If it were me I wouldnt open up a brand new bag for 300sq ft. You should be fine with 1 bag. Maybe close your hopper a little more and do a double pass.

 

The "bag rate" is a pretty conservative amount of N considering it is very slow release.

How good a grass do you want and how willing are you to cut often?

 

The "bag rate" is a pretty conservative amount of N considering it is very slow release.

How good a grass do you want and how willing are you to cut often?

At a rate of 6-4-0 and 32 lbs/bag, there is only 1.92lbs of N in the entire bag. That means over your 2800, you would be putting down only .685/1000 sq ft. If you check most manufacturer recommendations, they usually advise about .75 lbs of n/1000 sq ft.

 

The "bag rate" is a pretty conservative amount of N considering it is very slow release.

How good a grass do you want and how willing are you to cut often?

I concur. At a rate of 6-4-0 and 32 lbs/bag, there is only .8lbs of N in the entire bag. That means over your 2800, you would be putting down only .285/1000 sq ft. If you check most manufacturer recommendations, they usually advise about .75 lbs of n/1000 sq ft-- so Milo is very conservative. Myself, I throw it down and then also throw down another synthetic fert that would release more quickly.

If Milo is 6% N and it's a 32lb bag, there is 1.92lb of N in the bag.

That's 0.7lb of N per 1,000 sq. ft.

 

I just put down a whole bag on 1,600 sq'

 

If you do the fall nitro blitz, is Milorganite better saved for the spring app(s)? I typically just spoon feed urea in the fall.

 

If Milo is 6% N and it's a 32lb bag, there is 1.92lb of N in the bag.

That's 0.7lb of N per 1,000 sq. ft.

Thanks for the doublecheck. I corrected my math above. Cheers!

 

A quick release nitrogen is best for the Fall N blitz because you'll be applying N each week to two weeks. The grass will use the nitrogen right away and will be hungry for the next application

Using a slow release source is like filling your stomach with food that sits there for weeks and weeks before being converted to energy.

 

If Milo is 6% N and it's a 32lb bag, there is 1.92lb of N in the bag.

That's 0.7lb of N per 1,000 sq. ft.

Thanks for the doublecheck. I corrected my math above. Cheers!

:thumbup:

 

Considering the dog days of summer is upon us and you have a cool season lawn I would just put down the one bag just a lite feeding with a dose iron included. You don't want to push to much growth this time of year can lead to fungus pressure and forcing your cool season grass to grow but it's not the cool season. The iron will give you some nice color a bonus. Come late summer you can let it fly drop two bags if you want.

 

If you do the fall nitro blitz, is Milorganite better saved for the spring app(s)? I typically just spoon feed urea in the fall.

Milo is organic it needs heat to breakdown to feed the lawn. Early spring application is going to be real slow to release until the soil heats up. Late spring the soil should be warm enough to start kicking in.