[Moscey]

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Intro:
-Total 4957(backyard 2,933; side 793; Front 1231)
-Kbg,rye,fescue
-Ann Arbor, MI

SOIL SAMPLE AS SOON AS GROUND SOFTENS & BEFORE ANY TREATMENT!!!!!!!!!

SPRING
1. Dimension 0-0-7 granular (apply at 0.5ai/acre rate) as soon as MSU www.gddtracker.net recommends and/or forsythia blooms.
2. Tenacity 2 oz rate, surfactant, coloring agent(ie. turfmark blue)
3. Grub control (when grass greens up)
4. Milorganite (Memorial Day)
5. ???not sure??SOP Sulfate of Potash Soluble Fertilizer 0-0-52 -50 Lb (Mid May)
SUMMER
1. if it is a rainy summer, a light dose of nitrogen might be needed (0.5lb/N/ksqft) once in June/July
2. Milorganite (July 4th, Labor Day)
FALL
1. Dimension 0-0-7 (apply at 0.5ai/acre rate)
2. Urea 46-0-0 (fall nitro blitz)
3. Milorganite (Thanksgiving)

What do you think? Any advice appreciated

 

[g-man]

Looks good. Why the tenacity? Poa annua?

I would not do the thanksgiving milo. In Michigan it will be too cold for it by then.

Sop should only be done based on your soil report.

 

[Moscey]

I think I may have some POA Annua. It's hard to tell at the moment bc the grass is just beginning to wake up. I can remember from last year a few areas throughout the yard that were greener,longer, and a different grass blade than the rest of the grass. Similar to generic photo posted below. I hope it's not Poa trivialis.
I will only use SOP based on soil report.
Also, would it Still be too late if I applied the last bag of milorganite end of Oct. instead of thanksgiving?

 

[g-man]

Also, would it Still be too late if I applied the last bag of milorganite end of Oct. instead of thanksgiving?

It is really not a calendar, but a temperature. Milo uses the soil microbes to break it down. As temp drops, then it slows/stops microbial activity. It could end up being a waste of money. What is your goal with the late fall Milo?

 

[Moscey]

Thanks for your response G-man.

My goal for a fall milorganite treatment would be for a healthier greener lawn in the Spring and to get in the 4th treatment

As always, any feedback is appreciated as I am new to this.

Per milorganite website:
"Northern Grasses should be fertilized with Milorganite four (4) times per year. For the last application, fertilize with Milorganite as late in the season as possible-just before the first deep freeze or snowfall. This fertilizer application, known as a "dormant feeding," encourages healthier, greener lawn in spring."
"Fall time is the most important treatment"
"Northern grasses should be fertilized four times every year"

 

[g-man]

I think this is just a marketing speech from Milo.

We normally do this in the fall. Fall nitrogen blitz

 

[Moscey]

I understand now. I'll skip the fourth milo treatment

 

[ericgautier]

Sounds like a good plan. Don't limit Milorganite to (4) times per year. If your lawn is responding well to it, apply as your wallet will allow. But as g-man said, it looses effectiveness when the soil temps gets colder.

 

[MarkAguglia]

This looks like a good plan, very similar to what I'm planning on doing. What do you plan to use the Tenacity for? Are you spot spraying or doing a blanket spray over the entire lawn?

 

[Moscey]

Thanks Eric for sharing milo and soil temp.

Mark, I was going to blanket spray over entire lawn first if it's Poa Annua. If the sprayed Poa Annua pops out white....then I'd spot treat

 

[Moscey]

Planning on applying my Dimension 0.10% Dithiopyr 0-0-7 very soon. Am I understanding G-man's thread "how to guide to lawn care for cool season" correctly? It appears that I would be applying alot more than what the label suggests for my state. I am going to apply 11.47lb/ksqft (0.5ai/acre). I might apply it in one application or split in half and apply two applications 6wks apart if I decide to seed in the fall.

 

[g-man]

Here is info around the the rates. There is a formal study they did. I can't find it right now. https://www.agry.purdue.edu/turfnew/tips/2009/02202009_Premergence.html