HEAVY Spring Lawn Fertilizer - When to PUSH Your Lawn

[@garywanner7860]

I live in southern Alabama, and my Bermuda was looking bad! I scalped it and put down PGF complete and green shocker then watered it in thoroughly. I’m totally amazed how good it looks after only 3 days. I will repeat it in another 2 weeks. Guys I know Anderson products aren’t cheap, but you get what you pay for. I want to see results for all the work I do on my lawn, and Anderson delivers.

[@HowTowithDoc]

You are a GOD among mere mortals... 😄

[@michaelmcclellanjr9831]

How many days of watering and how much water per square ft?

[@notdedyet3392]

You are so right.

[@koolhandlukemakemyday8812]

I used Anderson’s and my lawn looks worse after using the products. I spent over a grand on their fertilizers. What a waste! Very disappointing! My brother did the same because I referred him to Doc’s videos and follow his advice it exactly and had him download the schedule as I did. His yard is the worst it’s ever been! Weeds galore. Same as mine! Thanks for making me look bad with my recommendation!

[@wackerman7259]

Would be nice to do all this but man talk about cost! Any suggestions for a schedule and not costing an arm and a leg, like most bang for the buck.

[@mannythings5440]

🔴 your videos are therapy to me

[@paulknoblauch9101]

Same here

[@HowTowithDoc]

Lay down on the sofa... breath... relax... things will be OK

[@user-sq4yt5nj7l]

Doc, great job. You are very knowledgeable. Keep up the great work.

[@dia9491]

Doc I used your guide and now all the neighbors want me to help grow their grass. If you ever write and publish a book I’d like to buy them in bulk to share with all my neighbors.

[@kevinstenger4334]

I know something else those wood chips will do. I worked for ten years in a wood chip burning powerhouse where we produced 200,000# per hour of steam and generated 30 megawatts of electricity to operate a large chemical plant. In the early years we tried to keep a 30 day supply of wood chips on hand but it’s hard to keep a pile that big rotated properly. We ended up with the pile spontaneously combusting and it took months to put the fire out.

[@Methodical2]

I have tall fescue grass and push growth heavy (spoon feed...25lbs N) in the fall months up to November and especially in the spring months (May) with 1-2 light applications to thicken up the lawn to help choke out weeds. I've been doing this for years with fescue and bluegrass. The lawn comes in thick in the spring from my fall month fertilizer program. My go to push fertilizer is Lesco 45-0-0...straight fast release. The best type to use is the sprayable (mini) prill size which is small like milorganite and that green shocker which makes it easy to spoon feed the lawn. I do a slow release (.25-.50lbs of N) in early June just before the summer hot months and no more fertilizer until the fall months. If I need a green hit in the summer, I just spray some iron and Kelp4less humic acid/Kelp etc. I will have to check out that green shocker fertilizer.

[@WestCoastBroodWar]

I'm trying to go big this year following the lawn guide. I'm in northern Alabama and our weather has been as high as 85 and on some days in the 60s. I'm pushing my lawn using Andersons and I'm starting to see results. PGF is expensive but I'm happy with my lawn turning green before alot of other lawns that are still dormant. I'm also using humichar and I'll be doing so for the next two years to get the results I need. Also be sure to test your PH, it could take up to a year before your lawn will balance PH using the Andersons Lawn Tuner Lime.

[@humpty_hump_pga3542]

I live in north Georgia in a new community. I did put down 10-10-10 as our soil test results came back with low potassium and low phosphorus in our Georgia red clay soil. It has been two weeks since application. Are you suggesting pgf complete and humichar as soon as weather is consistently 70-80’s? To put things in perspective we moved in to our home November 2022 and some sod lines are still visible. It does need to be leveled but don’t want to level until growth season. Any guidance from the master would be greatly appreciated.

[@MrGermany18]

Will there be no more Bermuda content? Kind of a bummer.

[@adriankimble8422]

Doc, you should ask that guy a random question in some of your upcoming videos as he is walking towards the camera and he responds just like he did, unscripted. That was actually pretty funny.

[@codyhooser3333]

Does the Lawn Guide cover St Augustine Doc? I have a Lawn Care in Texas, but don't have any Bermuda, Zosia, ect..

[@qsbroom]

Hey Doc.Thanks for all of your great videos and information.Will you be making a calendar for centipede anytime in the near future?

[@MrAwesome3O5]

So I live in South Florida to where we’re only get in the 60s for like 3 weeks out the year. Would love a guide or recommendations for this type of climate

[@sandieweatherup]

Try tomato trellising Doc. Those cages are for the birds. You can use T-posts and cattle panels or you can build something more permanent with wood and use twine. There are also tomato hooks pre-strung with UV/Weather resistant twine and the trellis doesn't have to be as tall with those. Happy tomato growing.🍅

[@HowTowithDoc]

Cages are temp

[@thufir8055]

Seeing that big wood chip pile made me think of the Johnson-Su static pile bioreactor. Given that you have the space and time to allow for a few of these it seems a natural fit. I would love to see that on video with the who fungal compost that be produced. Keep up the good work.

[@kkevinj1]

nothing but 70s an 80s for next 15 days in north louisiana, fastest green up ever this year, power raking surely helped my St aug and the fungus spots are all filled in very nicely due to early fert this weird year

[@_READ_]

Doc I’m in NC. I applied Geen Max to my Bermuda a few weeks ago while the temps were still about low 60s. Got a few fungus spots since then following my first cut. Gonna apply some BioAdvanced fungus control…besides that would you recommend Milorganite, GreenMax again or something else for a deeper green and that thick carpet look

[@richardpatton4197]

Doc - excellent videos. When you say 70-80 degrees for the push zone, 1) is this the air temp and 2) is this the solid temp for day and night our just day? We have large swings of temp in East Tx.

