weathafella Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Scooters gone full suburban...lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Scooters gone full suburban...lol. I'll never give up family time like Kevin does, but just want it to eventually look good. It's actually in good condition as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 I'll never give up family time like Kevin does, but just want it to eventually look good. It's actually in good condition as is. Did you mow during the day yesterday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Did you mow during the day yesterday? Actually my father-in-law did. Big help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 Actually my father-in-law did. Big help. So will you be mowing and doing yardwork at night when family is asleep? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 So will you be mowing and doing yardwork at night when family is asleep? I can do it on my days off during the week. Relax man, I'm busting lol. I can see where you are going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 I can do it on my days off during the week. Relax man, I'm busting lol. I can see where you are going. How big a property did you purchase? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 How big a property did you purchase? It's like 0.37 acres. Just the right size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 City and country don't care about neighbors. Suburbs is a different story. Enjoy the new house! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 It's like 0.37 acres. Just the right size. Yeah, that's a good size. I have basically the same, ~0.39 acres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinch1989 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Anyone else having issues with seed they planted in the spring? Much of mine is browning up and appears to be dying and whatever is still green is barely growing. I hope it comes back in the fall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 Anyone else having issues with seed they planted in the spring? Much of mine is browning up and appears to be dying and whatever is still green is barely growing. I hope it comes back in the fall!Hit it with an app of straight fert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinch1989 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Hit it with an app of straight fert Too late...I hit it over the weekend with step 2...fert plus weed control. The bag said it was ok as long as I mowed it four times, which I have. Lets see if it perks up after it got watered in yesterday. I don't suspect bugs either...just too much rain I guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROOSTA Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 What is one to do about clover? It's taking over the front yard, damn weeds! I googled it, eats nitrogen, spreading like wildfire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 What is one to do about clover? It's taking over the front yard, damn weeds! I googled it, eats nitrogen, spreading like wildfire. Possibly indicator of N deficiency. Clover is able to fix N to it's roots and use it for food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S&P Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 What is one to do about clover? It's taking over the front yard, damn weeds! I googled it, eats nitrogen, spreading like wildfire. if your not opposed to it weed-b-gon, use the concentrate that you can attach to the end of hose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 What is one to do about clover? It's taking over the front yard, damn weeds! I googled it, eats nitrogen, spreading like wildfire. Gotta spray it to kill it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 The nutsack killer from ortho was mostly ineffective. Had to use the straight grass/weed killer and then replant the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Of the many reasons I despise summer is due to the fact when I cut the lawn or do any kind of work involving plants outdoors, I am guaranteed to get alergic reactions/ rashes all over my legs. Right now, right on cue as in years past my legs look like they were hit with tiny red land mines. Sure, some will say that the easy solution is to not wear shorts. Sounds easy enough, except that my tolerance for heat is really low. I will sweat to death in 78 degree weather wearing pants and long sleve shirts. So, in the end I suffer with the land mines, showering immediately after doing lawn chores. This helps a little bit, but not enough to detur the reactions on my skin. I am curious if I am a one off case, or if others deal with this, and what they do to combat the reactions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Of the many reasons I despise summer is due to the fact when I cut the lawn or do any kind of work involving plants outdoors, I am guaranteed to get alergic reactions/ rashes all over my legs. Right now, right on cue as in years past my legs look like they were hit with tiny red land mines. Sure, some will say that the easy solution is to not wear shorts. Sounds easy enough, except that my tolerance for heat is really low. I will sweat to death in 78 degree weather wearing pants and long sleve shirts. So, in the end I suffer with the land mines, showering immediately after doing lawn chores. This helps a little bit, but not enough to detur the reactions on my skin. I am curious if I am a one off case, or if others deal with this, and what they do to combat the reactions. I can't help you there. I have go the Jeans route at least for a portion oof it where I'm mowing my path to the beaver pond. Brushing past heavy bramble and blackberry bushes. I learned early on that that wearing shorts in that strech makes me look like I had a fight with a couple of barn cats and lost. The grass for last week's mowing was ridiculously long--expect this week to be similar even though we didn't have the rains that some areas got. I've been mowing at 3.5" length this summer.....a little shorter than last. From a distance, it actually looks like a nice lawn. Don't get to close or you'll see blemishes that would have be banished from the burbs (thin spots, insterspersed weeds, etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 Without a doubt the worst bug season on record. Was out doing some pruning before work this morning and the gnats were swarming. It actually made it impossible to be out there. In ears, flying into eyes, into mouth. Worst thing I've ever been thru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Hey Kevin, what a good fert application to put down right about now? Also..I have bare patches of dirt and random holes in the yard..probably from the previous owners having a dog. You recommend anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 If you can get Lesco now is the time to put down the Merit application for bugs/ insects and it also has some fert in it too for green up. As far as the holes I would get some screened topsoil and fill them in and then reseed but don't reseed till Sept as you'll just invite weeds in this time if year , ESP in rainforest conditions like we have this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allenson Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Don't get to close or you'll see blemishes that would have be banished from the burbs (thin spots, insterspersed weeds, etc.) LOL at the 'burbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 If you can get Lesco now is the time to put down the Merit application for bugs/ insects and it also has some fert in it too for green up. As far as the holes I would get some screened topsoil and fill them in and then reseed but don't reseed till Sept as you'll just invite weeds in this time if year , ESP in rainforest conditions like we have this year Thanks, the holes are more than a nuisance...it's a freaking hazard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
free_man Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 LOL at the 'burbs. Inspiring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Well I'm be damned. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130626113650.htm June 26, 2013 — Contrary to popular belief, crabgrass does not thrive in lawns, gardens and farm fields by simply crowding out other plants. A new study in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry has found that the much-despised weed actually produces its own herbicides that kill nearby plants. Chui-Hua Kong and colleagues point out that crabgrass is not only a headache for lawns and home gardens, but also a major cause of crop loss on farms. Scientists long suspected, but had a hard time proving, that the weed thrived by allelopathy. From the Greek "allelo-," meaning "other," and "-pathy," meaning "suffering," allelopathy occurs when one plant restricts the growth of another by releasing toxins. They set out to determine if crabgrass has this oppressive ability. Kong's team isolated three chemicals from crabgrass that affect the microbial communities in nearby soil and did indeed inhibit the growth of staple crops wheat, corn and soybeans. "The chemical-specific changes in [the] soil microbial community generated a negative feedback on crop growth," the scientists said, noting that the chemicals also would have a direct toxic effect on other plants. The authors acknowledge funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinch1989 Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 My lawn looks horrible. The dry May made my new seed slow to take, only to get half rotted in June and then rapidly burned in July. Even the existing lawn is burned and matted in many areas. Yes, yes, I mow at about 3.5" or a little taller....waiting on fall to see what comes back in the new area... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 My lawn looks horrible. The dry May made my new seed slow to take, only to get half rotted in June and then rapidly burned in July. Even the existing lawn is burned and matted in many areas. Yes, yes, I mow at about 3.5" or a little taller....waiting on fall to see what comes back in the new area... Wow--I cant' believe you had burned lawn?? I was just outside thinking at how green things are for mid-July. Here are a couple of pictures of the old out-building (it predates the Pit, built in 1799) we resided this week. This is the same structure in my avatar. It abuts some of the wooded areas that I've been clearing the last few years. The lawn in front of the open area is part of the wooded overgrowth I cleared out the last couple of years. Heavy mowing required today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 crabgrass is out with a vengeance now. looks like mine is limited to street and a few patches. can't wait till the end of august to topdress and overseed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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