Lawn Care This Time of Year

[Alan W.]

It was around $45. Did not keep the slip as they maintain my purchase records. I don't have time to shop around for bargins.
They are a farmers CO-OP here in the PAC NW. Any farm store should have or can get it. Garden stores like Lowes only have it in name brand small packages. Checked Tractor Supply's web site and it did not pop. Individual store may have it. I don't shop there because their prices are way higher and no military discount like Wilco. Amazon only has 20# bags at $24 + shipping.

Ron

Thanks Ill check around tomorrow.

 

[HillStreet]

Also a really bad year for crabgrass here. I just applied a winterizer weed and feed and hope to get it under control. It doesn't make sense to reseed when you are overrun with weeds. Have you done a soil analysis? I recently had it done and it recommended using only non-phosphorus fertilizer year round. (N - P - K where K is high and P is close to zero) This will support root growth and give you better drought resistance and density to choke out weeds.

To clarify, I had a pretty good lawn but wanted to reseed the bare spots. I didn稚 weed and feed because of the new seed, and that痴 when the crabgrass took over. I will test the soil this week, it痴 $15 here, done by the university cooperative.

 

[HillStreet]

From the OP: today I mowed the lawn at 2 inches, swept it, and applied a General fertilizer 24-10-10. I plug aerated in the spring so I won’t do that. I will reseed in a few days.