P. Annua Repair

Gary requested that I post the complete series of P. annua repair shots in my lawn for reference.  My results were not typical; this involved never letting the deep soil go completely dry, and feeding this area at three times my already heavy rate for 2008.

Looking back at my notes, I watered an average of every 3 to 5 days depending on the weather, and applied 450 pounds per thousand equivalent across the entire damaged area to speed repair.  I used a mix of Milorganite, soybean meal, and one light dose of alfalfa in early August.  I recorded the weather that summer as fairly hot and dry, so spreading was a bit slower than it would be during a more normal year.

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="May 7, 2008, just post dying"][/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="June 15, 2008, about 5 weeks"][/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="July 5, 2008, about 8 weeks"][/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="August 12, 2008, about 13 weeks"][/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="September 4, 2008, about 16 weeks--plus a robot"][/caption]