Fall Fertilization For Cool Season Lawns (No Overseed)

[@TurfMechanic]

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[@ryan.coogler]

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[@bbtank3000]

Yes! This is me this Fall. I just don't have the time this year to do a full overseeding. So I'm just thickening things up with nitrogen.

[@TurfMechanic]

Solid plan! That's all some lawns need. I haven't overseeded my main lawn ever. With the kbg in my lawn it's just not been nessesary...although my shady side yard is starting to look thin to me, could use some fine fescue in it but we all have to pick our battles. Enjoy your fall bbtank and thanks for spending some time on my channel.

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[@bigjigg5672]

Great Content! Love the details, and the explanations. I seeded in some bare spots 2 weeks ago.(due to applying Tenacity in August) Already seeing great growth!! Thanks for covering the Alfalfa meal a few months. Those tiny details no matter how small..... Make HUGE IMPACTS. Thank you B.

[@TurfMechanic]

Ohh man, glad to know your seeds coming in. This time of the year I'd hope it comes in for you. I'm a forever user of alfalfa meal I think. It's awesome stuff and for small patches you can even use the powdered versions for easier integration into soils and plants. Kudos to you for taking action on that!

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[@paullasko2023]

You should change your channel name to "The Lawn Professor". :) This is super helpful information rich video. Thank you!!!

[@kperellie]

Have you ever used, or thought about using Worm Tea as a macronutrient fertilizer? I did one application of it this past August, using a battery-operated backpack sprayer, and I saw a good increase in thickening. I will be doing another application sometime soon. I bought it from a company called Do My Own. I had also looked into Worm Castings, but they are very expensive. If I did the math correctly, my 3/4 acre would cost me about $300.00 or more for one application. There is also a fertilizer that is supposed to be great for flowers, shrubs, and bushes, and also applicable for grass. Home Depot sells it.

[@Avital4414]

Do you have a video on how to fertilize a few weeks after autumn over-seeding? Thanks.

[@vick6774]

I'm new to this yard work. I live In south carolina, just planted new grass seeds tall fescue. Starting from zero on plain soil. So my grass is doing great about an inch tall, I planted over a week ago so my question is can i fertilize it this early for the winter or is to early for a young grass?

[@k.d.6114]

If you haven't seen any growth yet, I'd say your good to put it down immediately.. but if the young grass has germinate ot the general rule is to wait after 4-5 mows before adding chemical, especially weed control applications ... grass needs to establish before it can handle it

[@geoffkopecky3652]

love your awesome content and knowledge!! Love to try alfalfa meal like you recommend. Can I grind up alfalfa pellets to meal on my home blender to be the same as buying alfalfa meal. Its 1/3 the cost. Keep up the great work!!

[@DAYWON1150]

New subscriber.. Thank you for your thorough explanation for cool season grass. Any ideas on what products help break down heavy clay soil?

[@billmacaras4146]

Great video. You provide a lot of excellent information. Would wood ash be beneficial to the lawn? I have not seen this addressed in any lawn videos.

[@krehbein]

Good summary, thanks.

[@TurfMechanic]

You're welcome Kevr; glad you found it a worthwhile watch. :)

[@nashwaran473]

thank you for very informative video We live in London UK, since covid we started to have a small poultry farm in an urban area. we let our chickens free range and we stop feeding our lawn with feed contain granules. I only use miracle grow liquid lawn feed Just in case our chicken eats them thinking there are food our chicken eat our lead to less mowing and our grass became thin It is nearly end summer can I overseed now and advise any liquid feed for fall Thanks Thanks

[@alphamale3141]

Can I use tenacity as a fall pre-emergent? If so, should I apply it when the soil temperature is about 55 degrees?

[@Carl-iw9sy]

Thanks for this video. I've been slowly adding natural and organic products to my lawn, I think in the long run it will be more beneficial. What hardiness zone are you located at?

[@shocker14369]

Thanks for the video!! Great info....Question, what do you think of the fertilizer of 10-10-10? Is that a good product to put down during fall?

[@mikeroche9986]

Hey, I love your channel. I have a question. I just overseeded my lawn. I have thinning and dead spots on my lawn (some thanks to the dogs). I did use a core aerator and dethatcher prior. Should I wait until early spring to use a preemergent for weeds? I live in Buffalo, NY. Thanks!

