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12-31-2008, 04:26 PM
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Winter fert, in Kansas, applied NOW?
Just heard about an outfit here, mowing guys that fertilize (like me) that were out today and yesterday doing their winter fertilizer applications. (December 30-31) The temps here were in the single digits to teens for almost 3 weeks. Just have a warm spell the last few days.
Is that NUTS? I was under the impression you were supposed to get the fert down a couple weeks PRIOR to dormancy so the roots could take it up. My guess, applying now would be a total waste, nothing is going to be taken up by the plant and the fert is going to be leached out of the rootzone before the grass even greens up. Am I right, or wrong? 
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#2
12-31-2008, 05:36 PM
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you are right.
i would be tempted to follow their truck and knock on every door and talk to every one of their customers. maybe they were putting something down that did not contain N, or maybe it was organic and will still be there in the spring. But, more than likely they were just screwing over their customers.
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12-31-2008, 06:14 PM
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Barry Draycott The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself. Franklin D. Roosevelt
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#4
12-31-2008, 06:47 PM
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I've never heard of ANYONE throwing fert around here much later than Dec.1. Usually thanksgiving is the cut-off, and that's only if we are still having some good warm weather... I wish I did have a scout out following them, but I don't need the extra work anyway. They already accuse me of being the type that goes around stealing lawns, which is odd, I've never knowingly lowballed anyone. Matter of fact, I don't think I've ever even taken over one of their lawns.
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#5
12-31-2008, 07:57 PM
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Check out one of the other posts, a feller was asking if what he did was ok. Putting down high amounts of N. I beleive he was from Kansas????
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#6
12-31-2008, 07:59 PM
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Sorry, I was wrong, he is from Kentucky. Not accusing anyone, just pointing out the coincidence of your post and his post near each other.
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#7
12-31-2008, 11:50 PM
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Screwing the customer. Even if it thawed on top roots are dormant and will not take anything up. Plus if it did thaw and stay warm for a stretch you sure as he$# don't want to promote growth this time of year.
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01-01-2009, 09:45 AM
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What do your extension people say? What about local turf suppliers and experts? Results are what counts. You need a side by side comparison in the spring. On the other hand, I think there may be a high probablility of surface run off or ground water contamination with nitrates.
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#9
01-01-2009, 01:37 PM
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They could have been putting down some Milorganite on cool season grass. Now if they are doing warm season also they are wasting there time. On bentgrass I'll be putting down 5lbs/1000 next week,but bent is a cool season grass. I have ask in another form but no one has answer so I'll ask here. Does any one use Regal product and if not who is everyone using. It seems that everyone is using JDL.
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01-01-2009, 04:54 PM
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