Pre-Emergent + Fert Application (#1): April 2023
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Back at the end of February, I posted my 2023 lawn care plan that included applications of both organic and synthetic fertilizers across the growing season . 5 feeding applications in total. The first...was slated to be an early feeding that was combined with a pre-emergent. I've gone back and forth with early Spring fertilizers over the years - doing it sometimes and skipping it others. Why skip it? Because, I don't want to have to mow. But, buying pre-emergent WITHOUT fertilizer is hard-to-do around here, so this year, I went with the combo. As for the timing, the GDD calendar tells you when to apply . Here's the screenshot from today, showing that our Zone/Zip Code is in the the "Optimum" category this week. Yesterday, I went out and applied two bags of this synthetic combo from Menards that comes from Forever Green. I posted about the new Menards organic biosolids product from Forever Green earlier this year . Below are a few photos showing this la