[@TurfMechanic]

considering you live in Buffalo I'd say wait until Spring, mostly because your cold weather starts so early in the Fall. For people who don't see first frosts until mid November then a Halloween PE could be beneficial. For you though your cold weather hits too early and a PE app in sept or early Oct will probably be detrimental to your new sprouts.

[@mikeroche9986]

@@TurfMechanic Thanks for the quick response! Keep up the good work.

[@Allisonkayh_]

Gonna break out my tenacity next week. I have a decent amount of weeds, but just overseeded three weeks ago

[@TurfMechanic]

Good luck and have fun! So keep expectation realistic. Tenacity will knock out some of them but not all and a second app 18 days later will help a lot.

[@Allisonkayh_]

@@TurfMechanic thanks for the tip!!

[@avikempler5867]

Here is a question I have always had about winterizing a lawn. If you put down fert, with the purpose of it being used next spring, when do you soil test?

[@TurfMechanic]

Three options stand out. 1. You could pull soil just minutes before dropping winterizer fert. 2. You could purposefully not apply winterizer to a small spot and pull soil in only that one spot in Dec after the fall fertilizer that was applied in Sept and/or Oct had been spent. 3. You could wait until March and pull soil then before you start your Spring applications. The third option just gives you less time to plan your season based on the results.

[@avikempler5867]

@@TurfMechanic so even with winterizer the March soil test would be valid?

[@TurfMechanic]

@@avikempler5867 I would argue it is because winterizer usually is predominantly nitrogen and nitrogen is not normally a major aspect of a soil test...some soil tests don't even tell you about nitrogen because it's used so readily or lost so quickly in soils.

[@carlstrom3898]

What about using Scott weed and feed in the fall

[@TurfMechanic]

October is just about the only time I advise it. See this video for more context if you like: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6HKh4SspJyibqs

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On our way to Oakland right now. My cousin Haley is married to A's pitcher Colin Wiles....he got called up

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That is sooo awesome! Hopefully he can help those guys get a win before the season ends, it has been a hard year and a particularly bad month for them. I'll look for Colin in games and recaps; hope he does great!

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[@matthewnovik4050]

anything recommended to put something down before first frost for super fast green up in spring?

[@TurfMechanic]

Assuming you have a cool season lawn first off frost won't stop your lawn, fert before first frost will just be used for more growth this fall until early Nov when it starts slowing down. I winterize when temps drop to low 40s with organics that cold weather fungi break down over winter. If you actually want a fast Greenup in March then drop organic nitrogen source mid Nov when temps are really cold, then core aerate in March as soil temps start rising into 40s again, water the lawn after aeration then drop a light dose of ammonium sulphate a few days later. It will green up quick most likely.

[@Allen-L-Canada]

When is a good time to apply grub killers in Ontario, Canada?

[@TurfMechanic]

I'd probably do it soon, the earlier the better as they keep growing through the fall before going to sleep for the winter. If you applied grub prentative in may or June then you probably don't have to do this though.

[@Allen-L-Canada]

@@TurfMechanic thanks, i didn't do the preventive. so I do it today.

[@signal8375]

OMAF (Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food) has published on this. The sweet spot seems to be mid-May and again end of August. See figure 7 omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/08-023w.htm

[@Allen-L-Canada]

@@signal8375 thanks!

[@lisah6076]

Hi can you thatch and not overseed? My yard is thick and also has creeping charley from my neighbors. Should I maybe add the soil amendment, weed preventer without herbicide for perennial weeds and fall fertilizer and skip the seeding? It definitely needs thatching. If I overseed, I can't tackle the weeds until April. I did see another video about not overseeing, because the yard eventually comes back. Mine is thick. It probably needs nitrogen and potassium. Sorry for the long message 😊 Great information.

[@g0DMVzzzz]

I would dethatch and use something like tenacity to kill and prevent weeds and either overseed now and in the spring or just overseed in the spring. It’s getting late for a fall overseed need about 8 weeks for grass to get really established but it wouldn’t hurt to give it a shot. Up here in the Midwest Nov. 15th is usually our frost date. I’m going to weed and feed then dormant seed after thanksgiving if we don’t have snow.

[@lisah6076]

@@g0DMVzzzz Thank you 😊

[@terrywatts1060]

Nice

[@strobelicious]

Well good thing I just put down some Urea.

[@allensadicario5196]

I got to say Scott's green bag is the best fertilizer for the money it won't kill weeds

[@riflebear1711]

No. There are far cheaper options of the same product.

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[@TurfMechanic]

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@@TurfMechanic haha same for me!