Follow the instructions above to plant a section of sod and wait three weeks to take plugs from it. Till the ground where you are planting new grass and remove any old grass, debris and weeds. Water the sod and bare ground the night before you start removing plugs. Use a plugger with a two-inch depth ring to create holes six inches apart in the bare ground. Take plugs out of your three-week-old centipede grass sod. Take the plugs three inches apart. This allows you to cover an area twice the size of your sod with plugs.
Gently transport your plugs and plant them in the holes you made earlier. Fill up the holes in your sod with soil mix. Water the new grass as you watered the new sod before. How to make centipede grass spread Centipede grass spreads through stolons, which are above-ground runners or stems that sprout new blades and roots. Centipede grass maintenance Here are some tips on maintaining centipede grass. Mowing Set your mower to 1 to 1.
If you cut off one third or less of the length of the grass, you can leave the clippings on the lawn. As they decompose, they will reintroduce nutrients into your lawn. Use a sharp mower blade to avoid damaging the grass. Fertilizing There are several natural ways to fertilize your lawn, starting with using grass clippings from mowing. Leave them to decompose on top of your lawn, where they will reintroduce nutrients into the soil. Cow, horse and chicken manure can also act as fertilizer.
Blood meal, bone meal, and cottonseed meal are other good alternatives. Watering Water infrequently to encourage deep roots. Water the lawn only when it shows signs of drought stress: when leaves wilt, when footprints stay on the lawn or when the color shifts to a bluish hue.
During the winter, water occasionally if conditions have been dry and windy. Aeration Aerate once per year with a core aerator at the start of the summer.
Dethatching Keeping fertilization to a minimum will help prevent excessive thatching. If you notice thatch an inch thick or more, break it up with a soft rake and remove it from your lawn. Centipede grass pests and diseases While a centipede grass lawn requires lower maintenance, you do have to watch out for a few things: Brown patch: The Rhizoctonia solani fungus causes patches of brown and thin grass to spread throughout the lawn.
The effect intensifies in hot and rainy conditions. Reducing shade can go a long way in getting rid of Brown patch, as does making sure your fertilizer is nitrogen-rich.
Dollar spot: The Sclerotinia homeocarpa fungus causes small brown patches about the size of sand dollars. Neem oil is a natural fungicide you can use to kill off the dollar spot. You do not need to water it in as you're applying it with water and it's already going to the roots of your lawn. We have no had no reports of the tonic being hazardous to your pet. The ammonia promotes growth and turns your lawn green, and the mouthwash does something you would never suspect mouthwash would do.
This is bunk sort of. The only ingredient that works really is the ammonia which makes your lawn green and can be found in any fertilizer.
I see that someone made a reference to the "Jerry Baker" who gave himself the title of, "America's Master Gardener. Please advise me as to after care. I am in Colorado in July I watered thoroughly and applied the mixture.
How soon after applying should I water again? Go to your local walmart or dollar tree. I bought the brand sun and it is not antibacterial. Best of Luck! I love the lawn Tonic! It's in the older comments.
I've been using a slithly different version of this tonic and other tonics for 10 years now. They are from jerrybaker.
Does it work? Well my lawns have always been greenest of the block. But prior to this year my neighbors were all the type that didn't really care for their lawn. This year I moved smack in the middle of two people who use a lawn service to cut and maintain the grass. Each of them has their lawn fertilized 4 times a year.
Let me tell you that my lawn looks much better than theirs. This year I was finally able to see the difference. During the summer it rained alot so the difference wasn't very noticeable - Everyone had green lawns. But as soon as we hit a dry period my lawn stayed green while theirs was drying out.
I will be using these tonics til the day I day. I enjoy spraying them. It's therapeutic. For those using Ortho Dail a Spray, This is from Jerry Baker's customer service people: "For each of the tonic recipes that use a 20 gallon hose end sprayer the ingredients should equal 32 ounces, as the sprayer jars holds 32 ounces, if the ingredients don't equal 32 ounces, just add water so that you start out with 32 ounces to each tonic.
The sprayer sprays at a rate of 1. If you have a sprayer with a dial on it, set the dial to 1. About Contact Advertise. Credit Cards Personal Finance. By Paul Michael on 23 March comments. Wise Bread Picks. Tagged: DIY , Home , gardening , lawn. Related and Popular. The 5 Best Cozy Home Essentials. The 5 Best Home Office Essentials. Average: 4 1 vote. Marshall Middle 1. Jocelyn 2. Guest 3. Ana 4. The beer is for you to drink and have a good time while doing your lawn.
Paul Michael 5. Guest 6. The 10 gallon sprayer attaches to a water hose. Guest 8. Paul Michael 9. Guest Judith Jenson Guest Paul Michael Roberta Murphy Ally Reginald Taylor Is it ok to use this tonic for my yard? I'm in Georgia. So appling in high heat won't be a problem. Andrea Karim I'd say go ahead and give it a try. Paul says he uses it for his lawn. Robert Tyerod Dolly Mark Purl Marketing An important question to this equation answered.
Thank U Mark. Tom B. The next question is just as important What square footage does this cover? What size area does this mixture for the 10 gallon sprayer cover. Deborah How many days before and after you apply the tonic can you water your lawn?
Bill R Alexander Thanking in advance for a reply. When applying do you just get the grass wet but not puddling??? Thank you for your time in answering my questions. Lawn Tips What's next, motor oil on the lawn? Bentonelli Al, check it out I get all of my mixture from the local Dollar store not the beer most of the recipe people have in there house.
Remo Lawn Mowing Green Gold Barbara Pat JLady I know others have asked, but how large an area can this ounce mixture treat? Does anyone know about this, would it be ok for dogs?? Once the grass sprouts and starts to root deeper and toughen up you can gradually phase out the watering to once or twice a week, enough to keep the soil from getting too dry.
Again, it depends on your local weather conditions as regards to temperature, precipitation and even wind, which dries out soils too. When over seeding you will probably also find a few areas that are either just bare soil or spots of completely dead grass.
You will need to do things a little differently and follow the Spot Seeding steps below. STEP 1. If there is thickly matted dead grass or Thatch covering the spot you want to seed, you would need to remove that as your first step. If you try to seed on top of that, the seed would sprout but the roots would not be able to get into the soil and the new grass would die within a couple of weeks.
If you find that by removing the matted grass you have created a low spot in the lawn, fill that with topsoil to even things out. Tamp the soil down lightly with your foot. STEP 2. Skip this step if you have added topsoil to fill in a low spot. This will help the new seed dig into the soil quickly. Smooth out the area so it is level. STEP 3. Choose a grass seed blend suited for your growing area.
Kentucky Bluegrass and Russian winter rye are well suited to cold climates and damper growing conditions. Fescue does well in sunny locations. Saint Augustine grass is used widely in warm and humid areas. Fill holes and areas to be repaired with the mixture. Use a garden rake to smooth and contour. Water lightly with a garden sprayer to moisten. Keep soil damp but not soggy until seed germinates. Make the repairs to the lawn in early fall when the ground is still warm enough for the grass seed to germinate.
Do not apply the filler mixture in the warmest heat of the summer as seed may dry out or "burn" prior to germination.
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