Damage In Tolland Posted March 8, 2012 Author Share Posted March 8, 2012 When should I apply dimension? When the forsythia are in bloom which typically is the first week of April..but this year it might be next weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Gonna hit the grain store this weekend for my cgm. Looks like the next 2 weeks will have the forsythia blooming here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 8, 2012 Author Share Posted March 8, 2012 Grass greening up already> Fall Lesco application FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Bow Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Just looking at my lawn and there is some nice vibrant green showing up in the areas that are routinely wet in the spring. Id prefer it to be white this time of year but its futile now time to move onto spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkO Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Too early for a feeding? i was thinking of a light winterizer now that its just starting to green up then step one in a few weeks? Also, I will be planting a new lawn up north any recommend seed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Too early for a feeding? i was thinking of a light winterizer now that its just starting to green up then step one in a few weeks? Also, I will be planting a new lawn up north any recommend seed? Way too early, if anything do a light overseed, the plant will be working overtime as it wakes up, no need to put it under even more stress only to crap the bed in 4 weeks. Wait till soil temps are at least 50f to fertilize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 Too early for a feeding? i was thinking of a light winterizer now that its just starting to green up then step one in a few weeks? Also, I will be planting a new lawn up north any recommend seed? Yeah..drop the Lesco when the forsythia are in bloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I will need to price out CGM. Looks like prices have gone up significantly. Couple manuf that are sold here. Bradfield Organics and Jonathan Green. I went to the local TruValue that sells Jonathan Green and they had the CGM for like $75. Totally forgot about Blue Seal. Looks like they have 50# bags for ~$50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I cold have sworn I saw mole holes in the yard last night, but it seems a bit early. Mosquitos were out last night when I was playing football with my son. Utterly dispicable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Bucket/1/4-half full of water/plank/bulbs floating on top of water Same deal but we use cabbage, Or have a heart trap them and take them to another location, I deal with 2-3 a year here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb65 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Thats insane Phil, I usually split and transplant ornamental grasses in late march, well im rushing it right now because of all the new growth. I can see the daylillies being up, thats fairly normal, but not black eyed susans, echenacea, sedum, cat mint, coriopsis......its crazy. I dont dare split and transplant most perennials right now we will get frost and freezes, the plants will already by under stress from the transplant.....I see some of my fellow landscapers doing it right now and cringe, its way too early. Ten more days of this warmth, and people that love their gardens will be covering them up at the end of the month, florida style. Took this out of the main banter thread since I think it's more of a lawn thread type question but Joe or others, any thoughts....? I transplanted some tulip bulbs I put in the front yard to a planter on my back porch since I figured the next couple weeks of torch would probably give them enough time to re-grow the roots that I damaged when I transplanted them. If we get some frosts/freezes in late march you think covering them would prevent too much damage? They were too fully grown and their roots were amazingly developed so I couldn't wait any longer to move them to the porch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 Can't believe the amount of bug splat already on the car. Drove down to Guilford today on a call and just jizzed up with bug juice..The daily cleaning of that off the car has now commenced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Looks like stores are behind in stocking CGM. Should be in this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 Brought out all the hoses today and connected to the spigots...kids got a new b-ball hoop for Xmas..and I dug out the spot in the grass on the edge of the driveway for it and it's now set up for me to dunk all over. Ridiculous how many rocks there are in the soil here..Just a disaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 My buddy across the street and I are gonna rent the machine and dethatch the lawns the last weekend of MORCH...Amazing all the folks out doing yardwork,, cleaning up still from the OCT bomb..There isn't one yard/household in N CT that didn't have tree damage. It's amazing.. Little league started today with the early spring..Earliest I ever remember Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 My buddy across the street and I are gonna rent the machine and dethatch the lawns the last weekend of MORCH...Amazing all the folks out doing yardwork,, cleaning up still from the OCT bomb..There isn't one yard/household in N CT that didn't have tree damage. It's amazing.. Little league started today with the early spring..Earliest I ever remember I didn't realize you could do that with snowcover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Spent half the day raking and cleaning up. Got about 3/4 of the yard done. Hopefully will finish this week. Looks like my Forsythia will bloom later this week. Amazed that the amount of growth in some plants. Daylilies are like 1-2" tall already. Will probably put down CGM next weekend along with Calcium(Mag-I-Cal). One thing I took note of is everything is dry. A good soaking rain would be nice right now. Fire hazards/danger are going to be bad this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowNH Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Strawberry plants growing! they were sitting under leaves all winter and fall. Pulled off the leaves and there they were... Seriously, What should I do about those old runners? Cut them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELCwx Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Put out the Lesco last fall for the first time based on the recommendations from last years lawn thread. Looking good with some big time green up this weekend. Best I've had in 15 years living here. The torch is obvioulsy a big help. Any opinions on how the big time + anomolies ( and late grass dormancy last fall) will affect lawns this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 Put out the Lesco last fall for the first time based on the recommendations from last years lawn thread. Looking good with some big time green up this weekend. Best I've had in 15 years living here. The torch is obvioulsy a big help. Any opinions on how the big time + anomolies ( and late grass dormancy last fall) will affect lawns this year? Nice..it's amazing how well the Lesco products work..The lawns in the hood here that I have using look great with plenty of green up. It shouldn't have much effect at all on how this years lawns produce. It actually might be better overall without a solid deep down freeze..less stress on the roots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Got my goods from the Depot today--will wait until the forsythia come out before application--which might be in 4 days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I didn't realize you could do that with snowcover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELCwx Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Got my goods from the Depot today--will wait until the forsythia come out before application--which might be in 4 days... I usually time it to be with filing my taxes. May have to go a bit earlier this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 Poor MRG...his snow gone by mid March for the season..ski resorts shutting earliest in history..and he';s got dandilions already growing in his lawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Poor MRG...his snow gone by mid March for the season..ski resorts shutting earliest in history..and he';s got dandilions already growing in his lawn Yeah, but don't forget there's a brutal onslaught of winter coming....at the end of the month when the MJO shakes hands with the SSW and the CSI. I actually have full fledged dandilions in growth already. UNREAL. Fertilized yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I have crab grass coming up. I might be putting my dimension down this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I have crab grass coming up. I might be putting my dimension down this weekend. It's too late once it's broken through right? I put out the starter fertilizer to grow out a few bare spots before leaf out (next week). Watering it in gently right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 I have crab grass coming up. I might be putting my dimension down this weekend. I'd wait at least another 7-10 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctsnowstorm628 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Honestly, how are the trees and shrubs doing down in CT? I was home on 3/10 and they were really starting to get red in the Hartford area, and just beginning to get red at my house on the shore. Figured I'd ask since there's been 70s the last few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I'd wait at least another 7-10 days It's killing me seeing the cancer of my lawn starting to show up. I want to kill it with extreme prejudice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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