Lava Rock

Never went to blue back in school. Not starting now[emoji2]

Red potato pie is the best

It's actually willington. We'll be swinging by Uconn first (old grad school stomping grounds).

wife and I will be visiting a friend this weekend in tolland.

I did the overseeding Fall of 2017 and rented a slit seeder and used KYB mix. Obviously I suck badly at lawns cause that didn't take either.

those blades look more fescue like. Not like the thick, stiff blade I see online. Are there different varieties?

Been reading online a bit today. The flat spot out back is 7000sqft. Suggestion is to do one plug for every sqft = 7000. Granted, not every sqft of that area needs fixing, but it's gonna look weird to have a grass species like that next to fescue, KBG until it eventually takes over. IDK what to do. Apparently zoysia seed is difficult to grow, requires a lot of water early on and only works well if starting from topsoil. The more plugs you put in the faster it spreads, but from what I read, 1-3yrs or so. I'm tired of waiting to have a good decent looking lawn, so not sure I want to put in the effort of plugging.

Found this place online out of Maryland. $29 for box of 50 plugs. https://www.zoysiaplug.com/products/zoysia-grass-plugs

May try the zoysia. I was chatting online with a place and they were a little skeptical about it doing well in maine.

the slope torch makes sense since much of the water flows down and away from the roots, but what about the flat section (newly seeded 2 yrs ago) in the background? This was prepared with 12" sand then 4" loam. Granted, it's in the sun all day too, but I figured the moisture would be better retained there then slope sections, yet the soil is bone dry. Anyhoo, we need rain.

I think most of it is. Owners say they get people in there in winter. There's a wood stove.

It's rather comical at this point. Spend all this money for lawn looks, and have a field to look at. Will need to drill another well to get any real irrigation, but that's a very costly project. I don't think I've seen it look this bad

That's incredible looking. I like mine better though[emoji3]

If you were closer, we'd bring our tent. Beautiful spot

Won't be cutting lawn anytime soon

Off grid cabin this wknd up in Evans Notch. Little cycling and hiking, swimming in the Cold River. Outdoor shower was refreshing. Back home, 80/47.7

Lawn struggling now. Due for the 3rd of four fert treatments, but unless Weds showers are a sure thing, not going to lay down the fert. Lawn needs to be cut in spots, but not going to bother. Probably better to leave it.

Some pics around Naples

Any loam is gonna have some weed seeds, but it's the large area that is encompassed. It used to grow around edge of driveway because of the higher heat the weed prefers.

Yeah some was dirt cause our plow guy dug up the grass late spring. Regarding mow height,.I cut at 4"; highest my mower will go. I'll deal with weeds next spring

Back lawn looks much better than last year due to new hydroseed and pretty wet spring/early summer, but crabgrass out of control.

Yes. My wife gave it a few pets, thinking it was dead, then it flew off .

Anyone know what this bird is .

Always satisfying when u can fix stuff without calling the experts .

Is this just thatch? We've had plenty of rain and the lawn looks dry in spots. I posted this in the NNE thread by accident, but got some suggestions for this lawn issue. Someone said red thread, but it's not that. Also suggested was to dig up a 6"x6" crap spot and compare the roots to a good spot. I've checked before for grubs and we've never had them, so not sure that what it is. We have three sections of lawn, all seeded with different variety. The other two look decent with no straw-like appearance, but the original seeded lawn, done by our builders in 2013 in these photos is the question.