blend did me very good this summer. It kept the lawn looking good without pushing too much growth. This season was all drought, very frustrating season overall. It worked well for me, I was anticipating buying it again next season or if they run any sales during the holidays. I have 419 bermuda and Zeon around my house.

 

Liquid fertilizer typically shows results sooner than slow-release granular fertilizer. Liquid fertilizer is likely the better option if you need to green up your lawn quickly. Because liquid fertilizer provides nutrients right away, it's an ideal starter fertilizer for new lawns.

 

I have used all three products to much success as well as the Bio-Stimulant. My soil has clay under it and the Bio-Stimulant has done exactly as advertised. My grass is growing in abundance and the lawn looks much healthier. The Flagship really does a great job in starting the grass in the early season. I’m using the Stree Blend at the moment and my bare spots have all filled in as well as still looking very healthy. I’m impressed myself so far so I am continuing to use their products. Stay tuned!

 

I am willing to bet that proper fertilization is why your lawn is thriving. I am not against biostimulents, but they are not the secret sauce.

 

I used it for the first time a few weeks ago and the grass has never been greener

 

Yes. Just used them a few weeks ago for the first time and the grass has never been greener. Money well spent

 

Buy the cheapest possible N & K and put down what you need of each. Your turf doesn't care one bit about the name on the bag, it just wants the nutrients. Your lawn will not get any better by using Flagship 24-0-6 over a swap meet 24-0-6. I have zero faith in these so-called stress blends, either your turf has enough K or it dont. Bombarding it with K that it might not need is just flushing money through your soil and oftentimes does more harm than good.

 

Allyn Hane's fert is good. But it is extremely expensive. As @MikeConroy stated, I can get the same quality lawn from a 18 dollar bag of AMS.

Stress Blend is pure marketing.

 

Yep pretty much a marketing scheme, same as scotts many different time of year fertilizers...

I mostly spray now, urea, ams (I wish for $18 bucks, no local stores around me has it besides siteone)

End of year sometimes you can find some good deals like 2 years ago I got from Costco scotts green max big bags for $20 bucks each, I still have a few left

And I still have 6 bags left of Xgreen, man this was a good fertilizer.

Overall tho i enjoy spraying. I have 30k of lawn but use my 3 point hitch 40 gallon spray rig on my 1025r...I actually find spraying you need less N for same results

 

18.60 AMS 50lb
16.00 UREA 50lb

 

Basic Nutrition
32-0-3
25% slow release N
2% FE
$21.25 per 50# bag.
16# of Nitrogen per bag, for $1.33 per # of N

They also offer the same thing minus the 2%FE for $20.78/bag too.
I usually pay the extra 50 cents per bag to get the 2% iron though.

or $19 for a 50# bag of Urea.