Milorganite - Why You Shouldn't Use It As Your Only Lawn Fertilizer

Great explanation of the NPK........and they why of different fertilizers

Its human waste. Disturbing and disgusting. 💩🚽 Milorganite is a brand of biosolids fertilizer produced by treating sewage sludge by the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District. The term is a portmanteau of the term Milwaukee Organic Nitrogen. The sewer system of the District collects municipal wastewater from the Milwaukee metropolitan area.

Also, Milorganite is very expensive. In SE Wisconsin, a bag is around $10, but only cover 2,500 sf. So it may seem cheap, but the coverage is far less.

Milorganite has PFOAs in it. I’ve used it for 10 years at least in my whole yard and garden. Now I’m very concerned. I’m not going to buy any more bio solid any more. They all have the chemical in it. It’s a forever toxin. Please Google this yourself and you’ll see.

Keep in mind that such products may, I say again, MAY be high in heavy metals. Heavy metals are toxic.

Can you put down lime and milo at same time

Ryan MiKNORRganite amirite?

Extremely in high demand now and tricky to find in stock. Bummer.

Why is Safer Ringer so expensive!?

Please let me know if you know where can one buy Zoysia trinity grass by seed? And check Johnson Su bioreactor presentation video by him, David Johnson. It will biologically solve all your soil problems with no chemicals. Spoiler: a leaf made mix broken down in a month will help you in the meantime you wait for the good stuff.

Please, remember about Zoysia grass

Thank U….

I've been thinking about trying milorganite.

Hey Ryan - Same thing has happened to me. Soil test showing high "P" levels and low "K" levels. I have pretty much stopped using Milorganite on my lawn, because of the high "P" levels and lack of "K" I guess what I wanted to mention, if some one was still interested in using Milorganite, they could also add a liquid potash product "K" . I did purchase come my self, but it was very expensive. I made some changes this year to my soil/fertilizer program, did a soil test in spring, and another soil test this fall because I wanted to see if the changes I made are working, something else you should be aware of, is your adjustments to your soil amendments may take a year or two to actually show up, so dont be disappointed if you do a soil test and make adjustments and theres no change or little change the following year, stick with it, follow your lawn fertilizer program and the adjustments will pay off! Great video Ryan. I have a few videos on my channel on this same subject, and of course a subscriber to your channel.

Can I use it on bahia?

Where can I get my soil tested ?

Nothing better than milo with cold milk

Dithiopyr Dimension at home depo is 19-0-7. I also added super phosphate which is 0-18-0. After 2 days of rain my minnesota lawn is green. I also added 16 bags of manure/compost and 3 bags of fine mulch. Dont forget to rake thatch and I also used a garden tool that pokes holes but not very deep. It was just enough to penetrate the soil surface

...mmm so then How can I go about adding the correct amount of potassium to my lawn when using Milorganite ?

Going to be looking at Jonathan lawn Product they are really talking up.

Do you have a rye grass lawn care calendar?

Over the 40 years I've been taking care of a lawn I've tried many fertilizers organic, synthetics. I still find Scott's turf builder products work best for me.

Thank you for this video. I just need some help without doing a soil test, I live in El Paso, TX.......desert city..lol. So just you know I had nothing but rocks in my backyard, previous owner never had grass nor trees. Nothing by small yellow rocks, cement, and bricks in the back. All of that was removed and was left nothing but dirt, then got some landscapers to install some Bermuda SOD on March 16, 2022......it was fantastic at the beginning but now after 4th week I noticed a change. Started getting all patchy ( I do water 3 times a week in the mornings for about 35-40 min). Thought I had some fungus so i applied some Scotts diseaseX 2 weeks and just this past weekend I applied some Revive. Thought maybe my dirt (soil is not holding up the water), hopefully that helps improve the soil. So now next week, I plan on fertilizing the lawn then adding some top soil to help it improve. Just not sure what type of fertilizer should I start of with. I live in the corner of West Texas. Can you help me out?

