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| Hi
I installed centipede sod in November 2010 in coastal North Carolina. It started to get cold just after that, so the sod did not have a chance to root or fill in. It's just now starting to green up slightly (as its getting warmer), and has tons of weeds! I haven't applied any fertilizer, pre-emergent weed killer, etc at all. I have used the Scotts Bonus S "weed n feed" for southern lawns (including centipede) on established centipede with good results. I now understand that this may not be the best for centipede due to the fertilizer nitrogen, etc forumla. My real question is is it safe to apply weed n feed, just plain fertilizer, or seperate weed treatment (atrazine) to centipede sod that hasn't had a chance to root down and spread yet? If not, when would it be safe? thanks! |
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- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Wed, Mar 23, 11 at 21:33
| Centipede is the one grass that really does not need much fertilizer. Weeding should be enough. I would suggest spot spraying with something foamy so you don't get overspray onto the grass. If centipede is affected by the normal 2-4,d formulations like St Augustine is, then you should try the atrazine product. Centipede is also one of the few grasses that needs to be mowed very low for the most dense coverage. Set your mower to the lowest setting. |
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- Posted by Mike Lakatos South Carolina(mikelak06@aol.com) onMon, Jul 25, 11 at 18:38
| I will be putting down new centipede sod in the next week. Is there a maintenance plan I can follow to help promote a health lawn. |
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| I'm in Eastern NC and last year's drought caused a lot of dead areas in my lawn. This spring every weed in NC started to pop up. It was(is) a sight to make a grown man cry so I found a very good landscaping Co nearby and they said it was beyond repair. So today the entire lawn was sprayed with industrial weed killer and in 3 or 4 days they will remove all the old grass & weeds and re-sod with Centipede and by Fri I'll have a new lawn and large water bills. I do not know the secret to eliminating weeds but I bought a stand up weed puller(Grand Daddies) and it works well with no bending over. They say Centipede is drought tolerant but I found that in extreme conditions is does need a lot of water. |
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