Lawn Spraying

[Celebrator]

I just hired Agrilawn in April. They have done two lawn applications and my lawn already looks better than it ever has since I bought the house two years ago.

[jstaylor62]

I just hired Agrilawn in April. They have done two lawn applications and my lawn already looks better than it ever has since I bought the house two years ago.

If you dont mind me asking, how much does Agrilawn charge per month or per application?

[jstaylor62]

I'm glad you and Taylor mentioned this. How often is it necessary to water? I have a tractor sprinkler that takes about 2-3 hours to water. It gives the yard a good 1/4 - 1/2 inch of water. Any thoughts? I have bermudagrass by the way.

Wow, how much and how often to water is a little bit of a dark science. The baseline of natural watering is a slow gentle rain. You want to mimick that as much as possible. I try for at least 1/2 inch of water every two weeks. But it depends on several factors that have occured over that two weeks. How hot, how windy and how low was the humidity. If it has been hot, dry and windy, then your yard will need water. If it has been cool, damp and calm, your yard will not need as much.

I dont just turn on my sprinkler and water. I will often take a bullet shovel and dig into my yard and check the moisture and root depth. I'm not talking about digging a hole, I just use the shovel to open a large enough gape for me to check the dirt. If the shovel goes in easily, that already tells me the soil is okay. If I struggle getting the shovel into the soil, then its time to water.

Also, you want to be sure you get as much water into your lawn as possible. I dont water when its windy. I try to water when its going to be the highest humidity to lessen water loss from evaporation. I also water about a couple of hours before dawn. It lets the water soak in before the sun starts to evaporate, but does not leave the water on the roots overnight so that a fungus develops.

[SoonerDave]

Spiz is still around? I used to LOVE that stuff on my simple bermuda grass yard, but was told the company went out of business. Where can I get it???

As far as the tall vs short argument goes, it surely depends on the kind of grass. My limited experience tells me tiff prefers to be (very) short, bermuda prefers to be a bit taller, and rye likes to be the tallest of the bunch (but doesn't spread much). May be completely wrong as far as the experts go, but that's just what I have observed...

[foodiefan]

I'm glad you and Taylor mentioned this. How often is it necessary to water? I have a tractor sprinkler that takes about 2-3 hours to water. It gives the yard a good 1/4 - 1/2 inch of water. Any thoughts? I have bermudagrass by the way.

Handy little site for watering information: http://sip.mesonet.org/

[jstaylor62]

Handy little site for watering information: http://sip.mesonet.org/

Wow! This is an awesome tool!

[Bostonfan]

Agrilawn is good, I prefer Eckroat's because they blend their products for Oklahoma soil. If you have any questions about what and when to apply, go to Eckroat's and ask for Don.
I also recommend you take a soil sample before applying anything to your yard, it only cost $20.00 and will tell you exactly what you need to apply, and in most cases, saves you money in the long run.

Been thinking about doing that but not sure where to take it. Does Eckroat deal with soil samples?

[rcjunkie]

Been thinking about doing that but not sure where to take it. Does Eckroat deal with soil samples?

They do, but I always use the Oklahoma County Cooperative Extension Office at 9:30 N. Portland. I think it's $10 or $15, but well worth the cost, the test will tell you exactly what nutrients you need to apply.

[Bostonfan]

They do, but I always use the Oklahoma County Cooperative Extension Office at 9:30 N. Portland. I think it's $10 or $15, but well worth the cost, the test will tell you exactly what nutrients you need to apply.

Thanks, going to look them up and give it a try!

[Jon27]

If you dont mind me asking, how much does Agrilawn charge per month or per application?

For me, the first treatment was $19.95, and the others are $42. They do 6/year. It was similar for me, they've done 2 applications, and my yard looks better than it has.

[Celebrator]

For Agrilawn, it depends on the amount of grass that you have to determine the cost. For me, each application is $70 based on square footage of my lawn.

[rondvu]

Spiz is still around? I used to LOVE that stuff on my simple bermuda grass yard, but was told the company went out of business. Where can I get it???

As far as the tall vs short argument goes, it surely depends on the kind of grass. My limited experience tells me tiff prefers to be (very) short, bermuda prefers to be a bit taller, and rye likes to be the tallest of the bunch (but doesn't spread much). May be completely wrong as far as the experts go, but that's just what I have observed...

You can buy SPIZ at Eckroats for about 22.00. http://www.eckroatseed.com/fertilizers.html

[Dustin]

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[skyrick]

Tall vs Short, depends of type of grass, watering routine and how often you mow. If you want it low, mow every 2--4 days, depending on time of year. Even at Tenkiller, I mow my lawn (4 plus acres) at least twice a week, never apply any weed killers and have very few weeds.

Re: mowing height:http://www.neilsperry.com/maq/lawns/...-my-grass.html

Granted, Neil does advise for N Texas, but there's not a lot of difference in the 2 climates (N-TX vs OK)

DFW area, where I live, straddles Zones 7 & 8, but N TX and almost all of OK is Zone 7.