Overseeding,starter fertilizer,& winterguard

[jborcheck]

Ok well this fall I am going to overseed for the first time. No aeration. And I have read applying starter fertilizer is a good idea right after the seed is laid. I also want to apply winter guard fertilizer. ( I didn't last year and I'm sorry I didn't ). How long after laying the seed and starter can I lay the winter guard ? Any advice or tips? Thank you

 

[cpurvis]

It depends on where you live. I only know about cool season grasses, such as bluegrass and fescue. These, you fertilize in September and again in November. Those are the two most important times for those grasses.

 

[jborcheck]

Live in NE Ohio

 

[cpurvis]

I live in Kansas, so I get my info from K-State: http://www.bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/MF2324.pdf

You live in Ohio and Ohio State has similar programs: Ohio State Turf Fact Sheets & Bulletins

 

[jborcheck]

Anybody else?

 

[sirrobbins]

Anybody else?

here in Florida, we fertilize in March, June, August and November. twice in summer due to our extreme summers and November for the winter (which means 50s here). I will throw weed n feed in between sometimes too. I just started taking care of my grandmother's property and her back yard is a disaster of weeds. I'll start a thread this fall on the "hopefully" transformed yard come next spring.

 

[TaskForceLawnCare]

Ok well this fall I am going to overseed for the first time. No aeration. And I have read applying starter fertilizer is a good idea right after the seed is laid. I also want to apply winter guard fertilizer. ( I didn't last year and I'm sorry I didn't ). How long after laying the seed and starter can I lay the winter guard ? Any advice or tips? Thank you

We just finished spraying and fertilizing for a fall treatment. I work around Indianapolis and while you'll get a colder winter our climates aren't extremely different so I'll try to help you out. Spring and fall treatments are the same thing. I won't go into specialty herbicides because I don't know what's in your yard. Use a quality fertilizer like Lesco or Dow 28-0-5 Lesco is what we used. Then in November use a quality brand winterizer generally higher on potash and a slow release. You can also put down a gypsum to help with ph balances.

 

[AllenPKang]

You are not supposed to seed after applying weed control. Wintergaurd is mostly fertilizer. So I think it's ok to seed now.