dethatched my lawn

[htexas]

Okay guys, I need some professional advice on fertilizing.

I had fertilized my yard about 4 to 5 weeks ago, about the third week after the fertilizing realized I needed to dethatch my lawn. Its now been a week and a half since the dethatch. My question is can I or should I fertilize again to help out the lawn our do you think this would be considered over fertilizing?

I over fertilized last year hince the dethatch requirement, trying to avoid that again. I bagged 12, forty gal bags just out of my front yard. Thats about 6000sqft.

Anyway thanks for any replies

Mitch

[lw4259]

not an expert

I am in no way an expert on this but i would like to offer my advice. I believe you can fert every 6-8 week interval. Now since your lawn was in need of a dethatch an some of the fert. might have wash away in the rain. I bet you would be ok doing after the dethatch.

[hardboiled]

Crabgrass preventer?

I'll leave it to more experienced operaters to advise whether or not you should re-fertilize yet. Something to consider, and they can verify if this is correct too, is that if your application included a pre-emergent, the dethatching may have disturbed the barrier put down, rendering it less effective.

[lorenzo piedra]

What species of turf do you have?

[htexas]

I have San Augustine grass

Thanks for the responses

[Stephen M.]

I would go ahead a re fertilize with a good slow release and do it at 1/2# per 1000. I would wager that little of the nutrition actually reached the roots in significant quanities to make a difference because of the thatch. As a result of thatching, more stress has been placed on the plant itself. The grass plant will uses most of it's stored energy to produce new spring growth and will deplete its reserves. It is also that time of year the grass will start growing faster than desired and you don't want to overfeed and stress the plant with too much growth caused by over fertilizing.

Use a good professional fertilizer sold at a Lesco Store, or at a United Horticultural Supply, or other professional to the trade distributor. The $16 + or - cost per bag is well worth the cost for above average results instead of using a big box store blend.

[lorenzo piedra]

I have San Augustine grass

Thanks for the responses

What type of equipment did you use? A power flail rake?

[htexas]

Of course a rented piece, but I do not know what it was, but it had heavy loose swinging blades

[htexas]

Stephen

I have to ask does LESCO abbr. something, I have never heard of this, sorry for my lack of knowledge. I do think I just learned something else, going to buy my fertilizer from a local nursery from now on, never knew there was a difference.

Thank you

[mariner]

The $16 + or - cost per bag is well worth the cost for above average results instead of using a big box store blend.

$16 a bag is a little too high if you ask me. About 6 bucks too high. If you are taliking a 50# bag.

[Ric]

Of course a rented piece, but I do not know what it was, but it had heavy loose swinging blades

Oops wrong machine

[hardboiled]

Oops wrong machine

Can you explain why, for my benefit. Thanks Ric.

[htexas]

well if it was I wouldn't know what to be looking for then. What was the machine that I used, what's it for


Thanks Mitch

[Ric]

Can you explain why, for my benefit. Thanks Ric.

Warm Season turf like Bermuda and St Augustine are Stolomatic Grasses. They need Verricut Not Flail Raked. Professor Piedra was already on the case. He was just leading you all down the rose garden path.

[htexas]

well i guess i got screwed, a school of hard knocks lesson

thanks for the information