moneypitmike

It's still needs to fill in a bit.....but here's a before and an as of today.

Yikes.....do you have any apple trees need pollinating?

Thanks. Doesn't compare to Chez Tolland!! Wait to you see the backyard disaster.......as bad as one could likely imagine. I'll have to wait for my wife to be around to help with the picutres--you'll need to have a person in the picture to recognize the scale of the disaster it is.

It might be that the former owners planted it. It's a shame--the other half of that strip is beautiful thick grass. Anyway--here's my first pic of the year. Trust me that it looks better live and up close than it does in the photo.

What happened to the chestnuts? The dry airmass, breeze, and sun might give you enough drying to mow this afternoon. Rain was total bust here yesterday/last night, only .04". I'll be firing up the mower shortly.

Luke--will this approach keep grass from growing where I put the vinegar stuff down? I want to put grass there and I don't wand a "Round-up" situation.

Thanks guys. It's a pretty big patch of it, primarily on the strip between the sidewalk and the road (do those strips have a name??). What's kind of crazy is that 1/2 the strip is lush grass and then it turns to this. There's a tree that serves as the dividing line so I'm inclined to think they did something intentional. Meanwhile, from the ornery-complainer department.....why don't they make a simple gas can any more? Is there really such a demand for new spout designs? The one I bought (only option as far as I could tell) totally sucks. Dripping gas everywhere.

Nice--it's come a long way. Anyone know what this crap is and how to get rid of it? Thanks. Meanwhile, eager to get mowing this morning.

How high do you folks mow? My first run was through I used the highest setting--4" (joke away). I think that's what I used at the old Pit, but it seems taller here. Maybe just because it's a smaller yard.

I'll put up a couple in a bit.

Tried out the new mower last night (I miss the old John Deere). Cut on the highest setting (4"??). I might bring it down a notch once I get into the swing of things, but definitely want to keep it on the high side.

My backyard will be a tough thing from a climo-timing perspective. The regrading, etc. won't be taking place for at least a couple of weeks so

Not too many concerned about that for the foreseeable future.

I'm hoping I might be able to try out the new mower later this afternoon, but methinks it might still be too wet.

https://www.scotts.com/sites/g/files/oydgjc106/files/asset_files/Seed_growth_chart.pdf I wouldn't be surprised if the cool high temps of late and lack of sun might make things a little slower this year. At least we haven't had to worry much about watering.

My new Toro arrived the other day. I just went out to assemble it only to discover they only sent one of the two bolts needed to attach the handle. Hopefully I can find one at Home Depot rather than having to wait for them to ship one. If I can get it, I hope it dries out enough today to mow.

What the hell is that?

LOL. I don't think I scolded. Lawns have always been important to me. Lots of seeding each year. I wasn't fertilizing with well, etc. You might recall I frequently would post pics of my mowed lawn from the prior Pit 1.

Thanks. I've gone ahead and put down soil and raked in some additional seed. If it makes it even a little better, it will have been time/money well spent (and not much of either, frankly). 2/3 of the strip between the sidewalk and street looks like shit, too. Lord knows what the previous owners had going on. The remaining third is lush. Stay tuned on that--and for the backyard follies once that project gets underway.

pics?

Thanks--most helpful!!

Thanks. I wonder what that area would be prone to it if not the rest of the yard.What will waiting until fall allow? LOL. I miss the serenity of it. That said, I really like having Dunkin' Donuts 1/2 mile away.

Here’s the disaster spot. The picture makes the rest of the yard look pretty bad too. It’s better in reality.not this area though!

Might be wasting my money, but I'm putting some more seed down on the front lawn. There are some bad patches there that suck the big one. Any thoughts on how to best take care of those? I had fertilized the lawn a couple weeks ago Lastly, what are the thoughts on Lesco seed? I just picked some of their sun/shade mix. I used to use the west-county blend from Agway back in Shelburne.

The fact that my wife is agreeing to move forward with the project despite the cost of it speaks well to what an utter disaster it is.