Green Grass

[Grasstrology]

I heard this on a call in radio station a bunch of years ago. This guy didn't want his gas to grow that much; was more interested in making it greener. The host of the show said to use ammonium sulfate.(Epsom Salt) He went on to say that if you open a bag of fertilizer and see all the red; green; blue; etc. granules; those are the minerals. All the white stuff is epsom salt for filler. His recipe was 2 4lbs. epsom salt and a bucket of sand. Just mix it up and use a broadcast speader. Water accordingly. My front yard was 50'by 60'. It worked! The host commented later in the program that you can get a box of Rit dye and spray it on the lawn.

That's pretty neat, but a few questions. What role does the sand play on the lawn, after applying the epsom salt do you water it in, and what spreading setting number did you put on your broadcast spreader?

 

[T J Blazek]

Hey Mr. G I can't tell you the setting for the spreader; I used my neighbors; so whatever he used. The sand is strictly for bulk. A 4lb. box of epsom salt came in a 1/2 gallon milk carton and sand came from the kids sandpile (Very coarse). It was done every two or three weeks and watered after application and whenever. Idid use the dye once; I think I dyed the roots Kelly Green. I also remember that it was a selling point for the house.All the best!! TJ

 

[Grasstrology]

Hey Mr. G I can't tell you the setting for the spreader; I used my neighbors; so whatever he used. The sand is strictly for bulk. A 4lb. box of epsom salt came in a 1/2 gallon milk carton and sand came from the kids sandpile (Very coarse). It was done every two or three weeks and watered after application and whenever. Idid use the dye once; I think I dyed the roots Kelly Green. I also remember that it was a selling point for the house.All the best!! TJ

Thanks a ton, and I'll be sure to post my results later on here