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Fertilizing my lawn for initial spring application

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It appears I'll be putting down my pre emergent this coming weekend. Seems a little early, but it is supposed to really warm up in the coming days

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Going to overseed and feed today. I recently relocated five squirrels from our back yard to have culled the heard a bit. Those damn buggers had little holes dug all over our back yard. With no kids in the back yard for a couple of weeks and some showers forecasted along with temps in the 50's, seed is not going to grow in the bag.
 
cyfan92 said:
Amazon is selling pre emergent at a pretty good discount. $11.89/5K sf of product

https:// www.amazon.com/Scotts-Crabgrass-Grassy-Preventer-000sq-ft/dp/B00DU7Z62W

Make sure you aren't throwing down weed and feed. First fert application should wait until closer to Memorial Day
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This is good advice for guys who did a good job in the Fall getting down two applications. When I stopped forcing early spring growth, less disease and better summer grass was the result. My fescue is fully awake now here in Kansas City and it doesn't need any fertilizer. In fact, I'll definitely mow
this week. The bluegrass in the front is still waking up some. My experiment this year is I'm not going to run crabgrass control this year. If I have issues I'll do post emergent control.

Guys who did two applications in the Fall likely don't need fertilizer until May.
 
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Does everyone have that big of a crabgrass problem? I've gotten by with spot spraying Ortho Weed-B-Gone plus Crabgrass control. Since my neighbor mows down to the crown of the grass plant, I no longer have to worry about his ever going to seed again.
 
cycloner29 said:
Does everyone have that big of a crabgrass problem? I've gotten by with spot spraying Ortho Weed-B-Gone plus Crabgrass control. Since my neighbor mows down to the crown of the grass plant, I no longer have to worry about his ever going to seed again.
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I do in Ankeny. Major problem. In fact I should probably be hammering the lawn here before stuff starts growing again.
 
cycloner29 said:
Does everyone have that big of a crabgrass problem? I've gotten by with spot spraying Ortho Weed-B-Gone plus Crabgrass control. Since my neighbor mows down to the crown of the grass plant, I no longer have to worry about his ever going to seed again.
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Crabgrass really only likes sunny spots. I quit applying in shady spots years ago. My problem was I bought some dirt to fill garden beds and I swear that dirt was 10% dirt and 90% weed seeds, so I still need it in the backyard. Front is pretty much free of crabgrass seeds at this point. If somehow the wind brought some seed in I'll pull it or spray quinclorac at the appropriate time.
 
nocsious3 said:
Stick a thermometer in the ground and find out the temp. If it's above 50 degrees on a cloudy day you are in the window.
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I've never applied earlier than May, never had a problem, and never have had to reapply. Maybe I've just been lucky but it's been working for me for years.
 
If your preventer has starter in it now would be a good time. I’d rather get a good jump start and have to spot spray later.
 
bought some seed the other day to fix a few bare spots from the leave piles in the fall, but with the forecasted temperatures and possible freezing rain/sleet mix possible will have to hold off on applying it.
 
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