Reedski

Half inch in Columbia. Three straight weekends with winter weather.  Pretty cool after almost 8 years of getting shut out.

Ended up with 2” in Columbia, SC. May as well have been a foot it’s been so long.  Was my 7 year olds first snow here. Neighborhood kids were up until 10:30 going crazy. Fun times.

Was really hoping to get some action in CAE this year.  My daughter is 6 and hasn't had a good snow yet.  She's seen flurries twice I think.  Every time it gets cold she asks is it going to snow.  

Got an inch over a long period of time which was nice.  

Dry as a bone in CAE.  Missed the line of storms that came through last Friday.  Don't even remember the last time we got a good soaking IMBY.  Welcome the cooler temps this weekend but, man, need some rain.  Nothing but sunshine on the 10 day last I checked either.  

Keep missing the rain at my house. Been trying to keep up with watering but it’s just too damn hot. Need a good rain soon. Like the Sahara where the sprinkler is not reaching.

Right around 6 inches total at my house since Wednesday. 

Got a good hard rain this evening for about 25 minutes. Picked up about half an inch, maybe more.  Just felt good. Went outside, listened and took in that rain smell. Been WAY too long. 

2 minutes ago, Orangeburgwx said:

I hope this varifies, could use the 10" of rain

https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/gfs/2019060512/gfs_apcpn_seus_52.png

Heck yeah. Still hasn’t rained at my house in CAE since 5/11. Got dark and windy for a time yesterday but sun was out within 30 mins. Need some rain! 

5 hours ago, scwxguy said:

If you are seeing issues try getting it down earlier and check the product you are using.

I put down Dimension (Dithiopyr) 20% granules from a local landscape supply store - in early February, follow up again in 8-12 weeks and then do the same at Labor Day and in early November. I've followed their advice and had great results. I've been doing it 4 times a year recently but I inherited a mess. I had dandelions, chickweed, henbit, poa annual in the winter and crabgrass and spurges in the summer. Now I have no winter weeds and practically no crab grass and spurges after 18 months of this treatment. Will likely reduce to 2x per year this fall to once in the fall at Labor Day and early Feb now that I have things under control. The grass has filled back in and looks great. I have mostly St Augustine in my front yard and Empire Zoysia in the back.

The key is to get the stuff down ahead of the weed seeds germinating. Get a quality product from a local landscape supply center and avoid Scott's and other things at the Big Box stores. It's worth the few extra bucks - really not that much more at all - for a quality product.

Awesome thanks for your help. I’ll check out a landscape supply store and get it out earlier this fall.  Been using something from Lowe’s. 

On 2/7/2019 at 9:49 AM, scwxguy said:

Our usual date to apply by is 2/15. I put mine down yesterday in Mt Pleasant, SC. Soil temp is already moving past 55 here especially areas in full sun. We've been 75-80 for 4 days now. I'm seeing new green shoots of grass appearing. There is a large window to get it down early, but if you are late, it's ineffective. Do it now and follow up again in 8-10 weeks.

Thanks. I put mine down yesterday before the rain today. 

When do you typically put it down in the fall? I put it down late September and again December 1 and my yard is still eat up with chickweed this spring. Guess I’ll try putting it down in August this year.

With the warmup this week, should I go ahead and put down preemergent? Seems so early but can’t miss that window.

We were really spared in Columbia.  Only got 3.5 inches of rain and no real damage anywhere to be seen.  Just small limb and leaf debris.  

After the flood of 2015 everyone took the forecast seriously thankfully.  Thoughts are definitely with those who are in the affected areas.  

Need rain!  Came back from vacation and everything is even more burnt that before I left as we got zero rain. 

Been a while for us.  Hopefully the pattern will change soon and we'll get wet.

We didn't even get any winter weather in CAE and I'm ready to turn the page to Spring.