Maybe this is of use to someone; thought I might share my lawn and garden program. It produces great grass and flowers and is a strong weed preventative.

Turfgrass is St. Augustine

I run a Toro 30-inch rotary mower and battery powered DeWalt equipment.

I have a Chapin 20V backpack sprayer with a custom built spray wand from mostly TeeJet parts (can give you list if interested).

Pre-Emergent Herbicides

Prodiamine 65 WGD
Dithiopyr 40 WSB and/or 2L
Pennant Magnum
Snapshot 2.5 TG

Four applications of pre-emergent to the lawn: Prodiamine in February, Pennant Magnum in April, Dithiopyr in June, Prodiamine in October/November.

Four applications of Snapshot to all of landscaping beds and rose/flower garden.

Post-Emergent Herbicides

Blindside (or MSM) - apply in February; second app in April if necessary. Do not apply over 85 degree temps; it will smoke your lawn.

Dismiss - apply as needed in ornamental/flower beds (fertilome over-the-top weed killer is a good substitute)

Celsius WG - apply in summer heat as needed

Sedgehammer Plus - tank mix with Celsius in summer if needed

Insecticides

Four annual applications total on my lawn and around my perimeter; rotating between two products so insects do not build tolerance. I have someone that sprays the inside of my house, usually with Talstar

Bifin I/T (this is Talstar but cheaper)
ImidaPro 2 SC (active ingredient Imidacloprid)

Fungicides

I do not have fungal problems in the lawn for the most part, but I have terrible black spot and spider mites in the flowers and rose garden. For normal care, I apply a soap mix with pure neem oil (also deters insects) to the flowers (I do not apply commercial grade insecticide to the roses flower blooms because it kills bees).

When I need to take it a step up, I will apply Fertilome Systemic Fungicide to the flowers and Fertilome Triple Action to the shrubs.

When I need commercial grade, I will apply Eagle 20 Fungicide to the flowers/shrubs. It is amazing, but make sure to apply according to the label instructions.

Lawn Fertilizers & Nutrients

Milorganite - applications year-round

Fertilome Lawn Food Plus Iron 28-4-4 - one application in April

Fertilome Winterizer for Established Lawns 25-0-6 - apply while grass still growing

Green County Fertilizer Co. Products - N-Ext RGS (apply with every herbicide application), N-Ext GreeNeEfFect (apply in July/August), N-Ext Humic 12 (apply in fall with pre-emergent app)

Microlife Humates Plus granular humic acid - apply in April with fertilizer app

Separate applications of Potash, Iron, Gypsum, Lime, etc., as needed. If soil is too wet I apply Gypsum.

Landscaping/Beds Fertilizer & Nutrients

Azaleas - Apply Fertilome Azalea with Systemic Insecticide 9-15-13 in April/May

Trees & Shrubs - Apply Fertilome Tree & Shrub Food 19-8-10 once annually in the spring

Roses/Flowers - I apply several products. I typically will apply Fertilome Rose & Flower Food with Systemic Insecticide twice during the year. Then, I apply a slow release fertilizer (Fertilome and/or Proven Winners brand) once every 6-8 weeks. Then, every couple of weeks I tank mix Southern AG 20-20-20 fertilizer with Microlife Power Bloom and Microlife Seaweed micronutrients and spray all of my beds/flowers/roses.

This post was edited on 5/14/18 at 11:41 am