Baroclinic Zone Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Or owls or hawks. We have no grub problem here because of the crows. They will literally dig up you lawn for you if you have an infestation. Both the red tails and barn owls take care of rodents the fox misses. Nature always balances out. Robins have been the one going to town on my lawn. I lost some large chucks of lawn last year to the heat/dry conditions along with the grubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Hub Dave lol. Unless owls and hawks are getting their Barry white on they usually dint hang together much. Cats are ok but can dome environmental damage too. The best bet is really just to dynamite your lawn and start over. Then lay down a metal tarp made of radiated steel so no living organism can survive within a foot of it. Then lay down some turf above it. I like to bleach my soil every year. About 1000 gallons should do it. For chipmunks I use hand grenades. I don't have time for a bucket system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Hey Kevin~ Little agent organge for you and your neighbors?? One of thousands of articles, really just common sense. http://www.cqs.com/elawn.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Hub Dave lol. Unless owls and hawks are getting their Barry white on they usually dint hang together much. Cats are ok but can dome environmental damage too. The best bet is really just to dynamite your lawn and start over. Then lay down a metal tarp made of radiated steel so no living organism can survive within a foot of it. Then lay down some turf above it. I like to bleach my soil every year. About 1000 gallons should do it. For chipmunks I use hand grenades. I don't have time for a bucket system. No, kidding, just cut to the chase. Drop 100 gallons of gasoline in the damn holes and light a match an be done with the damn varmints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Hey Kevin~ Little agent organge for you and your neighbors?? One of thousands of articles, really just common sense. http://www.cqs.com/elawn.htm Let darwinism runs it's course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 Robins have been the one going to town on my lawn. I lost some large chucks of lawn last year to the heat/dry conditions along with the grubs. Terrible...get out a bb gun and blast the hell out of those vultures. All these animals just destroying our beuatiful lawns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Kev takes great pleasure in getting a rise out of people if you havent figured it out already. There's a much simpler way to get rid of them.....domestic shorthair. I don't poison rodents. Too many birds of prey, fox,coyotes, fisher cats and pets around to take the chance. But then again I have some common sense too. There is a very good chance the neighbors cat will take care of the rodents if you don't have one. If you need that many chemicals maybe having a nice lawn isn't for you. My lawn is epic green from late April to late October each year. I've never had to poison anything, use grubx or half the things I read about here. Perhaps some AstroTurf is the way to go for some. Kevin is very transparent but the fact remains he is an enemy of the environment. If I was truly militant I'd turn his name into ELF so they could take corrective action. I like Kevin though, despite his crimes against nature so I'll keep his name from them.... unless he provokes me with silly torch talk all summer. I have a lush green lawn that requires no action beyond mowing. Like Rick, I feel it is a waste of time and money to get my yard addicted to chemicals. The idea of poisoning insects that comprise the diet of any number of animals seems criminal to me. I'm not a total tree hugger, I occasionally hunt, I'm an avid fisherman and this has helped foster a strong sense of conservation of natural resources for me. What disgusts me is the detachment from nature that so many urban/suburban people display. Only someone with a complete lack of understanding of how ecosystems work would choose to pay for and then dump poisons in their yard. To me it's truly a display of stupidity. Some people dump tons of chemicals on the lawn, others use airplanes to get in a ski run... Lol Very funny Dave. Most of the turns we make are earned though it's true we've used the Wilga extensively to access remote places. However, this is not comparable to pouring poison into the aquifer. That and the fact that other than tracks we left the nothing behind. Hell, we even carried out the shells from our pistachios.lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Kevin's violent torpedo tube of pesticides....varmints are not an option, tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Noticed this morning that a few scattered areas of the lawn are actually tinged with green. The view from my office shows it still a mangy brown though. Glad we have this rain to finally deal with the seed I put down on Sunday. 