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Yep, I got one cut in this year and my lawn is starting to brown in spots. I don't even think some of it came out of dormancy from winter--just straight from that tan /brown winter color to that dry/drought brown color...

How many wall mounted? I got a quote for 5 wall mounted and 2 outside condenser units and think it was 25-26K. I guess had a little sticker shock, so I am sticking with the Midea's I bought last year for now...lol. Granted, that was only 1 quote, I didn't totally shop around, but figured other would be in that neighborhood, even if a cheaper.

The NNE time honored tradition of black fly season has commenced in this area of SVT. Today was the first day they were noticeably annoying.

Epitome of a late season snow map..

I don't have the bags so I don't know. You may be right the amount applied could be similar based on how many sq feet the bag says it covers. Maybe the 30-0-5 just covers more area and the amount applied could be similar to the 19-0-7. Depends of spreader settings and number of factors I guess. I don't ever use those Combo Fert and Dimension products personally. The only true way to determine the Nitrogen would be to see the labels.

I would use the 19-0-7 just because I don't think you need to drop that much nitrogen in spring (the 30 number in the 30-0-5).

When I was looking at this last night figured you were probably still buried with your retention.

It definitely seems to be a combination of cost and "VT character". The cost is probably the overwhelming factor though. https://www.treehugger.com/why-one-vermont-town-tearing-asphalt-instead-repairing-potholes-4867361 Just the name of this website says it all . I like this snippet from the article: Back in 2008, the New York Times reported that a “citizens’ uprising” was borne in the town of Brookfield, just south of Montpelier, when officials announced plans to pave a half-mile stretch of dirt road. Mortified by the prospect of the road in question being desecrated with asphalt, town residents banded together and fought back. The road was never paved. At the time, Vermont boasted 6,000 miles of paved road — and 8,000 miles of unpaved roads.

@powderfreakand @PhineasC---Nice guys! I will probably get a quote done in the next few weeks to see the cost. My house gets zero shade in mid summer and I hate any dews above 58F..lol. I run my window ACs all the time in the summer, I need it icy to sleep and just be comfortable in general.

I think I saw you mention in some other post about putting in AC. Are you doing mini-splits or full duct work AC? I'm maybe one more humid summer away from doing a full mini-split install. Every summer is more dewy than the last it seems.

You can pretty edge anytime the ground is not frozen. I personally wont do it here yet because the ground is mush. Might be different down by you.

I'm guessing there is some empirical data backing up these comments: Simply put, darkness kills. And darkness in the evening is far deadlier than darkness in the morning," University of Washington professor Steve Calandrillo said. "The evening rush hour is twice as fatal as the morning for various reasons — far more people are on the road, more alcohol is in drivers' bloodstream, people are hurrying to get home, and more children are enjoying outdoor, unsupervised play."

Winds were NW the whole event, not the usual E/SE/NE then switching to NW on the backside. Looking at terrain map you can see how that flow would be pretty brutal there.

Savoy had 8" and Cheshire 6.5". I think the NW wind definitely played some part in the lower totals in your area up through Brattleboro and much of SEVT with all the higher terrain to the west.

Hasn't been much of the Woodford Cloud this winter, but this event delivered. There also was that steamer that I dont think was totally upslope driven that drove up totals too I think, maybe just enhanced totals even a bit more than just normal upslope.

Below forecasted total again here which is kind of expected this winter..lol. 6.1" was final. Still a nice winter scene out there this morning. Interestingly looked like only a couple inches center of Manchester over to the west side of town. Looked much more windblown than here.

Yep, it would be nice if you could train them to be more picky and just eat weeds and not everything in sight, that would be pretty sweet..lol.

If its small area, you can try to pull it, but it might leave some roots/stolons. You can get this at big box stores...dont shoot the messenger about using chemicals, just passing along info... https://www.homedepot.com/p/Ortho-Weed-B-Gon-32-oz-Chickweed-Clover-and-Oxalis-Killer-For-Lawns-Ready-To-Spray-0398710/206427519?source=shoppingads&locale=en-US&&mtc=Shopping-RM-F_DYNM-G-D28O-028_001_CHEMICALS-ORTHO-NA-NA-SMART-NA-NA-MK490343300_9016834187_FY22_3411&cm_mmc=Shopping-RM-F_DYNM-G-D28O-028_001_CHEMICALS-ORTHO-NA-NA-SMART-NA-NA-MK490343300_9016834187_FY22_3411-71700000086577261-58700007370051735-92700065989446756&gclid=CjwKCAiAg6yRBhBNEiwAeVyL0IQVTwNEeIKKhUHrWaHtS6YmtqUcjy3fIJEqY6JeiN6nZokk6jwCERoCC9sQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

They germinate in fall and overwinter and then will produce flowers/seeds in spring that drop and start the process over again.

Most likely chickweed, henbit or bittercress.

5.6" with some lingering -SN. This was probably the top event in this craptastic winter here combining snow growth, no wind and sticking to everything. Sad, but it is what it is. Nice that it was a little overachiever too.

Looks great guys. Solid event up there. I hated this event..ha. 60 mph gusts, lost a good chunk of shingles, another screwgie in SVT. Every event seems to screw us down here somehow this year. Had some OK snow once winds went calm this afternoon..total was about 5" between wind blown dense stuff and post wind stuff.. Snow growth was really never good. I think Mitch only had little over 6" and so did the local cocorahs guy at 1800' past Bromley near me as of 430pm, stuck between the forcing in Mass and the mid levels up north I guess?

Damn...kudos ALY--I sent them a quick note about the wind and they had this out like 3 minutes later: SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED: 9:35 AM FEB. 25, 2022 – NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ...Period of Strong Gusty Winds through 11 AM... A brief period of strong east to southeast winds, 15 to 25 mph, with gusts of 40 to 50 mph, will be possible through 11 AM across portions of the central and northern Taconics, southern Greens, Berkshires, and western Mohawk Valley. These strong winds, combined with the snow on the ground, will produce areas of blowing and drifting snow as well. Motorists in these areas should be prepared to encounter areas of reduced visibilities due to the strong winds and areas of blowing and drifting snow.

This is probably extremely localized, like tied into the immediate western slopes, I bet a mile or so east into the actual town of Manchester is not nearly as windy. Even the weeniest Meso wind model, which from my experience is the WRF ARW2, was showing some gusts along the Spine, but not upper 50s.

Jesus--- 58mph gust--highest I have recorded. WTF, need high wind warning, not winter storm.