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3 <br /> RE: Fertilizer Application Rates <br /> 1. FDEP-IFAS FYNHandbook 2009 Edition The Florida Yards&Neighborhoods Handbook <br /> 2009 FYN Yard Certification Checklist: Items to Qualify for a Florida Friendly Yard include: <br /> "Minimal to no supplemental fertilization is used in the landscape"; and"If supplemental fertilization <br /> is used,lawn and landscape beds are fertilized at the lowest of the fertilizer ranges recommended by <br /> the OF Turfgrass and Landscape Science Programs." <br /> 2. 2008 FDEP Florida Friendly Best Management Practices for Protection of Water Resources by the <br /> Green Industries(GI BMP Manual)http://fyn.ifas.ufl edul / -ind-bmp-en-12-2008 pdf <br /> P 29 Table 5:Fertilization guidelines for established turfgrass lawns in three regions of Florida <br /> Nitrogen recommendations(lbs N/ 1000 ft2/year)* <br /> Species North Central South <br /> Bahia 2-3 2-4 2-4 <br /> Bermuda 3-5 4-6 5-7 <br /> Centipede 1-2 2-3 2-3 <br /> St.Augustine 2-4 2-5 4-6 <br /> Zoysia 3-5 3-6 4-6 <br /> *North Florida is north of Ocala. Central Florida is defined as south of Ocala to a line extending from <br /> Vero Beach to Tampa. South Florida includes the remaining southern portion of the state. <br /> RE: Rainy Season Application Bans <br /> 1. 2008 FDEP Florida Friendly Best Management Practices for Protection of Water Resources by the <br /> Green Industries(GI BMP Manual)http://f <br /> yn.ifas.ufl.edu/pdf/mm-ind-blnp-en-12-2008.pdf <br /> P 39: BMPS FOR TURFGRASS AND LANDSCAPE FERTILIZATION: "Use Fe and/or Mn instead <br /> of N to enhance turfgrass color on soils having a pH greater than 7.0,especially during times of <br /> enhanced rainfall." <br /> 2. FDEP-IFAS FYNHandbook 2009 Edition The Florida Yards&Neighborhoods Handbook <br /> 2009 FYN Yard Certification Checklist: Items to Qualify for a Florida Friendly Yard include: <br /> "If a lawn is present,iron is used instead of nitrogen to"green-up"the lawn in the summer rainy <br /> season." <br /> 5qs � � <br />