39.3/37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skierinvermont Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Lawns have pretty much totally greened up down here.. also lots of sprouting in the veggie garden. I planted at just the right time.. the heat wave really helped them sprout faster.. along with the lawns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Lawns have pretty much totally greened up down here.. also lots of sprouting in the veggie garden. I planted at just the right time.. the heat wave really helped them sprout faster.. along with the lawns. Heat wave? LOL BTW Central Park is still at 48F. Still want to mock my guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skierinvermont Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Heat wave? LOL Yes, the the last 3 days have all been above average (+5-15). Things have really greened up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Yes, the the last 3 days have all been above average (+5-15). Things have really greened up. I wouldn't call one hot day a heat wave...Sunday was low 50s (below normal high, 56/46 at Central Park for 0 departure) here and yesterday was mid 50s once the rain came in. I have noticed some flowering of the fruit trees but overall things are still pretty dead for this time of year. Trees still only have small buds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 let's talk about real plants... sweet peas are ready for transplanting, tomatoes are getting a few inches tall now, and my 20something seed pots of annuals are a few weeks from transplanting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbutts Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 There's an owl in my yard gobbling up little creatures nightly and many cats around.. Still have mole tunnels just like Hubbdave described Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 Lawn greened up nicely overnight with over 1.5 inches of rain..Mowing should b needed within about 2 weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 2 munks in one of the buckets today when i got home that makes 3 this season after the 67 last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 oh boy! grass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Actual green on some parts of the lawn... Still way behind (2 weeks or so) last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 A nice light mist has fallen all day after over an inch of rain last night, just perfect for everything. Ceremonial first cut, Sat 1pm. irish green out there, organic iron pellets really worked along with the finished composte and corn gluten so stoked baby!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 Nothing like a freshky greened up LESCO lawn..I have 5 or 6 of the neighbors using it..After the results they saw last year..everyone said they wanted in.. FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Nothing like a freshky greened up LESCO lawn..I have 5 or 6 of the neighbors using it..After the results they saw last year..everyone said they wanted in.. FTW why do you needlessly harm the environment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 why do you needlessly harm the environment? Better to have him rolling around nude on his green lawn than doing unsavory things to ski mrgs last few snowpiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skierinvermont Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I wouldn't call one hot day a heat wave...Sunday was low 50s (below normal high, 56/46 at Central Park for 0 departure) here and yesterday was mid 50s once the rain came in. I have noticed some flowering of the fruit trees but overall things are still pretty dead for this time of year. Trees still only have small buds. Boston was warmer on Sunday.. got into the 60s so was Harford. 3 days +5-15. Whatever you want to call it .. it has really pushed the lawns and flowers along and seeds in my garden. I don't think things are dead for this time of year.. daffodils were out pretty early and the trees usually are just small buds at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Better to have him rolling around nude on his green lawn than doing unsavory things to ski mrgs last few snowpiles. Everyone talking about green lawns and mowing while here it's brown and white. Last of the snow has yet to melt, can't plant the garden until memorial day though frosts persist into June. The thought of Kevin fouling my remaining snow sickens me. Poor snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 If you love your kids, the weather and surroundings this is a quick and easy read. http://www.grinningplanet.com/2004/03-18/home-lawn-pesticides-article.htm http://www.grinningplanet.com/2004/07-01/children-effects-of-pesticides-article.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I havent done anything to my lawn for years because my dogs are always on the lawn. I have grubs, moles crabgrass. Can somebody tell me how to treat all these things organically. I dont want to expose my pets to chemicals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 If you love your kids, the weather and surroundings this is a quick and easy read. http://www.grinningp...des-article.htm http://www.grinningp...des-article.htm Nice work Joe. Why anyone would risk the health of their children by bathing their yards with such toxins is beyond me. How someone could delude themselves into thinking such products are safe is astonishing. Furthermore, the fact that such products are still legal really boggles the mind. I can't be sure but I would bet some of Kev's erratic mood swings are tied to his Lesco love affair. I just hope he hasn't started smoking it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Nothing like a freshky greened up LESCO lawn..I have 5 or 6 of the neighbors using it..After the results they saw last year..everyone said they wanted in.. FTW Stepford, CT. Nothing like the keep up with the Joneses group think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Stepford, CT. Nothing like the keep up with the Joneses group think. Exposure to chemicals and heavy heavy glue sniffing would explain a lot of the last six months. The thing is I don't think most people have any clue how bad this stuff is for pets and kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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