Tips Library: Fertilizing
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What fertilizer regimen do you regularly use and how do you decide - liquid/dry/ratio/frequency/rate?
"We use all fertilzer at half rate twice as often. I want a steady amount of fertilzer, with out peaks and valleys."
Glen R. Foth - State Center Community College District, Frenso, CA
"When applying granulars at the lighter rates, we will occasionally combine topdressing sand and save time & manpower."
Albert Villalobos - New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM
"We use dry granulated, slow release nitrogen with sulfur and iron. 3/1/2 ratio twice a year."
Donna Parsons - City of Twentynine Palms, Twentynine Palms, CA
"Fertilize 4 times a year to 12 times a year on some fields. Soil samples pulled quarterly and prescribe recommendations and rates of fertilizers."
Domingo Castillo - Irvine Unified School District, Irvine, CA
"Continuous slow release balanced programs provide optimum results. Don't let your baby get sick! Prevent problems before they occur."
Stephen Guise - Guise & Associates, Fullerton, CA
"Liquid micro nutrient liquid biostimulants granular N.P.K. We have sand based field and have to fertilize frequently every 10-13 days. We tissue test once a month. Granular application every 10-13 days, 3/4 lb. N 10-2-8 Nature Safe granular K - every 3 weeks - 0-0-59 2 lb. K liquid micro pkg. As needed - tissue tests."
Heather Nabozny - Comerica Park, Detroit Tigers, Detroit, MI
"Liquids and dry combined. 1# of N/1000."
Chris Collins - Advanced Microbial Solutions, Pilot Point, TX
"Our program is based around granular applications four times a year, late spring, summer during renovation, early fall, and late fall early winter. Liquid applications of fertilizer and iron supplement the granular applications. The program is based on soil tests that are taken every 2 years."
Kevin Yeiser - Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA
"Using triple 19 granular fertilizer at a third of a pound of N every 10 days"
Justin Spillman and Rusty Reese - Altoona Curve/Blair County Ball Park, Altoona, PA
"Granular Synthetic Organic - 26-5-12-3%Fe-50% Scurea(?) - twice a year throughout the park system. Additional applications (1-2) on sports fields. Ease of use and budget determine decision. 1 lb. N/1,00 - we have 1 irrigation system set up with fertigation."
Roger Daigle - City of Fort Collins Parks Division, Fort Collins, CO
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