[@HowTowithDoc]

Air... Day...

[@michaeledwards718]

I've got a half acre, and to treat my entire lawn with PGF Complete it takes 2 whole bags. That's roughly $175 per treatment. To do that every 3 weeks or so is very expensive. Do you or anyone have any recommendations for an alternative fertilizer for bermuda that won't break the bank? I'd love to continue using PGF Complete, but I simply cannot afford it right now. Also, I have a clay soil (Central-Eastern NC) and I am still seeing PGF Complete particles on top of the soil after putting down an application about 6 weeks ago; how can I really get the fertilizer into the soil? I watered immediately after application, and have had quite a few rains since, but it's still lingering. Love the content! Keep helping bermuda newbs such as myself become less lawn-dumb!

[@CR-ow2wp]

Lesco products and Milo are outrageously expensive now. I'd recommend going to your local agriculture supply or landscape supply to see if they have some cheaper yet effective fertilizers that you can buy in bulk and get a discount. Also, for a larger lawn where you're going to need a bunch of fertilizer, the best time to buy is at the end of the season when stores start putting stuff on clearance, or even in the winter when there can be some good deals. Buy what you need in bulk during the off-season so you'll have everything you need during the growing season.

[@mattb9664]

Yeah, Andersons jumped on the inflation-greed price increases as well- their prevailing 10% off pricing has helped maintain last years pricing, but eventually we'll all be stuck with the new prices.

[@adamghazal9204]

Thanks Doc

[@T0MFORD]

Is it to late to apply Lime? Just got my soil test back and I’m sitting at a ph of 5.02. Bermuda in Oklahoma.

[@ryanhensley5491]

Doc I have a question? My front lawn is 18500 sqft and have zoysia in 15000, and a little of everything else in the rest, I have little weeds and have 2lb of zoysia seed to overseed with. I am in Virginia and off next week temperatures are right and will be able to water, should I continue to mow at the same height or wait some time for the seed to germinate?

[@AndyKicklighter]

Just put new fescue down. It’s coming up but poa has a death grip on my lawn. Can’t use image on fescue, any tips?

[@nickb2912]

Doc, I would love to see you grow a lawn using plugs

[@HowTowithDoc]

Just not a "plug" kind of guy. Watched a neighbor work for days... only to have them fail.

[@artieartya]

If plugs, is your thing, watch lawn care nut he also had a miserable time with that in his old house doing it

[@mrmanown]

Can you be specific on the “below the bag rate” comment with PGF Complete? The bag recommends 3.6 lbs per 1,000 sqft as a LIGHT application. How little arw you using during this biweekly push?

[@HowTowithDoc]

Very close to the bag rate, just slightly below. Bag rate is light anyways so don't go too light

[@mrmanown]

@@HowTowithDoc and if I’m supplementing with Superjuice I should also stay just below the bag rate?

[@Chuyperez59]

I over scalped my lawn and now have really bad bald spots. Some of my yard is staring to fill up but not all, got any tips?

[@athenaocampo7924]

What pre emergent do you recommend?

[@salvadorporras4120]

Doc where are you getting your zoysia grass seed from? Been trying to buy some but had no luck.

[@HowTowithDoc]

Hancock seed

[@margaret3912]

Any lawn guild on St. Augustine need help in Florida. Thank you for any help or advise you can give me.

[@PNWlawnguy1973]

I Just bought your Dirt Booster. When can I use it on newly seeded cool season lawn? KBG and PRG.

[@HowTowithDoc]

Once temps are warm... you can apply any time. No restrictions

[@Doubleuhoh]

Doc did you say that it took 3 to 4 years to get that soil from clay to the dark brown?

[@royculpepper6506]

I’m trying to find dirt booster plus and not finding anything under that name. I find headings when I google it but not finding the product. Need your help please.

[@jayrose9463]

Just saying:) you started this. A golf green. And a inground pool is a great time for yiu and family being the youngins

[@btjbooster]

What's good for southeast Kansas

[@progression_decibel]

Great stuff Doc. I am relatively new to GA (Alpharetta area) - where can I get those pallets of retail bags of mulch and dirt delivered to my home from? I’d rather not deal with some truckload of non-bagged stuff just dropped in my driveway. Thanks!

[@zachdailyfost4433]

Doc, got a couple bags of dirt booster plus, if im going bag rate on 9k² ft how long will i expect to see results if soil temps are in the low 70s? I plan on a monthly app for the rest of the year

[@mattb9664]

For all the soil amendments- the results are not instant. It takes about 4-6 wks, you'll get a rain and after a good rain you'll realize 'wow, my yard actually looks way better and healthier than it has in the past' - and that's how you know the product works. What also happens is your lawn will be one of the last to go into dormancy when the cold temps arrive- my cool season lawn lasted all the way to late Dec while everyone else's rapidly had its green sucked away by Thanksgiving.

[@mharrigan]

Thank you for what you do!

[@granitebuilt5836]

Any lawn guide for Bahia?

[@DMUSA536]

Totally confused with Biochar or Dirtbooster. Which one?

[@joefro9473]

Use both

[@HowTowithDoc]

DB in the heat... Humichar in the cooler temps

[@alfredgistarb6169]

can you mix pgf balance with pennington ultra green 30-0-0?

[@HowTowithDoc]

Do one or the other not both

[@BermudaBrian]

Man, how are you going to harvest all that? Going to bring people in to help you? That's a lot of produce!

[@JMM7171]

He said movement problems. 😂

[@mikeje305]

Doc it’s nice when you have money you can buy anything you need and want,I wish I was able to do some of that