Lava Rock

76f in Caribou atm. That's nuts

68f already.

37 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

Glad we dont live there. What a fantastic day for the old guy.

Pool closed?

3 hours ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

The lack of rain has really slowed down my lawn thankfully.   ORH at -0.36" for the month   That will increase...no real rain in sight for now. Maybe showers Monday/monday night     I am loving this

lack of rain killed our lawn. No wait, our lawn just dies on its own, rain or no rain

Sunday looks like 80-ish, then back to 60's, maybe 70 next week. Doesn't seem like extended torch to me.

2 hours ago, wxeyeNH said:

Toasty low of 38.4F.  Just high enough to see over the low clouds/fog this morning.  No color yet around here except a rogue swamp maple or two.   Love this weather more than summer, upper 60's to low 70's.

gawd, I'd give anything for your lawn

Well I'd say last year's hydroseeding was nearly a complete failure. Seems we're right back to where we started, less money. I've sent some soils samples out for testing including other areas of the property which also didn't grow well. I think the rock garden idea suggested for this pic is probably the best option and we'll tackle that in Spring.

43f. Meh.

Down to 54f already. Probably only bottom out around 40

44f on the hill, but 37f as I drove past Hancock Lumber in Naples.

Gonna be 90 hit at BDL and BOS one or both weekend days. Possibly Monday too. Sunday most likely . Friday starts long string of 80+

Terrible

We still had some on Sunday, but they were having to battle the bees at the feeders.  Hope they got enough food for the long journey!

Ours flew the coop too.

46.6f. nope, no 30s at home

sad to see missing roof shingles at the Saddleback base lodge. There was a flurry of news about two weeks ago but heard nothing since. That's a beautiful part of Maine.

Yeah, I saw the shingles and thought the same. Apparently there is a buyer from Mass. Rumor says they may be open limited weekends this year, but it'll be a stretch to get lifts inspected and everything else that goes along with it

Wow, what a COC day in Rangeley. Took a bike ride and went out in canoe. just gorgeous day

Up in Rangeley for the weekend. Not much color yet.

Wife and I were talking about the issue with trying to get the grass to grow well in front of the oak tree mostly due to the oak itself and steep slope. One alternative option would be to do a retaining wall with backfill, mulch, then plant shrubs, blueberry bushes, etc. We had a landscaper come out last summer to discuss. Other than the high cost ($4k+) the challenge in doing it is setting the first layer of rocks or masonry blocks in the ground. The granite is only ~4" below the grass surface so not sure this is enough to create a strong foundation. The other issue is the amount of backfill required to essentially create a level ground from about the oak tree to the driveway. I've not measured the height difference, but it's got to be at least 4'.

My least expensive option is to buy more metal edging and create a barrier from the oak tree down around and back up. Then kill the grass, dig out and replace with topsoil, mulch then the bushes. However, the slope will remain and my concern will be runoff and possibly poor shrub growth due to little water retention. Any other thoughts on this? Thanks.

Freezes don’t matter on your hill anyway since you can’t grow anything. 

True. Unless you're a glutton for punishment and are planning on reseeding.....again

7 hours ago, dryslot said:

43.7°F, Another cold morning here.

 

7 hours ago, tamarack said:

Down to 34-35 this morning.  Yesterday's 61/36 was 10° BN and pulls the month down nearly to -6.  Still waiting for the month's first 70+.  Maybe tomorrow. 

49f. Our hill may suck for growing grass, but at least we don't have to worry about any freezes for at least another 4-6 wks.

What's this flat weed that grows close to ground?

Found it. It's prostrate spurge

What's this flat weed that grows close to ground?

5 minutes ago, forkyfork said:

the ensemble is warmer 

I like your avatar without the pixelation.

50 minutes ago, Dr. Dews said:

everything is awesome

 

the world is great

1 hour ago, Baroclinic Zone said:

46F this AM.  30s right around the corner now.  

Not on our hill. Usually late Oct, before 32f.

Wth. Showers and 50f