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Objective #
Lawns have been actively growing for a few weeks and will need additional fertilizer to maintain a thick dark green appearance. Winter annual broadleaf weeds are flowering and summer annual weeds will be starting to show up later in the month. Broadleaf weed control will be applied by either handcan, backpack or mixed into your truck’s spray tanks. Along with fertilization we will be applying a 2nd round of crabgrass preemergent to extend control through the summer. Diseases in the lawns at this point can be corrected and grown out with fertilizer. Preventative grub control applications will open the last week of the month. Customers will get their next application in June or early July.
Open Services & Rounds #
| Lawn Round 1, 2 & 3 | Fertilizer with Preemergent Crabgrass Control unless applying grub control. | ||||||||
| Lime | Correct acidic soil conditions by raising pH. Ideal soil pH = 6.0-6.5 (slightly acidic) | ||||||||
| TruShield | Apply insect control to home foundations 3 ft up and 3 ft out. | ||||||||
| Preventative Grub Control | Apply Merit to the entire lawn to prevent grub damage in fall. | ||||||||
Products & Rates #
| 19-0-5 .29 Barricade | Fertilizer with Crabgrass Preemergent | 4 lbs/1000 sq ft | |||||||
| Dolomitic Lime | Soil Conditioner-Raises pH-Corrects Acidity | 15 lbs/1000 sq ft | |||||||
| 25-0-5 or 19-0-5 Granular | Nitrogen & Potassium Fertilizer | 3.0 lbs or 3.7/1000 sq ft | |||||||
| 17-2-5 or 17-0-5 Liquid | Nitrogen, Phosphorus & Potassium Fertilizer | 0.75 or 0.70lbs N/1000 sq ft | |||||||
| Escalade2 | Post-emergent Broadleaf Weed Control | 0.92 fl oz/1000 sq ft | |||||||
| 0-0-7 0.069 Talstar | Granular insecticide | 3.33 lbs/1000 sq ft | |||||||
| Barricade 4FL | Liquid Crabgrass Preemergent | 0.37 fl oz/1000 sq ft | |||||||
| 19-0-2 .2 Merit | Preventative Grub Control – Granular | 3.5 lbs/1000 sq ft | |||||||
| Merit 2F | Preventative Grub Control – Liquid | 0.60 fl oz/1000 sq ft | |||||||
| 8-2-1 or 10-0-3 Organic | Organic Fertilizer (TruNatural Programs) | 8.75 or 7.5 lbs/1000 sq ft | |||||||
Expected Diseases, Insects & Environmental Stresses #
| Red Thread Disease | Thin areas with pink growth. Can be corrected with additional nitrogen fertilizer. | ||||||||
| Dollar Spot Disease | Blighted spots of turf. Can be corrected with additional nitrogen fertilizer. | ||||||||
| Grub Damage | Turf pulls up easily. Curative grub application is needed (Arena 0.25G). | ||||||||
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Leaf Spot Disease
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Tiny circular dark spots on leaves. Spots can girdle the grass blades and cause death of leaf. Crown of the plant may rot due to the disease resulting in ‘melting out’.
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| Dormant Turf (Zoysia) | Warm season grasses will not green up until late May. They could still be brown now. | ||||||||
| Push Spreader | Truck Spray System | Handcan/Backpack | |||||||
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Review product application rate and set spreader properly. Trim property with deflector shield down and 3rd port hole slide closed. For Scotts spreaders set pattern cone to 1 while trimming and 4 for normal passes.
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Calibrate spray output to 2 gallons per minute by conducting a bucket check. Calibrate injection system by turning off main spray line and bucket check injection line by itself. Agitate tank mix for at least 5 minutes before first stop or after extended breaks. Do not drive with pumping system engaged.
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Hold nozzle at knee height and walk slowly over weeds while spraying. Do not move arm side to side or back and forth while spraying. Keep elbow locked at your side. Overlap previous spray pattern by 6 inches for proper rate. Ensure equipment is properly labeled. Agitate mix before filling and spraying.
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