I use milorganite on my lawn here in MN distributing with my Earthway 2150. Just put my last fert down before winter. I had a similar conversation this summer (July) with another customer in Menards. I had to go to three different home improvement stores because milorganite was sold out for a couple weeks everywhere. When I finally found it, I was shoulder to shoulder with another lawn nut conversing about milorganite and grabbing up their remaining stock. Oh and...neighbors be jealous of my lawn stripes (Toro Lawn Striper). Love the channel and advice. It's good to take pride in your property. Thanks Allyn!
Got 1 full season of LCN education under my belt! What a difference Milo. Has made to my lawn, it literally looks much better than all of my neighbors that have paid "professional " lawn service. I will be going for total domination come spring, after a Pa. winter.Thank you Allyn
Loved the longer video. Gave the times in your description for those that are looking for something specific. Nice transitions between subjects. Great idea and video. Keep the content rolling!
Glad you made it back safe from SC. Some areas got hit pretty hard here, luckily all I got was a little roof damage and lost a Bradford Pear from the yard.
Glad your in Florida now.. I got Grubs and then Nut Sedge,Dove and some other weed and it put a hurt on my Palmetto i put out Celsius two weeks ago and Saturday used Sedgehammer Gonna use Milorganite and fallow your schedule Thanks
Love buying Milorganite and nobody knows what it is like that guy at HD. So true that Scott's is always all gone and plenty Milorganite for the rest of us!
Still pretty hesitant about milorganite... I got a few that would complain about the smell. I'm starting to use a brand called Nitro-Phos. It's a local brand here. They have an organic fert called sweet green. Works great and smells like molasses. Your yard is starting to look good! I bet this winter the roots will get a bit more established, and come spring, the St Augustine will take over!
Allyn, no jk.... I'm at Home Depot in east greenbush NY.... and I'm looking for Milorganite .... and I see this guy w about 10 bags... ( I thought he took all of what was left.... it's on sale for $12.97 ps). So as I grabbed the last few bags.... he says yea, I watch this RU-vid guy.... I look at him and smh... at the same time we both said Allyn... the LCN!! I instantly give him a high five... discussed our lawns.... and exchanged #s..... so weird.... yet so funny. Ray u out there new friend? Allyn small world my man.... lol
Just got the Earthway 2170 Commercial Spreader. was actually cheaper than the Earthway 2150 but not as cheap as the 2600.. $195 vs $217 vs $120.. I went with bigger hopper as my previous spreader I could only get 1/2 bag of fert in hopper. Now I can put 2 bags in and not have to reload for my entire front yard. I struggled to get it to spread right and the half spread was engaged. Saw this video wodnering if I missed something. Instructions on assembly could be slightly better. Probably my mistake but on one part the instructions called for logner screws than needed. and used shorter ones. I know kinda too late. But probably a good vid would be assembling one.. But feel and stability of the spreader is night and day better over the Scott Mini I had..But the Scott did its job for 5 years
Great video. I had to do a overhaul of my yard this weekend. Top dressing, overseeded with some rye so I can have a green lawn over the winter and did some DEEP aerating and soil amending in a couple problem areas.
Dear Mr. lawn care or nut, wow what a fabulous video I too am a TruGreen alumni. I worked there under the original owner long ago and far away. My question is about your choice of Milorganite on Florida turf for a fall application. If memory serves me correctly this product is an organic form of nitrogen only, no potash and no phosphorus. It is also my understanding that soil temperature has to be above 70° for it to start breaking down. Thus, why would you use it in the fall when the temperatures. Hopefully we'll drop. And do you not feel that St. Augustine grass requires potassium? Oh By the way that Earth Way sprayer is just plain making my naughty spots tingle. Love your videos, love your personality, love your editing and I will wait with bated breath for your reply.
you must be the best sellsman for the eartways spreaders. see no one of the stores up here in north carolina have any in stock. I have been trying to get one all season long. love you videos by the way. ..
When you were talking to the guy at Home Depot about milogoranite & your channel, the song "Why can't we be friends" by the group War was playing over the speakers.
At my local garden center in Wichita they have a Fertilome spreader with side spread control. Looks like a rebranded earthway with a yellow hopper. It does not have the solid linkage control lever though.
