October Outlook
Seeding

Fertilizer

Watering
Issues related to watering seem to come up frequently in July and August yet it is really very
simple: just keep the ground moist. A friend of my wife asked her to find out from me, what she
could do about the dry areas in her lawn. She said that the ‘experts’ had said that 15 minutes a
day was sufficient. First thing to come to mind was: is that with a ½ gal. per hour sprinkler or a
10 gal per minute sprinkler!! Then there is: Are the nozzles distributing equally, is there a high

In an effort to be conscientious about our environment we are introducing 2 new fertilizers that are part organic and part inorganic. It took many decades to get to a dependency on inorganic fertilizers, and it will take time to work back to a dependency on pure organics again.
First is EcoStarter 16-4-16, a replacement for 16-16-16 starter fertilizer for seed start up. As our soils are high in phosphorous we have reduce the amount and added biosolids as an organic portion. The cost is $11.50 per 40# bag. We have an introductory price of $10.50.

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