Azomite & Milorganite ❤️

Cliff notes, if you only use Milo as your nitrogen and phosphorous source, use a secondary supplement with potash aka potassium. Easy.

Hi Ryan, I live in NW Iowa and we have clay soil along the Missouri River and Loess Hills. My neighbor uses Milo and has great results but he waters more than I do. Our yards are about 5-6 years old and he mows his much shorter. Is it possible he just has better drought resistant grass? I quit using Milo because I had too much Phosphorous so have been Phos free for 2 years. Think I'll try Milo again. Also considering Ironite. What is your opinion of it? We are in 2 year drought here in the Sioux City area.

Hi, sorry to be so late to the “fertilizer game” but, I just had a question so I like to use Milo because of the burn free feature but what can I use along it with that has the nutrients Milo is missing that is also burn free ?

When is the best time to do a soil test? Beginning of the growing season before fert has altered the levels?

what if i use that with Scotts stress relief?

I used Milo and was not impressed. Threw down some MicroLife products and hope to be all organic. I will soon see if there is improvement. Have you heard of MicroLife?

2022 Fall and Milo is $30+ a bag!!! Certainly not using it at this price.

They said this was a good fertilizer for my dog. Could you suggest a good fertilizer for my dog please

I use milorganite in spring. My theory on that is the grass is going to grow loke crazy without synthetic fert on its own and in the fall i use synthetic weed and feed to carry me thru the fall/winter and gives me macros that i dont get from the milorganite. And i do a 2nd round of milorganite in June or july since synthetics are not good to use in high heat times of the year. To sum it up 2 rounds of milorganite and 1 round of synthetic to give me my micros. If i use synthetic all year i would be cutting grass every 2/3 days in spring and early summer and taking the risk of burning when its hot outside and the lawn is already stressed

I use Milorganite for my Memorial Day and Independence Day lawn feedings and use synthetics for my early and late season feedings. I haven’t used any soil test kits but I do use other biological (humic acid and liquid kelp) and iron liquids.

I started using Milorganite late last year and was concerned about the total lack of Potassium. I've manually been mixing in with the Milorganite a product called Sulfate of Potash which is extremely high in Potassium. I mix in enough so that my end NPK ratio is basically 6-4-2. Is this an acceptable/safe way (for the lawn)(yes, I wear rubber gloves and an air mask when mixing) to correct for the lack of Potassium? Is the percentage of Potassium too high or too low?

If it’s 6% nitrogen and 4% phosphorus what’s the other 90% in the bag?!

Gads, all that wasted space where a vegetable garden could grow.

Is this better then stress blend

What about the concerns about PFASs being found in biosolid fertilizers?

I work for a lawn care company and we switched to milorganite as our default fertilizer outside of Dimension and Grub Control rounds 1,2 and 4) and I saw a HUGE uptick of fungus in customers yards towards late summer/early fall. Lawns were very green early on, but I cant recommend using milorganite exclusively on your yard. Sprinkle anything with potassium in at some point because milorganite has none and your lawn will lose some defense to fungus.

Great video, i just put Milorganite down, so when do i put Ringer down?

I did a soil test and it recommended milo at 8lbs per 1000sq or a synthetic like Andersons 20-27-5 at 1.75 per sq. I have a 6000 sq lawn. I’m having a hard time doing the math here since the bag is 32lbs and covers 2500sq. Do I need 8 bags of milo?

PH and some other parts of soil tests are not static measurements. They do fluctuate over the course of a year. Also the fertilizer you add isn't the only source of nutrients the grass has. As noted it's the micro activity in the soil that breaks down the raw materials and they are breaking down all kinds of material all year long. Including sourses of P. And then there's the potassium already plant ready in the soil. Plenty of people never fertilize.
Their grass doesn't go away.
I'm not saying you are wrong, just that there are a lot of angles you can focus on.

The point of your video is really just to respond to your soil test. No single fertilizer is a stand alone.

Isn’t it true that stronger grass will choke out weeds.

Hi there. Grateful content. Can this be use as starer seed I'm about to renovated my lawn

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