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Posted by Jason on 6/26/2005, 2:17 pm, in reply to "Re: getting pissed" --Previous Message-- In summation, try the following: 1. Use one of the above mentioned cultivars of bent or bluegrass. 2. Try using the play sand from HD rather than straight silica for at least the top 2-4 inches. *Sand of ANY kind is going to require constant, I repeat, constant moisture, so you may want to up your 3x/day to 4 or even 5, with just enough water to keep it moist. 3. Use Scotts Starter fert and basically fill your spreader, dial up the gauge to about 5 or and go around the green one time. Once the seed germinates in about 5-7 days, hit it again about 1-2wks later with Starter Fert. 4. Think about applying a systemic fungicide (Scotts product is good and inexpensive) about 3-4wks later to keep you from getting hit from a few fungi that could attack the green, especially with the temps, humidity and amount of water you're going to need. **Lastly...an all sand-based green requires a lot of patience at first, but once it fills in over time, the results are worth it. Being that it's a sand-based green you have to keep in mind that it won't retain water as much as a sand/peat mix for instance, nor will it retain the required amounts of Nitrogen for as long either. Hope that helps... Jason
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: I have dominant bentgrass, got it from
: outside pride.com 2 months ago. The
: weather has been great, plenty
: sunshine, and Ive been watering 3
: times a day 10 to 15 minutes. I live
: in central Iowa. I did use a
: fertilizer called turf food. 4 lbs
: on 500 sqft 28-3-4 slow release
: nitrogen. The first time I waited 3
: weeks and got nothing, Its been 10
: days this time and still nothing. ??
: thanks for the help
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Gary, first of all, I'm sure you've heard that the best time to plant in this region(I'm in MN) is August as the weather during this time is most ideal for germination and long-term success. I've planted in spring before, as a matter of fact my green was planted in the late spring of 2003, but didn't hold up well during that following summer due to the immaturity of the grass and was hit by all kinds of fungus. In any case, if you still insist on trying to get the green in now before late summer/fall, I'd HIGHLY suggest you use Pencross or Penn A-4. If you really want a low-maintenance green that rolls nice and you have a good mower, try True-Putt which is a creeping bluegrass sold by Outside Pride and developed up here at the UofMN. You can mow it down to 3/16", it's shade tolerant and comes back year after year. The only drawback is that it tends to seed in the spring every year, but I've been told you can control and/or eliminate that using the right chemical.
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