Crabgrass!

[ALLSKIING]

All I can say is that Scott's works, and almost any other fertilizer brand I have used does not. I'd sure like to be able to use organic fertilizers, etc, but they just don't work nearly as well.....

Ringer Lawn Restore works just as good as the scotts and its organic. The only problem is that you have to use more almost twice the amount. The 3 step program is a ton of chemicals to put down each year. I only put down 1 ap of chemical 3 ap of organic a year since I have well water.

 

[JimG.]

I have well water and a trout stream running through my property, so I have to be careful with fertilizers too. I find one application of Scott's winterizer in the Fall and an application of Scott's turf builder with weed killer does the trick for my lawn.

I don't get alot of crabgrass, but broad leaf weeds and clover are big issues. Moss too since I live on a river.

 

[Greg]

I have well water and a trout stream running through my property, so I have to be careful with fertilizers too.

Interesting. The house we hope to buy has a well. What do we need to be concerned with in terms of applying chemical-based fertilizers? Is 2-4 applications per year safe?

 

[JimG.]

Interesting. The house we hope to buy has a well. What do we need to be concerned with in terms of applying chemical-based fertilizers? Is 2-4 applications per year safe?

Really depends on how deep the well is and where on your property it is located. My well is 180 feet deep and is located on the crown of my property, so most everything drains away from the well cap. I really have little to worry about regarding the fertilizer contaminating my well, but I play it safe anyway.

My main concern is the trout stream which is where everything on my property drains into. I don't want alot of fertilizer, organic or chemical, going into that stream. It's a class 1 trout stream, so it is stocked on a yearly basis. I don't want to wind up with a fish kill in the summer because fertilizer poisoned the water. Besides, I love to fish and dead fish make for dull fishing.

Greg, on another water note, does the house you are looking at have a water treatment system?

 

[ALLSKIING]

I have well water and a trout stream running through my property, so I have to be careful with fertilizers too.

Interesting. The house we hope to buy has a well. What do we need to be concerned with in terms of applying chemical-based fertilizers? Is 2-4 applications per year safe?

I really would not put down a chemical more then twice a year. We don't even drink our well water due to suffolk having the largest breast caner rate in the country due to all the farmers puting down chemicals most think.

 

[ALLSKIING]

Interesting. The house we hope to buy has a well. What do we need to be concerned with in terms of applying chemical-based fertilizers? Is 2-4 applications per year safe?

Greg, on another water note, does the house you are looking at have a water treatment system?

This is a must with a well.

 

[ALLSKIING]

Greg...This site has good info about wells and chems.
http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/lawns/

 

[JimG.]

Interesting. The house we hope to buy has a well. What do we need to be concerned with in terms of applying chemical-based fertilizers? Is 2-4 applications per year safe?

Greg, on another water note, does the house you are looking at have a water treatment system?

This is a must with a well.

Greg, did you get my PM?

 

[Greg]

Greg, did you get my PM?

I did. I also thought I replied, but I guess I didn't. Thanks for the info!

 

[bigbog]

....in days of rain like today (here), weeds die quickly, grass grows quickly.

...and have the weeds ever perished up here :roll:

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