01-30-2011, 11:53 PM
Dont know where your at but the grass is still probly dormant.Wait 'till Spring.If the soil is frozen,...it cant absorb the lime and you need to test the soil with a kit to see if you actually need the lime.
The grass wont be able to take in the Nitrogen until it is growing.The soil temps have to warm up and keep the soil temps constant for about a week or so before it will start to grow.
"Dick" is right about the weed control first if you are going to do a nitrogen feed.
Something that may be best for you is a spreader app of a Weed & Feed product.It will kill most of the weeds and will use a slo release type fertlizer that will feed the grass after the weeds start to die off.Pay special attention to the settings you need to use on the spreader as directed on the product bag.
2 types of spreaders....broadcast and drop styles.Broadcast will spin and throw it further.Do it at a time when you can see your tracks...early in the morning is good because you can usually see your tracks in the dew or the grass will lay down as you walk in it.In the afternoon,the grass is usually stiffer and dry and you cant see so well where you have been so you cant see where the spreader has "thrown" the product.It will usually throw a path about 4-6 feet in width.
Drop speaders do just that.It just drops it thru a opening in the bottom of the hopper and will only cover a path as wide as the device.
Again,..both are revelant to the size of the property you are trying to treat....and so defines the reason for which spreader to choose.
-Some broadleaf weeds will remain as some require a specific type of herbicide directed just at those plants but it kill off many of the common ones such as dandelion,clover,henbit,...etc...
The grass wont be able to take in the Nitrogen until it is growing.The soil temps have to warm up and keep the soil temps constant for about a week or so before it will start to grow.
"Dick" is right about the weed control first if you are going to do a nitrogen feed.
Something that may be best for you is a spreader app of a Weed & Feed product.It will kill most of the weeds and will use a slo release type fertlizer that will feed the grass after the weeds start to die off.Pay special attention to the settings you need to use on the spreader as directed on the product bag.
2 types of spreaders....broadcast and drop styles.Broadcast will spin and throw it further.Do it at a time when you can see your tracks...early in the morning is good because you can usually see your tracks in the dew or the grass will lay down as you walk in it.In the afternoon,the grass is usually stiffer and dry and you cant see so well where you have been so you cant see where the spreader has "thrown" the product.It will usually throw a path about 4-6 feet in width.
Drop speaders do just that.It just drops it thru a opening in the bottom of the hopper and will only cover a path as wide as the device.
Again,..both are revelant to the size of the property you are trying to treat....and so defines the reason for which spreader to choose.
-Some broadleaf weeds will remain as some require a specific type of herbicide directed just at those plants but it kill off many of the common ones such as dandelion,clover,henbit,...etc...