Talk of The Villages Florida - View Single Post - How much lawn fertilization (and other?) really needed?
View Single Post
 
Old 05-14-2013, 07:43 PM
Bogie Shooter Bogie Shooter is offline
Sage
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 19,729
Thanks: 13
Thanked 6,100 Times in 2,708 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by SemiMike View Post
Will arrive shortly in Sanibel, and plan on starting out DIY in lawn care. Have done a lot of this over the years, but certainly nowhere near this far south!

I see the recommendations here commonly say 4 fertilizer applications April to October, or thereabouts. I know this depends somewhat on soluble-to-insoluble nitrogen in the product (assuming, say, 15-0-15), and while I don't want to badly compromise the lawn, I don't require the meanest and greenest property in the county. Can fewer fertilizations suffice?

Also, are there any major lawn weed and disease issues to watch out for here that may also require treatment?
There are many of us that do our own lawn maintenace.
Here a few sites with helpful suggestions:
Central Florida Sod Farm | Lake Jem Farms
EMPIRE Turf | Zoysia Grass | One Lawn, Many Benefits
http://www.sodsolutions.com/t_empire.shtml
Circle C Farms - Interactive Problem Solving