[Wolverine]

Like many I'm sure, spring color is amazing then heat settles in and color fades. I'm not pushing N for obvious reasons but would like color to hold through the summer. Is liquid iron the only option?

 

[DTCC_Turf]

There are granular iron products out there.

 

[Stegs]

Milorganite

Only 6% nitrogen....so no worries about too much n.

It will help your soil, plus has 2% iron.....so you get alot green without growth

 

[Wolverine]

I have used Lesco fertilizer with 6% iron and the lawn responded really. With the heat of summer coming on I am on a .5 lb/k of milorganite every 2-3 weeks until fall blitz. We just came out of 5 days that were 90 plus so maybe grass is just in recovery mode.

 

[g-man]

Another way is with PGR. It slows down grow (less nitrogen and water needs) and get some green up.

 

[Wolverine]

Another way is with PGR. It slows down grow (less nitrogen and water needs) and get some green up.

Which PGR do you recommend?

 

[g-man]

T-nex because of price.

 

[TN Hawkeye]

Milorganite

Only 6% nitrogen....so no worries about too much n.

It will help your soil, plus has 2% iron.....so you get alot green without growth

One thing to remember is that the 6% nitrogen can still give you nearly a pound of N if you throw out 15pounds per thousand. Granted it is slow release but relative to a product with 33% nitrogen that you throw down at 3 pounds per thousand you are getting the same amount of N. Just be careful of the pounds per thousand if you are concerned about pushing too much N.

 

[kevreh]

Just got back from Site One and bought a bag of Lesco 5-0-20 with 10% Iron. Paid about $25. So that's an option.

Recommended rate is 1 lb/1k so thats only .05 LB of N. Curious to see the greening effect I get. However when I do the math with Milo I was getting 40% Iron but with this lesco product I'll only get 10%. (I have 3500sf, so a 36lb bag of milo = 10lb/1k, 10*4%= 40%). To get the same 40% with the Lesco product I'll need to drop 4lb/1k which is .2LB of N. Guess thats not too bad, even though we're approaching hotter weather. Can someone tell me if that sounds right?

Here's the label if anyones interested: https://www.scribd.com/document/208607204/Lesco-5-0-20-10Fe.

 

[SJ Lawn]

The 4lbs would be 0.2lbs of all FAST release nitrogen.

 

[kevreh]

Hmmm. Wonder how much of an effect that will have on growth. Really don't want more growth at this point. Don't mean to derail this thread, but worth noting is the granular Iron needs a carrier. I picked the product with the least N but it still may be too much.

 

[g-man]

The bag of Milo has 4% by weight of iron. 36lb * 4% =1.4lb of iron. When you spread it in 3.5ksqft, it is 0.4lb of iron per k.

They recommend a rate to get 1lb of potash, 5lb of actual product. If you apply the recommended amount of the lesco, you will get 0.5lb of iron per k. (10% of 5lb). You will also get 0.25lb of N /ksqft.

The iron in the lesco product is not chelated, so if your pH is above 7, it won't have any color improvement.

 

[kevreh]

Thanks for that explanation g-man. I mis-read that application rate. I bought this bag planning on using it a couple times this summer. Is the .25lb of N getting into the "not a good idea in the summer" zone, or is it negligible?

Wolverine- This is what I found at Site One. They had other high FE mixes with more N in it. I originally wanted to buy the 12-0-0 liquid but thought it was too much N. If you find anything else let us know!

 

[g-man]

0.25lb of N is not too high. You could always do half rate. If you can irrigate or get rain, I would not sweat the 0.25lb of N.

It would be lower N rate than Milo.

 

[Wolverine]

Thanks for that explanation g-man. I mis-read that application rate. I bought this bag planning on using it a couple times this summer. Is the .25lb of N getting into the "not a good idea in the summer" zone, or is it negligible?

Wolverine- This is what I found at Site One. They had other high FE mixes with more N in it. I originally wanted to buy the 12-0-0 liquid but thought it was too much N. If you find anything else let us know!

There is a site one 10 minutes from my house that I purchase a few items from. I like the low N and high iron for summer....tough to find it seems in granular form. Temps in my neck of the woods are in the 60s at the moment so Lawn is looking really good.

Last week I applied .54 lb N per K of Milorganite and applied 4 oz per K of N ext RGS. I also just ordered 5 gallons of N ext greeNE effect whic has 6% iron.

 

[kevreh]

0.25lb of N is not too high. You could always do half rate. If you can irrigate or get rain, I would not sweat the 0.25lb of N.

It would be lower N rate than Milo.

But, milo is slow release vs the urea in the one I bought. But to your point, it is only .25 lb of N.

With a site one nearby you should see what they have in granular. Will be cheaper than the $100 you paid for the green effect(?)

 

[Wolverine]

0.25lb of N is not too high. You could always do half rate. If you can irrigate or get rain, I would not sweat the 0.25lb of N.

It would be lower N rate than Milo.

But, milo is slow release vs the urea in the one I bought. But to your point, it is only .25 lb of N.

With a site one nearby you should see what they have in granular. Will be cheaper than the $100 you paid for the green effect(?)

The greeNe effect will last for 4-5 applications for my Lawn size or roughly 2 seasons worth. I will stop by Site One tomorrow and check out the granular that you found....thanks for the find.

 

[g-man]

But, milo is slow release vs the urea in the one I bought. But to your point, it is only .25 lb of N.

Milo is not all slow release. I think it is 40% water soluble (fast). I apply 0.20lb of N of AS (super fast) weekly when the conditions are right (68F). I know I could do 0.5 and 0.75 if I'm careful with overlaps. You should be fine and if in doubt apply half the rate and then the other half in 2 weeks.

 

[kolbasz]

Thanks for that explanation g-man. I mis-read that application rate. I bought this bag planning on using it a couple times this summer. Is the .25lb of N getting into the "not a good idea in the summer" zone, or is it negligible?

Wolverine- This is what I found at Site One. They had other high FE mixes with more N in it. I originally wanted to buy the 12-0-0 liquid but thought it was too much N. If you find anything else let us know!

There is a site one 10 minutes from my house that I purchase a few items from. I like the low N and high iron for summer....tough to find it seems in granular form. Temps in my neck of the woods are in the 60s at the moment so Lawn is looking really good.

Last week I applied .54 lb N per K of Milorganite and applied 4 oz per K of N ext RGS. I also just ordered 5 gallons of N ext greeNE effect whic has 6% iron.

How would Greene effect compare to FAS that's long been topic of discussion

 

[Wolverine]

Thanks for that explanation g-man. I mis-read that application rate. I bought this bag planning on using it a couple times this summer. Is the .25lb of N getting into the "not a good idea in the summer" zone, or is it negligible?

Wolverine- This is what I found at Site One. They had other high FE mixes with more N in it. I originally wanted to buy the 12-0-0 liquid but thought it was too much N. If you find anything else let us know!

There is a site one 10 minutes from my house that I purchase a few items from. I like the low N and high iron for summer....tough to find it seems in granular form. Temps in my neck of the woods are in the 60s at the moment so Lawn is looking really good.

Last week I applied .54 lb N per K of Milorganite and applied 4 oz per K of N ext RGS. I also just ordered 5 gallons of N ext greeNE effect whic has 6% iron.

How would Greene effect compare to FAS that's long been topic of discussion

Not sure. I just applied 8oz per k tonight. I will post results next week. 7% urea nitrogen/6% iron is the make up of the product. I just like an excuse to use my Chapin 24v sprayer more often........