it makes my el toro green up nicely. it doesn't last but maybe a month or so but it does work.

my next adventure is going to be humic.

 

Interesting that you posted this because I was thinking of trying that with my lawn.

I normaly use 18-0-18 from Lesco now SiteOne. Im ready for the second application.

-Empire Zoysia down about 6 years now....

 

I use milorganite religiously. Have only used synthetic once. No complaints here. My Bermuda loves it. Just put down another 100lbs today of 6-2-0 4% Fe

 

I use milorganite religiously. Have only used synthetic once. No complaints here. My Bermuda loves it. Just put down another 100lbs today of 6-2-0 4% Fe

Strange... Mine does that with synthetics but not with the Milo.

 

I use milorganite religiously. Have only used synthetic once. No complaints here. My Bermuda loves it. Just put down another 100lbs today of 6-2-0 4% Fe

Strange... Mine does that with synthetics but not with the Milo.

What rate are you using?

 

I've never had any trouble getting the results I expect with Milorganite, but I know @Mightyquinn was disappointed when he tried it.

 

@Thor865 I use whatever the bag recommends. My front section of my yard is right at 2,500 Sq ft, so that section gets a whole bag. Should I try going heavier?

 

I don't really get it either. I don't like the smell for days. I had better results with purely organic lawn food 10-0-2.

I think at the end of the day you just have to throw down what works for you.

 

I just put down 5 bags in my lot, and enjoyed every minute of it.

Smells like Success!

 

I can't stand the smell.
However I might have to transition if I can't find any other greens grade fertilizer. Lawn is to thick now.
I have a lot of yard so it's not economical at all

 

I can't stand the smell.
However I might have to transition if I can't find any other greens grade fertilizer. Lawn is to thick now.
I have a lot of yard so it's not economical at all

Have you been to ewing irrigation in town. I've bought some fertilizer from them but I don't know if they have greens grade

 

No never heard of them. I'll give them a call. Thanks.

 

No never heard of them. I'll give them a call. Thanks.

I bought some greentrx from them for about $20, I was looking for screaming green. I think they are mainly contractor irrigation but I've bought pre emergent granular at a good price from them.

 

How often are milo guys putting down potash?

 

You're not missing anything. There's two general ways to go about managing plants: 1. throw down popularly hyped miracle products (usually in ever increasing quantity - more must be better, right?); results based on dumb luck that the products supply what the plants swimming in the stuff actually need; requires some work and a lot of money to apply it all, but virtually zero thought.

2. Determine what is lacking and supply it; results proven through many decades of scientific research and actual field testing; requires less work and lower cost, but a lot of planning and thought.

To many in the Milorganite cult, synthetic fert, even slow release, is the devil that will eventually kill all living things on earth, and most certainly your lawn. Of course, many, many pounds of heat processed microbe carcasses with zero potassium, thrown down as heavily as can be afforded, are our salvation.

Do soil testing, observe the turf health, apply what it needs when it needs it. You will get much better results.

 

@Delmarva Keith I agree. I was just comparing my results with the two... Milo vs synthetic. I have had great results with my synthetics compared to Milo. All was put out at the correct rate. I just didn't get the results that most people seem to get and was wondering if they apply a lot more than what label recommends? My soil test came back pretty good, just a little low in PH

 

Have you tried doing a Milo synthetic blend? I try to put down 1lbN using about half Milo and half AMS. The AMS kickstarts it, and Milo brings it home. I may be in the minority but I LOVE the smell. I get my Milo for $3 a bag in the fall so it is not as pricey as you would think.

 

I think at the end of the day you just have to throw down what works for you.

+1

People can say and use what they want, but some of the best looking warm and cool season lawns on this site are fertilized with Milorganite. I wouldn't call that hype, I'd call it results.

 

I think at the end of the day you just have to throw down what works for you.

+1

People can say and use what they want, but some of the best looking warm and cool season lawns on this site are fertilized with Milorganite. I wouldn't call that hype, I'd call it results.

If that's all they throw down, I'd call it dumb luck. :mrgreen:

The place where I grew up (far North of here) had an incredible lawn that never saw fert or even supplemental water. Of course, the house was built on a former farm field with enough OM and manure in the soil to last until the sun goes supernova. :nod: I could have put anything I wanted on it and everyone would call that the next miracle product.

If the native soil has enough naturally ocurring K and not excessive P, have at it with as much Milorganite as you want. :thumbup:

 

For those using Milorganite: what are you using for a potassium source? Do you use a soil test to monitor soil P and K levels? If so, what have you observed?

 

 

@Ware I only follow a couple of warm season lawn journals regularly, but your's is one.
I know you are doing some level correction based on a soil test. Prior to that were you applying a potassium supplement to your lawn? I think we both used the greens grade Milo exclussively. Do you recall if the guaranteed analysis for your Milo has always been 6-2-0? Whereas, until 2 years ago, my locally available greens grade was 6-4-0. In addition to the Milo, I regularly applied triple NPK which provided potassium. It also provided P and between the two, I've ended up with enough P in the soil to sustain the turf needs until the end of time.

 

@Ware I only follow a couple of warm season lawn journals regularly, but your's is one.
I know you are doing some level correction based on a soil test. Prior to that were you applying a potassium supplement to your lawn? I think we both used the greens grade Milo exclussively. Do you recall if the guaranteed analysis for your Milo has always been 6-2-0? Whereas, until 2 years ago, my locally available greens grade was 6-4-0. In addition to the Milo, I regularly applied triple NPK which provided potassium. It also provided P and between the two, I've ended up with enough P in the soil to sustain the turf needs until the end of time.

Over the last few seasons I have used mostly Milorganite, but also some 24-0-5 and 12-6-6. I boosted the K with the Sulfate of Potash this year after I got my soil test results back. I don't recall the timing of changes in the Milorganite analysis, but you observation sounds familiar.

I can't get over how polarizing the stuff is - everybody likes what they like. :lol:

 

Don't get me wrong, I think it's a great product.
Very error proof.
I like the low NPK so you can throw down a lot and spread it very evenly.
I like the iron source that won't stain your driveway.

I don't like the normal price 13 per bag and I don't like the smell. To some it smells like success but to me it smells like crap lol.

 

Don't get me wrong, I think it's a great product.
Very error proof.
I like the low NPK so you can throw down a lot and spread it very evenly.
I like the iron source that won't stain your driveway.

I agree - I think it's perfect in just about every way. I even like the smell. You can't really put too much out, it doesn't burn, it's slow release, etc. I even drop some into the hole where I plant a tree or bush. The cost is the only thing that holds me back.