[Rucraz2]

So being this is my first summer in my new place. I have roughly. 1.25 acres of lawn with 42.5k irrigated. I threw down fertilizer May 28th with a new spreader. I probably put down around .75lbs of N per 1k from what I can calculate. I didn't do a cross pattern and I can see a darker green from the paths that got more directly behind the spreader. Would you guys put a small app down now to help even it out a bit before we get into the summer heat?Or now that we are in a dip in temps for a week atleast. Or just deal with it and get some FAS, and other N EXT bio stimulants down?

 

[Jconnelly6b]

What fert did you apply? What shape was the lawn in when you bought the home?

 

[Green]

Good questions above.

Also, what's the forecast like for the next week?

Where I live, we generally can fertilize with N through June, unless it gets really hot. I'd expect your area to be similar in that way.

 

[ABC123]

If your positive it's not fertilizer burn you could, but I'd go .25lb. The temps look decent enough right now, but that could change quick.

 

[Rucraz2]

Just some cheap 29-0-4 with iron. I did throw down some N-Ext Rgs and Air8 early on with my prodiamine. We moved in the end of Aug last yr. I did get one app of the same fertilizer down at that time and I did get my winter urea app down, but didn't get watered in real well. Previous owners paid someone to do applications. It didn't look bad the previous year but I don't think they did anything last summer knowing we were buying it. Looks like temps are going to be in the 70's to low 80's with rain for the next week. I know it's getting later in the season for spring apps. But I think with the forecast I think it's doable. I think I am going to do it but was hoping for another opinion. Im trying to get the other apps of the biostimulant down soon and my soil conditioner as well. Let me know what you guys think. I appreciate everyones input.

 

[Rucraz2]

Im pretty sure it's not burn. I went a lot slower around the perimeter and it's a very dark green. I went twice as fast throughout the rest of the yard and thats where it's obvious. Plus the really dark green spots right up to where I dumped a lot when my tractor died from a failed fuel pump. I kept nursing it with the choke back to the garage but it died two more times. I didn't get the spreader turned off soon enough. So I have 3 burn spots from that.

 

[Delmarva Keith]

So being this is my first summer in my new place. I have roughly. 1.25 acres of lawn with 42.5k irrigated. I threw down fertilizer May 28th with a new spreader. I probably put down around .75lbs of N per 1k from what I can calculate. I didn't do a cross pattern and I can see a darker green from the paths that got more directly behind the spreader. Would you guys put a small app down now to help even it out a bit before we get into the summer heat?Or now that we are in a dip in temps for a week atleast. Or just deal with it and get some FAS, and other N EXT bio stimulants down?

I used to be a no fert in Spring / Summer type guy as a "living in the rules of the past, having forgotten the reasons for them," but I am learning it's really better to stike a balance between keeping it healthy but not overly lush. If it is healthy then no fert, but if it's showing signs of deficiency, give it some of what it needs. Cool season turf and N as the weather warms is like a kid with ice cream; it will take up more than is good for it.

You should always start with a soil test to see where you are with P, K and the important micros for your location.

If the overall health of the turf is good (even though uneven in color), and P, K and micros are right, I would hesitate to feed it more N at this time of year.

If it's showing signs of N deficiency (old growth going lighter green to maybe even slightly yellow), give it a low rate of slow release N with some K and keep an eye on the response. If new growth is going lighter green to even slightly yellow, suspect iron deficiency. If it just doesn't look too great overall, could be both.