Great video. I have become a Lawn Care Nut now. I too have switched to all Milorganite and have had great results on my fescue lawn in SW Virginia. My neighbors and my church are curious to use it as well now. Keep up the great work! Now If only I can rid my lawn with crabgrass!
Hane, Hane, Hane make my life easy PLEASE!!! I bought the Earthway 2600 A-Plus spreader under your recommendation and you are correct it is great. But what setting are you using? I am using Milorganite and walking the 3 to 3.5 mph walking speed. I want to put down 3/4 pounds on the ground. I am thinking 19-20????? Thanks Hane keep up the good work.
just like the old days up north. I've been waiting to see a day like this for a while. welcome back Milo....hey Al can you do a giveaway for that awesome spreader?
Do they have a Portillos down there??? I hear they built one in Tampa. I'm from Bartlett Il. I just started watching your videos and it was sad to see you leave. Good luck on your new endeavor.
Always a pleasure to watch and learn from your vids LCN. I especially enjoy the humor. LOL. Man, I gotta get to work on the lawn. I seen your other vid about crab grass seeds and wow, do I have a lot of that. Pre-emergent time for my lawn this fall.
Awesome video! I agree, Love the Home depot scene. Would love more landscape errand scenes. Good stuff. Love the camera knock over. You are a nut. :-) Love the sunrise sunset intro/ending. This video was great.
Allyn, when you get sod installed is it a good idea to put down Milo just before the sod goes down? Just to give it a good jumper start of N. I know you put some down when you put in your plugs.
Allyn do you have a video on how to prep a bare clay yard for seed? I need to scrap and level my yard and would like some tips on how to prep clay soil for seed
Allen - really enjoying your channel "I like it alot" (from D&D). I live in a suburb of philly and have about 3/4 acre of lawn. I got brave this year and started mowing at 4" instead of 3", it has worked nice for lawn stripes without using a striper. My question is now that fall/winter is coming can you tell us all at what length to mow my lawn for the fall and then a final cut for the winter? Should I go back down to 3" or stay at 4" I like the short cut for the fall/winter since the grass blades do not catch any leaves blowing around, they just roll to my neighbors, ha!... but if you say to keep 'er long I'll do it. My grass type is a hybrid of the Pennsylvania mix fescue that HD sells for our area (and alot of weeds/junk crap!). If it helps I never bag clipping and leaves I just mow over them many times until they become dust. Thanks for any insight!
Any considerations or alternatives for using preemergents or other chemicals where children or pets will be on the lawn? ( I live in central Virginia) Really enjoy the great information you are sharing!
Early in the year a seed meal such as soy bean, canola seed, alfalfa or corn gluten will, when they begin to break down from warmth and moisture will inhibit germination of any surface seeds, including grass seeds. So do your seeding in fall. The soy bean meal is my favorite, it's analysis is 7-2-0, and the down side is it smells a bit as it breaks down.
Good on you for making a convert. Even where you sprayed angry, those plugs lived. You rule now. My question is given that the dove weed is so invasive.... Did you plant that in with the plugs? Or. Were the plugs tainted with that weed?
The Doveweed was probably already in with the rest of the "salad bar" and after he killed the existing weeds the Doveweed was given a wide open window to germinate and take over (Doveweed can quickly fill bare lawn).
Allyn, when are we going to get that book you said you'd be writing? ;) some of us haven't forgotten! Just did a complete rehab in my back yard and am trying out some RTF sod. Looking forward to seeing how it compares to the bluegrass/rye/fescue front lawn.
Damn you, Lawn Care Nut! I'm just kidding, but I searched through your videos a few weeks ago looking for a spreader review. I saw that you had the Earthway, but I wasn't sure if you liked it or had any complaints, especially since Earthway has so many different models/options. I'm not a huge fan of the round hopper, but the point you made about visibility definitely makes sense. I went back and forth for a few days and ended up going with the A.M. Leonard spreader. I like it, it performs well, and is definitely well-built, but I was having issues with the control cable and called A.M Leonard for help. They couldn't answer my question so they put me in touch with the manufacturer. It turns out it's manufactured by Earthway! I guess I still got a quality spreader; I just wish I went with Earthway directly instead of a rebranded model. Anyway, when I saw the title of this video pop up I just thought the timing was funny. Thank you for all your hard work putting these videos together. I'm a big fan, and so is my lawn.
