Damage In Tolland Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Well this makes me both sad and happy at the same time. Once the lawn thread starts it means winter is officially over and that i have thrown in the towel on any significant winter wx. On the other hand..i do look forward to getting out there, and giving the lawn a solid raking, aeration, and dethatch every spring. Reseeding some thin spots....throwing down the first application of the nectar of the Gods Lesco fertilizer to jump things in mid April. Dropping lime pellets in late March. Time to tune up your lawnmowers, pick up all the debris off the lawns that's been buried under 2.5 months straight of deep snowcover..Sticks, limbs, twigs, whole trees, dead animals, acorns...you name it..it's all gotta be cleaned up. So sharpen those blades, shine those weed whackers, uncoil those garden hoses, get the rakes out of the ssheds,, and stow away the sleds ,shovels, and snowblowers.. It's a new season...and i want to see as many pictures of folks' lawns as possibloe in here. Set up those chipmunk death barrels,, take control of your lawns. Soon it will be time for heavy heavy mowing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropopause_Fold Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 LOL. hvy hvy grass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 LOL. hvy hvy grass. LOL...just picture that first mowing in late April or early may..where the grass is so long you have to empty the bags on the tractor every other pass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropopause_Fold Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 had a horrible crabgrass debacle last summer...going to do two applications of crabgrass prevent this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I wonder if lawns will have heavy heavy moss this year, thanks to the snow. We had that problem in 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropopause_Fold Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I wonder if lawns will have heavy heavy moss this year, thanks to the snow. We had that problem in 2005. yeah was actually out inspecting that the other day. good time to put down your moss killer right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherMA Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 My lawn right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I figure my first mowing will be May 15 or so. I can't imagine the mess that waits for me under the remaining 8"+ of snow OTG After getting good use of my snowblower in Jan and early Feb, it has not been used too much as of late. Maybe if I move it to the shed and shut it down we will get hammered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 yeah was actually out inspecting that the other day. good time to put down your moss killer right now. Did you guys have a lot of tree damage this winter? Around here and especially south...every yard is a disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropopause_Fold Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 My lawn right now wow that looks beautiful. not sure what i'd take...your 5" of concrete dirt covered snow or my brown and yellow grass. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropopause_Fold Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Did you guys have a lot of tree damage this winter? Around here and especially south...every yard is a disaster. eh, nothing more than usual i don't think. we had a ton of wind events but we always seem to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherMA Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 wow that looks beautiful. not sure what i'd take...your 5" of concrete dirt covered snow or my brown and yellow grass. LOL. LOL, well lucky for me I get both since on the exposed areas across the street its the brown and yellow grass you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinch1989 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I need to do some reseeding in areas that settled over the winter, so I'll be putting down a top soil base of a few inches, seed, then hay. My question is, can I go a head and put down a crab grass preventer or will that stop the new seed from germinating even though it will be in new soil? The bag says it will, but I really want to prevent crab grass this year. Also, when should I do the first step in the four step process? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 I need to do some reseeding in areas that settled over the winter, so I'll be putting down a top soil base of a few inches, seed, then hay. My question is, can I go a head and put down a crab grass preventer or will that stop the new seed from germinating even though it will be in new soil? The bag says it will, but I really want to prevent crab grass this year. Also, when should I do the first step in the four step process? NOO!!! Do not ever put any weed killer down anywhere near new seedlings of grass seed. it will kill them instantly. You can't put that down until you have mowed the new grass 3-4 times...so i would wait and reseed after you drop the crabgrass killer. The general rule of thumb is the first application goes down when the forsythias are in bloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 Did you guys have a lot of tree damage this winter? Around here and especially south...every yard is a disaster. My lawn is such a mess. On top of the remaining 4-5 inches of snow are so many branches and twigs..just huge diasters everywhere. i usually try and keep up with them over the winter..but they were mostly all buried this year. Plus i never got all the acorns last fall..so will be spending one full weekend dedicated just to debris cleanup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinch1989 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 NOO!!! Do not ever put any weed killer down anywhere near new seedlings of grass seed. it will kill them instantly. You can't put that down until you have mowed the new grass 3-4 times...so i would wait and reseed after you drop the crabgrass killer. The general rule of thumb is the first application goes down when the forsythias are in bloom I worded the question wrong, I'd put the CG preventer down first, wait until rain waters it in, then cover settled areas with top soil and seed. Would that be ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 had a horrible crabgrass debacle last summer...going to do two applications of crabgrass prevent this year. be careful..that stuff can burn your lawn in the summer if you put down too much of it. You found a Lesco place there right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinch1989 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 be careful..that stuff can burn your lawn in the summer if you put down too much of it. You found a Lesco place there right? Home Depot carries Lesco, at least the one in Derby does... