Depends on what grass type you have and what it likes. 2nd bag looks like an all purpose fert. The 6-4-0 has phosphorus(middle number) which is good for some lawns and but can hurt lawns that don’t like it.
effortornot7787
most lawns do not need phosphorus, and it is a known pollutant of waterways, lakes, streams etc. Check your soil test to see if you need it before applying. In many areas application is regulated. The second fertilizer has CRN plus K, which is good because less N leaches and denitrifies/and turns into ammonia immediately.
billybob212212
Milorganite is awesome and it’s really hard to put down too much of it
Ricka77_New
The Milorganite is trash, dirty chemical product that literally smells like sewage, which is where it comes from.
The Trimec 258 is good.
Confident_Bit_7613
Sta-green 20-0-0 is all u need
the_kid1234
The 18-0-3 is a good product, pro grade weed and feed. Just calculate how much nitrogen you need and apply after a morning dew.
(Let say you want 0.75lb of nitrogen per 1,000; 0.75/0.18 =4.167 lbs of product per 1,000 sq ft.)
I’d do the weed and feed now and in 6 weeks, and Milorganite 6 weeks after that.
20PoundHammer
Milorganite is great shit, will not burn regardless how much you put on and has a kick of iron. Used to be free by the truckload out of Milwaukee and if you schedule it early, might be able to still get it free.
The urea will burn your lawn if you over apply – so half rate is better and apply twice over a couple of weeks.
ChaZZZZahC
6-4-0 mix is maybe a starter fertilizer, if you’re growing a new patch 2 weeks after the seeds have sprouted. The second bag good at the beginning and middle of the spring growing season.
I_roon_things
I’m personally a fan of Milorganite and have had good results with it. The PFAS thing is a legitimate concern if you have kids (or anyone for that matter) playing in the yard – but it is mostly a concern with sustained use where the PFAS can build in concentration in your soil.
Every living thing has forever chemicals in them, with Milorganite being a bio-solid – it is inherently part of the product unfortunately.
Due_North3106
Assuming you haven’t fertilized much, and if so, I’d go ahead and apply. Not going to hurt anything and not going to pollute anything.
Soler25
For free they’re the best product you can put down
Low-Dot9712
That milorganite is good on any grass and is so low in nutrient value it’s not going to burn your grass.
The other is a weed and feed and if you want to kill weeds and fertilize it is good
CanAfter8014
Illinois does has a Phosphorus ban with exceptions for newly seed lawns and ones showing deficiencies on soil test.
With that said use the Milorganite later when overseeding to stay compliant. Weed and feed can go now.
WoWandCars
Everyone is going back and forth. I will follow it by saying my neighbor moved to Florida so he left me these. His lawn was immaculate. He just didn’t give me directions lmao.
Jaded_Astronomer4130
The milo is idiot proof. I double rate 3 times season
New-Smoke-8857
Milorganite is excellent
westgate141pdx
Hold up, that giant bag only covers 2500sq feet?
Intelligent-Bridge15
Phosphorus is required for DNA replication. If the lawn is growing (mitosis) DNA is replicating for cellular growth. So phosphorus is required. For growing.
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Depends on what grass type you have and what it likes. 2nd bag looks like an all purpose fert. The 6-4-0 has phosphorus(middle number) which is good for some lawns and but can hurt lawns that don’t like it.
most lawns do not need phosphorus, and it is a known pollutant of waterways, lakes, streams etc. Check your soil test to see if you need it before applying. In many areas application is regulated. The second fertilizer has CRN plus K, which is good because less N leaches and denitrifies/and turns into ammonia immediately.
Milorganite is awesome and it’s really hard to put down too much of it
The Milorganite is trash, dirty chemical product that literally smells like sewage, which is where it comes from.
The Trimec 258 is good.
Sta-green 20-0-0 is all u need
The 18-0-3 is a good product, pro grade weed and feed. Just calculate how much nitrogen you need and apply after a morning dew.
(Let say you want 0.75lb of nitrogen per 1,000; 0.75/0.18 =4.167 lbs of product per 1,000 sq ft.)
I’d do the weed and feed now and in 6 weeks, and Milorganite 6 weeks after that.
Milorganite is great shit, will not burn regardless how much you put on and has a kick of iron. Used to be free by the truckload out of Milwaukee and if you schedule it early, might be able to still get it free.
The urea will burn your lawn if you over apply – so half rate is better and apply twice over a couple of weeks.
6-4-0 mix is maybe a starter fertilizer, if you’re growing a new patch 2 weeks after the seeds have sprouted. The second bag good at the beginning and middle of the spring growing season.
I’m personally a fan of Milorganite and have had good results with it. The PFAS thing is a legitimate concern if you have kids (or anyone for that matter) playing in the yard – but it is mostly a concern with sustained use where the PFAS can build in concentration in your soil.
Every living thing has forever chemicals in them, with Milorganite being a bio-solid – it is inherently part of the product unfortunately.
Assuming you haven’t fertilized much, and if so, I’d go ahead and apply. Not going to hurt anything and not going to pollute anything.
For free they’re the best product you can put down
That milorganite is good on any grass and is so low in nutrient value it’s not going to burn your grass.
The other is a weed and feed and if you want to kill weeds and fertilize it is good
Illinois does has a Phosphorus ban with exceptions for newly seed lawns and ones showing deficiencies on soil test.
With that said use the Milorganite later when overseeding to stay compliant. Weed and feed can go now.
Everyone is going back and forth. I will follow it by saying my neighbor moved to Florida so he left me these. His lawn was immaculate. He just didn’t give me directions lmao.
The milo is idiot proof. I double rate 3 times season
Milorganite is excellent
Hold up, that giant bag only covers 2500sq feet?
Phosphorus is required for DNA replication. If the lawn is growing (mitosis) DNA is replicating for cellular growth. So phosphorus is required. For growing.