That is a little on the high side for an average lawn. But that is pretty much how persons with the most beautiful lawns fertilize. So yes, continue what you are doing with both grains. It looks like you are doing everything right.

Thank you Bill!

So, I would assume then, that I would be laying down a grain application starting around March (before the grass starts to really grow) and then approximately each month (maybe skipping a month in the heat of summer) until October or early November (if we get snow, it doesn't usually happen until December, and generally we'd only have snow on the ground for Dec, maybe Jan and maybe some of Feb, when the early flowering cherry trees start to bloom).

Is there any harm in increasing the alfalfa to more than 20lb per 1000sqft? For example, if I put down ~22lb per 750sqft, to make just 2 applications of alfalfa per year. Or is that just a waste because the lawn won't need or use the extra amount?

I'll keep the soybean at 14lbs per 1000 max, in order to mitigate the smell issue (:

Thanks again. I really appreciate your help.

The only qway to know what your grass needs in the form of any food is with a good, reliable soil test that tells you the soil pH, and why it is where it is, and the nutrients in the soil, and from that you can then determine what to apply and how often. Most all turf grasses need about 2 pounds of Nitrogen per year to grow quite well and mulch mowing, putting the grass clippings back where they came from, will provide 1/2 of that. Most all grasses will do quite well when fed once a year in mid October to late November (that does kind of depend on where you are and your weather), with maybe a followup feeding in late June if your soil is not the good, healthy soil any turf grass needs to grow quite well.

If you remember Turf Toes, he recently realized that with each application he had been applying 100 pounds per 1,000 of soy bean meal for a couple years. That was a big mistake but his grass sure looks good.