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Crop Code No. 113

 

 

 

 

 

Turf Establishment

 

 Soil Groups 1, 2, 3 or 4                   

 

 

 

Desired pH 5.5-6.0 for centipededgrass and carpetgrass and 6.0-6.5 for other grasses

Phosphorus

Potassium

 

Low

Medium

Sufficient

High

Excessive

 

pounds of N-P2O5-K2O per acre

Low

 120-100-120

 120-100-60

 120-100-40

 120-100-20

 120-100-0

Medium

 120-  60-120

 120-  60-60

 120-  60-40

 120-  60-20

 120-  60-0

Sufficient

 120-  30-120

 120-  30-60

 120-  30-40

 120-  30-20

 120-  30-0

High

 120-    0-120

 120-    0-60

 120-    0-40

 120-    0-20

 120-    0-0

Excessive

 120-    0-120

 120-    0-60

 120-    0-40

 120-    0-20

 120-    0-0

COMMENTS (1, 71, 73, 105, 402, 650, 651, 652, 653)

71  Apply 220 lbs Epsom Salts (magnesium sulfate) per acre or a fertilizer containing magnesium.  (When lime is not recommended and soil test magnesium is low)

73  Apply 2,200 lbs gypsum per acre.  (When lime is not recommended and soil test calcium is less than 400 lbs calcium per acre)

402  When phosphate recommended, incorporate into the soil before planting along with one-third recommended nitrogen and potash.  Apply the remaining nitrogen and potash in two separate applications 6 to 12 weeks after planting when the grass is established.