I chuckled when when you said winter and 70*. Question. All you use for fertilizing is Milorganite? The link shows a different spreader type. Just an FYI.
Two things. Dare I say the guy across the street is dominating you lol. Also, maybe putting some underground edging at the border will allow division between your neighbors grass. You want a definitive domination line for maximum effect.
I also did some throwing down this Saturday I did two applications of milorganite and one of ironite I couldn't find any liquid iron in South Florida Allen what do you think of ironite?
I need that sprayer you have that you can walk behind. I just last week paced my lawn like 100 times to blanket spray the backyard with the 1 gallon thing getting like a foot each snake shaped pass I did
Allyn, I have prodiamine that I bought last year for a pre emergent herbicide. How does this compare with the Dithiopyr because I still have plenty of the prodiamine and hate to have wasted money on it.
Hi Allyn, do you know if your Earthway 2600a Plus is some sort of special variant? When I look it up online, I can't seem to find any information on the sidespread control. It's not even mentioned in the manual on Earthway's website... I recently bought a 2600a estate by mistake as it was labbeled as a plus on the dealer's website but he said that he was pretty sure that only the tires are the difference between a plus and an estate. So, this combined with the missing information in the manual makes me wonder. Do you have any knowledge to share in this regard? P.S. Thank you very much for all your informative videos all the way from Denmark.
Hey Allen, quick question for you. Last week I put down a couple bags of milo and my grass is turning yellow. I'm clueless....Am I missing something? BTW I'm in orlando FL if you need to know.
Had question on that sprayer you used at end of video from earthway. Do you essentially walk through your product? And is that ok? I use prodiamine as preemergent instead of dithopyr cause I have Bermuda lawn. I like how easy it looks vs wearing backpack sprayer and applying
I just over-seeded my Bermuda lawn in ga with perennial ryegrass. How does milorganite work on rye? I applied a quick release fertilizer to get it started but could I use milorganite for the second application?
When using your spreader do you go over every 5 ft, 6 ft ect.? When I use my Scotts broadcast spreader it recommends every 5ft apart to get good even coverage... Thanks in advance..
I think the Amazon 2600 A-Plus link is broken. When I click it, it shows 0 results found. I've been waiting for Earthway to make more clear on Amazon which spreaders have side spread control as it is a bit confusing.
Does your bumpy lawn cause your spreader chute to go closed from the vibration. I too have this spreader and it constantly goes closed on me, unless I hold the control rod open manually with my left hand. Can you relate? If so, how did you fix the problem?
If my lot is 0.25 acres and that equals 10890 sq feet and my house is about 1300 sq feet can i subtract the two numbers 9590 to get the square footage of my lawn?
At frame 11:53 I noticed the agitator on the pinion shaft was pushed all the way on. Did you do this for more action on the contents? My directions on the Earthway 2600 shows it stopping on the first rounded area. I used my 2600 for the first time with applying Lesco dimension with a full BB sized particle and the spreader didn't work well. When pushed on all the way on the agitator isn't secure.
Hello Allen! Love your videos pal! Question for ya... I have a new section of newly seeded grass in front of my property using your "how to grow grass" method from a previous video you posted. Grass grew in great, however, I have a ton of nutsedge that also grew in with the newly grown grass. Purchased "sedgehammer" to eradicate the problem. However, my question is..should I spray it down now with the sedgehammer here in the Fall? Or, should I wait till next spring? I live in Connecticut. Nutsedge is growing fast and furious lol. The newly grown grass is about 6 weeks old.
Recently got a Prizelawn spreader and I can't find anything on the number to set for lbs per thousand. Are there any spreaders that are similar that I could use those numbers?
Dear mr. lawn care nut, your videos are awesome and please keep up the good works and tips! My question however is where can I get a couple of those LCN stickers so I could put em on my spread and mower? Hell I'd even pay for a couple of those bad boys! :)
