We bought some Brazos Best Winterizer from Producers. Has anyone used this and if so, what setting did you put it on when you ferlilized? We have a Scotts drop spreader. I didn't see anything on the bag, but maybe I missed it.

Thanks

I know scotts is getting really expensive. THinking of switching over to Brazos best (but I know nothing about it)

Exactly why we switched. I have heard good things about it here on the forum, so I thought we would give it a try. I think it was $19.00 for 50lb bag. Your not getting Scotts for that price.

They just don't offer anything on the bag other than what's in it. Best bet may be to just call them or something.

50lb bag will cover 10,000 sq ft if that helps. If not, I'll try & find the recommended app rates.

http://turf.tamu.edu/aggieturf2/calculators/fertsheet.html

Anyone having problems with brown patch from all this rain? I'm losing my whole front yard. I applied Scotts Brown Patch/Dollar Spot treatment and it hasn't helped. Any suggestions?

peat moss will stop the brown patch.

yes, reedster, lots of people are. Heavy moisture mixed with unseasonably warmer temps is a fungi's dream come true. Lowe's/HD/Co-op should have some fungicides for turf. Just follow the instructions on that. I would also mow a little shorter and get more air flow/sun down into that canopy. Put off winterizing (if you winterize) for another week or two. You want to get rid of that fungi before you put down any more nitrogen.

edit: and try something other than Scott's. Really not a fan.

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We used Brazos Best this year and were pleased...don't know anything about what setting to use though.

I think I paid over $15 for a 20lb (nearly twice the price as brazos) bag a lowes. I will be switching this year

I use producer's fertilizer with a standard scott's broadcast spreader set at 5. It depends a bit on how fast you walk. Sometimes I go to 5.5 or 6.

I have found that Producer's makes an excellent fertilizer and as mentioned much cheaper than scott's/pennington's etc. I only put down the summer ('maintenance', 50 lb $17 this summer) in april and 'winterizer' in late oct, I skip the 'foundation' (early spring) and still have the greenest weed-free yard on the block.

Scott's blends are more homogeneous than producer's and the scott's particles are much smaller as well. These are the only advantages to scott's but still not worth the large price difference in my opinion.

(Because the producer's particles are larger, you need to use a higher setting than is needed to spread the same amount (lbs) of a scott's product. Most scott's product's have a suggested setting ~3, so if you are used to scott's products don't be afraid of the higher setting with producer's products).

Doug welsh said for our soil all it needs is nitrogen. Zero on phosphorus and potassium

My dad used Producer's fertilizer on his yard in Seabrook, Texas (not the Brazos Valley). OMG!! This is his 38th year or so in that house and by far the best his yard has ever looked. It is unbelievable.

i've just gone through 700 lbs of winterizer from coop... been using all their fertilizers for 2 years with no problems...

I actually add about 1-2 lbs of ammonia sulfate to 100 lbs to kick in a green growth spurt.. works VERY well..

I thought about writing a bride's name in the grass at Avalon as part of their package, so i wrote my name in the lawn with the ammonia sulfate... showed up in 3 days and outgrew the rest of the lawn the next day... it was very visible and took a month to go away. Oh well... bad idea..

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on Producer's Coop fertilizer! I have used it the past two years and my yard has never looked better. I do have some small areas where the grass is slightly yellow though - anyone know what causes this? Do I need to add some iron? Someone told me that it may be SAD = St. Augustine Decline?

Check the blades for a mottled appearance. If the leaves are mottled, it could possibly be Decline. A paler green in whole spots in the lawn (not the individual leaves) I would argue is nitrogen deficiency, and the winterizer and mowing at a taller height should solve the problem by spring. Iron deficiencies tend to give the lawn as a whole a mottled appearance (again, not the leaves), but it probably wouldn't hurt to give it a shot of Iron/Zinc.

thanks rhoswen - no mottling on the leaves so I am thinking I might spot treat those areas with some extra nitrogen and give the entire yard a shot of iron/zinc. Your advice is much appreciated!

you might have chinch bugs.. look for yellowing grass and bald patches..

best way to check is to get a metal paint can or coffee can (1 gal) and cut the top and bottom out so it is a hollow tube... Push half of tube in grass and fill withwater... chinch bugs will eventually float...

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