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropopause_Fold Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 be careful..that stuff can burn your lawn in the summer if you put down too much of it. You found a Lesco place there right? yeah they had it at home depot last year. wasn't there today when i was there though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Well this makes me both sad and happy at the same time. Once the lawn thread starts it means winter is officially over and that i have thrown in the towel on any significant winter wx. On the other hand..i do look forward to getting out there, and giving the lawn a solid raking, aeration, and dethatch every spring. Reseeding some thin spots....throwing down the first application of the nectar of the Gods Lesco fertilizer to jump things in mid April. Dropping lime pellets in late March. Time to tune up your lawnmowers, pick up all the debris off the lawns that's been buried under 2.5 months straight of deep snowcover..Sticks, limbs, twigs, whole trees, dead animals, acorns...you name it..it's all gotta be cleaned up. So sharpen those blades, shine those weed whackers, uncoil those garden hoses, get the rakes out of the ssheds,, and stow away the sleds ,shovels, and snowblowers.. It's a new season...and i want to see as many pictures of folks' lawns as possibloe in here. Set up those chipmunk death barrels,, take control of your lawns. Soon it will be time for heavy heavy mowing Im stoked! Remember aeration in the spring releases weed seeds, so if you want to cut down on weeds do that in the fall, heavy thatch and verticut if neccessary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 This will be a good thread to troll all summer for fun. The grass will look good but kids do not play on it, man I like yards with baseball paths worn into them now that's a family lawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 This will be a good thread to troll all summer for fun. The grass will look good but kids do not play on it, man I like yards with baseball paths worn into them now that's a family lawn. Endless summer evenings of home run derby whiffle ball and drunken lawn darts for the win baby!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wokeupthisam Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Nice to see this thread started, though I'm not technically in SNE I'm ready to see grass again. Any sadness over winter's demise for me, is tempered by the fact that in the Feb 25-27 battle with heavy heavy slop in CNE, my trusty Ariens 1028 ingested an oversized chunk of glacial ice and fooked the gearcase. Couldn't even get the replacement part from anywhere as Ariens themselves were backordered til this week. With a long driveway, the prospect of shoveling 6" or more of spring-weight snow wasn't exciting to me. If I can just avoid a sudden surprise snow bomb the rest of this winter, I'll have the summer to work on the snowblower. Last year at this time, 2 golf courses near me were open for the season without temporary greens! I re-seeded two areas of the lawn last september and can't wait to see it mature this spring and get rid of those ugly thin patches I had where the sprinklers failed me during last years dry weather. This weekend, I'll get to cut up the tree that was downed in the sat morning windstorm and add it to the woodpile. So even though winter is ending, the break is needed to clean up the damage (mechanical and yarden) and get ready for next winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 This will be a good thread to troll all summer for fun. The grass will look good but kids do not play on it, man I like yards with baseball paths worn into them now that's a family lawn. That is ugly..and an eyesore.. kids can play on the lawn all they want..and enjoy it without feeling like they're in some cornfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 crocus city against the foundations now, and the lawn after this latest rain has certainly greened up, just a little bit. Warm sunshine the next few days, hoping to get soil temps up to 50 by April 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 early bulbs sprouting here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 early bulbs sprouting here. They are everywhere now. Lots of daffodil stems coming out at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 This will be a good thread to troll all summer for fun. The grass will look good but kids do not play on it, man I like yards with baseball paths worn into them now that's a family lawn. OMG, what a disaster. Kevin is a Turncoat. He says he's a diehard snow lover but he's already spreading the poisons on his remaining snow. If that's not bad enough soon he'll be drowning chipmunks by the hundreds, thus removing a part of the ecosystem, just so his little slice of heaven can be that fake dark green. Oh the Humanity.lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 OMG, what a disaster. Kevin is a Turncoat. He says he's a diehard snow lover but he's already spreading the poisons on his remaining snow. If that's not bad enough soon he'll be drowning chipmunks by the hundreds, thus removing a part of the ecosystem, just so his little slice of heaven can be that fake dark green. Oh the Humanity.lol Chipmunks and deer are massively over populated anyway with the reduction of predators in our ecosystems. Kevin is probably helping the cause more than hurting it by drowning a couple hundred, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Chipmunks and deer are massively over populated anyway with the reduction of predators in our ecosystems. Kevin is probably helping the cause more than hurting it by drowning a couple hundred, lol. Lol. OK. I don't see that many deer out here, lots of everything else. Bear,Coyote,Fox, Fisher Cats, Bobcats, many birds of prey, plenty of predators. Can't believe you aren't more of a conservationist, you seem bright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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