IrishRob17

I don’t have the Ryobi but have the Black and Decker 40v trimmer, blower, chainsaw. I love the trimmer, light weight, can control the amount of power you’re using which is handy since trimming after mowing doesn’t require much power but if I go trim some tall grass along the wood line I can crank up the power to get it done. The blower is ok for grass trimmings and light leaves but you’re not doing the yard in October with it. The chainsaw has come in handy many times over the past couple of years. My old man had a Kobalt trimmer, what a clunker, heavy and not balanced well but that blower is a bit better than mine.

41.0” total here, 42.2” is the long term average here with my running average since moving here at 47.3”. Biggest storm was indeed November for me too, 11.5”.

Two more trees down within a half mile of home and lawn covered in small branches, twigs, leaves, now cleaned up from yesterday’s storm. I’m amazed there’s any branches left on the trees around here with the mess left after nearly every wind event/storm.

A decent amount of wind with that storm earlier, twigs and small branches all over the yard yet again, .36” . 1) College football 2) NFL football 3) NASCAR/Hockey 4) The Masters 5) Winter Olympic sports 6) Everything else 7) NBA

Wow, thanks for all of this info.

Yah, I’d skip the willow too for the reasons stated

He thinks he is wonderful...

I’d argue it’s all the beer drinking...

No thanks, they're weak.

How long ago did you plant them?

I may give one a shot this fall, my concern was strength.

Bx off to the links this morning

So I’m guessing it’s safe to say that if it doesn’t leaf out at all this season it’s a goner? You, or anyone else, have thoughts on the hybrid Autumn Blaze Maple?

Hopefully there will still be some showers around

Thanks for the response. You’re confirming all of what I’ve read . No changes to chemicals or anything, been using and doing the same things since it was planted as a sapling years ago. The buds don’t look but there appears to be some green under the outside layer of bark, I’m hoping that’s a good sign. We shall see.

I have a red maple that is around 8 or 9 years old, appeared very healthy last year and the years before. It has buds but no leaves this year. There were a number of shoots that shot out from the trunk that I removed but still still nothing on any of the branches. I'm hoping its not done altogether as in a couple of years it'll would provide some nice shade to part of the yard. Any thoughts from far away?

Don't you have a golf course to go haunt instead of us?

I was thinking while cutting the lawn the other day how quickly the soil goes from muddy to cracks in it this time of year.

LOL, sounds like the warm season version of slant sticking to me

Speaking of planting trees, I have a young red maple, 8 years old I think, that still hasn't leafed out but there are multiple shoots coming from the trunk so its not dead but either stunned or in distress. I'm not sure whats going on but really hope it leafs out soon, it was rather healthy last year, from what I could tell, with lots of growth.

Nice. I always had a manual rain gauge with the Davis for the reasons mention but it was always one that you can get for a few bucks at department stores. That's better than nothing but I wish I got the Stratus much earlier but I can't go back, better late than never I suppose.

Tis the season, at least with my experience. Seeds/flowers from the trees like to get into my Davis and if it’s not that then it the damn spiders making webs. I have to check the Davis on a regular basis in the warmer months but the good news is that the aggravation got me to get the Stratus a few years ago and I haven't looked back, I get accurate liquid equivalent with frozen precipitation too.

Lots of lightning with yesterday evenings storm and the one overnight. Woke up to a extremely bright flash with huge clap of thunder, my guess is the cell tower on the hill here got hit again. The sides of the house are currently washed clean of pollen. With the way it was pouring I figured I picked up at least an inch...yeah, no. .36 in both the Davis and Stratus.

72 for me yesterday