CoastalWx Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Man just think of all the shirtless men in that pool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Kevin told me don't cut the grass short to get rid if red thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 MPM's pool this summer. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5dd_1347107772 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 MPM's pool this summer. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5dd_1347107772 LOL--it's now closed for the season. J/k. To each their own. 62.6/53 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Kevin told me don't cut the grass short to get rid if red thread. Just make sure it's Red Thread and not some other lawn problem. https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/BP/BP-104-W.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Well, the long-awaited pool completion has arrived, and it is now open for swimming. Not that today's a great day for it......bit nippy with the wind and frequent clouds! 61.6/52 sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 sweet I can't think of a better weekend for it. Upper 70's today, low 80's tomorrow. Perfect for anything outdoors. COC all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC-CT Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 COC all the way. Awesome. Love me some rooster Dick. I mean Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whineminster Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 I just cleared and back bladed with a bobcat about an acre of land on my property. tractor supply has 50lb bags Kentucky-31 fescue for $50, the reviews seem good for less than ideal soils like mine, has anyone had any experience with this? Is it really necessary for me to rake the seed in? Or can I just spread it on top? I don't feel like raking for an eternity...and it doesn't have to be a perfect lawn, just something that would become a field eventully. its in full sun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 My wife was searching through my phone for kid pictures when she saw the Lawn stryper.. "WTF is a lawn stryper". Facepalms all around. I also acquired an edging attachment for my weedwacker. Makes perfect edging lines. Was out cutting the lawn nude this weekend. 79 degrees no humidity and sunny. Will start growing the grass long for the annual 4th of July croquet tournament. I'll cut fairways into the yard with greens where the wickets go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Looks awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 I just cleared and back bladed with a bobcat about an acre of land on my property. tractor supply has 50lb bags Kentucky-31 fescue for $50, the reviews seem good for less than ideal soils like mine, has anyone had any experience with this? Is it really necessary for me to rake the seed in? Or can I just spread it on top? I don't feel like raking for an eternity...and it doesn't have to be a perfect lawn, just something that would become a field eventully. its in full sun I did a similar project a couple years ago.....cleared out a wooded areas that I was converting to lawn. I used a "West County mix" that I picked up from the local Agway. It had rye, fescue, and kbg, maybe something else. If I recall, the Rye was a fast growing one that would help it get established quickly and then the others would come in to fill it out. Over time, these more desirable grasses would take over. Two seasons later, that area is by far the best lawn I have. We'll see how the newly seeded areas around the pool compare. I did not rake the seed in. I really had not time to spend doing that. My biggest fear was having a heavy rain that would wash the seed away. Managed to avoid that. My wife was searching through my phone for kid pictures when she saw the Lawn stryper.. "WTF is a lawn stryper". Facepalms all around. I also acquired an edging attachment for my weedwacker. Makes perfect edging lines. Was out cutting the lawn nude this weekend. 79 degrees no humidity and sunny. Will start growing the grass long for the annual 4th of July croquet tournament. I'll cut fairways into the yard with greens where the wickets go. The place looks great. One blemish though--is that a leaf on the brickwork next to the truck? Ghastly..... My brother-in-law used to live in Duxbury on Amado Way (?). Is that near you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 The place looks great. One blemish though--is that a leaf on the brickwork next to the truck? Ghastly..... My brother-in-law used to live in Duxbury on Amado Way (?). Is that near you? Amado way is on the other side of town. We looked at a house on that street. Big $. I have to nuke the bricks with roundup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 K-31 is the oldest cultivar of Tall Fescue. It has a course looking blade as opposed to the newer varieties. If you don't care about that, that there really is nothing wrong with using that. Also it's not recommended for use with livestock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJonesWX Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 I just cleared and back bladed with a bobcat about an acre of land on my property. tractor supply has 50lb bags Kentucky-31 fescue for $50, the reviews seem good for less than ideal soils like mine, has anyone had any experience with this? Is it really necessary for me to rake the seed in? Or can I just spread it on top? I don't feel like raking for an eternity...and it doesn't have to be a perfect lawn, just something that would become a field eventully. its in full sun with such a large area, i would consider hydroseed. if you do seed it yourself, it is best to rake it in, however you could use a roller to get good soil contact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Dear God at the pine pollen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Dear God at the pine pollen. Not sure if it's mostly Pine. I know for sure it's Grass and Oaks right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Not sure if it's mostly Pine. I know for sure it's Grass and Oaks right now. It's the yellow haze...it looks like a fog on RT 3. Yellow plague. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 It's the yellow haze...it looks like a fog on RT 3. Yellow plague. It's pretty bad right now. I was going off of Pollen.com http://www.pollen.com/allergy-forecast.asp?PostalCode=02718&Logon=Enter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Dear God at the pine pollen. White pines. I tried to take a picture. It was snowing yellow in my driveway. Literally the air was yellow. I washed my truck off and it was yellow within an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 White pine, and farther north, red spruce for the yellow-green haze - nasty. One breezy late-June week at Deboullie (public ownership 20 miles SW of Ft.Kent) the east end of the larger ponds had red spruce pollen washed several inches thick and a yard or two wide - and smelly, like rotten potatoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 In my area it seems to be the pines... been absolutely killing me the last 3 days or so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 White pines. I tried to take a picture. It was snowing yellow in my driveway. Literally the air was yellow. I washed my truck off and it was yellow within an hour. I've actually seen a greenish tinge to the sky right at dusk. Hideous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 White pines. I tried to take a picture. It was snowing yellow in my driveway. Literally the air was yellow. I washed my truck off and it was yellow within an hour. Not even Ginx could top this photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Not even Ginx could top this photo. Your brutal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Rain knocking down the pollen now. Thank gawd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Amado way is on the other side of town. We looked at a house on that street. Big $. I have to nuke the bricks with roundup. No need from that picture--it really looks great. Not even Ginx could top this photo. LOL. Looks like the sun's going to be breaking through the haze here. Should be a lawn-growing fiesta incoming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Heavy heavy dusting. Was thinking about getting the shovels out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Heavy heavy dusting. Was thinking about getting the shovels out. Oddly, we have not had anything of the sort out here this year. I'm not sure about folks in the valley, but up here we seem to have been pollen-free. At least of the visible yellow type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 White pines. I cut the big one down in my front yard. My neighbor has two of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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