dendrite Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Yup. That is a blade thingYou can almost see in the picture how the ends of the blades are more torn rather than cleanly cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NECT Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Lack of rain, and perhaps lots of snow has resulted in my lawn looking worse than ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S&P Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 can someone recommend an ornamental tree for corner of our house. We're having some landscaping done and landscaper has suggested a serviceberry tree. Wife and I didn't care for it and am leaning towards some type of crab apple. The tree should be fairly small and not have huge width or height when mature, hence leaning towards the ornamental. I believe we're restricted to zone 4 or below. i like to put things in my gardens that are not common. I have a set up where I put in a Pink Chimes (Styrax japonica ‘Pink Chimes’) about three years ago. it is the center piece of a garden that I planted to soften the edge of the corner of my home. it should flower in about a week or so. i'll post a picture of the set-up. slow grower that maxes at around 15' X 15'. they can get bigger though. it sees a lot of wind and supposed to ok for zone 5. here is a stock pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 i like to put things in my gardens that are not common. I have a set up where I put in a Pink Chimes (Styrax japonica ‘Pink Chimes’) about three years ago. it is the center piece of a garden that I planted to soften the edge of the corner of my home. it should flower in about a week or so. i'll post a picture of the set-up. slow grower that maxes at around 15' X 15'. they can get bigger though. it sees a lot of wind and supposed to ok for zone 5. here is a stock pick. thanks, but we're zone 4. Not sure that tree would do well here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC-CT Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Anyone tell me why the tips of our grass look like this? Too much weed b gone? Dull mower blades or too little rain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 yep, I know. Got the blades sharpened this morning. Poor grass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC-CT Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 yep, I know. Got the blades sharpened this morning. Poor grass Better than overdosing it with weed killer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S&P Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 thanks, but we're zone 4. Not sure that tree would do well here. you would know better than I but based on the location on you avi, thought you were zone 5 http://plantguide.lowes.com/ColdHardinessMap.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 you would know better than I but based on the location on you avi, thought you were zone 5 http://plantguide.lowes.com/ColdHardinessMap.aspx yup, my bad. Plus we're on a hill and don't radiate much below zero in the winter. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 29, 2015 Author Share Posted May 29, 2015 All things considered during this brutal drought.. I'm fairly pleased Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 All things considered during this brutal drought.. I'm fairly pleased looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 looks great Me too. Not. Someone stole last night's rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 29, 2015 Author Share Posted May 29, 2015 Me too. Not. Someone stole last night's rain. Gotta water man. Lawns that haven't watered look just like that..though it looks like that area needs some soil and reseeding etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Gotta water man. Lawns that haven't watered look just like that..though it looks like that area needs some soil and reseeding etc yeah, the oak sucks up a bunch of water. Plan on reseeding this Fall. I'm pretty happy with my reseeding efforts recently around edge of driveway, although hard to tell in pic. Been watering that daily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 All things considered during this brutal drought.. I'm fairly pleased All things considered, a New England drought is pretty much an oxymoron. Looks great, Kevin. Days and days of rain and cool temps incoming. Get down seed, get down fertilizer. Go, go, go. 56.5/56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Looks like a good time to fertilize with the rain coming, but not sure which fertilizer would be best right now. Was thinking miloganite but our soil, based on analysis already has plenty of iron. Anything else to consider? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Something for weeds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Anyone have a sense of how much it costs to have a whole new lawn put in: loam, spreading, seed? The 1/3 acre I cleared and did on my own is beautiful. I've got about another 1/4 acre or who which is really pretty rutted; I'd love to get it up to snuff and I can't do it on my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 Looks like a good time to fertilize with the rain coming, but not sure which fertilizer would be best right now. Was thinking miloganite but our soil, based on analysis already has plenty of iron. Anything else to consider? Dimension-Lesco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Lawn crying for mama. Not bad looking though considering almost no watering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Lawn crying for mama. Not bad looking though considering almost no watering. Not looking bad here, but having a good soak will help a lot. I'll be putting down some fert after dinner--hoping we get some rain in before dawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 Not looking bad here, but having a good soak will help a lot. I'll be putting down some fert after dinner--hoping we get some rain in before dawn. Youve had plentiful rains the last few weeks. We've had none. Under .60 for month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 We Dimension again.. Expecting 2-4 the mets promising.. But doubt lies in back of our minds.. Neighbors yards all torched to crisps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Youve had plentiful rains the last few weeks. We've had none. Under .60 for month I can't see for sure what I have for the month because my station was down for a bit. But, I think I might be under .60. I don't recall anything other than the .41" I got this week. It'll be great if we can manage to get May out of a top 10 spot. Certainly possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S&P Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 We Dimension again.. Expecting 2-4 the mets promising.. But doubt lies in back of our minds.. Neighbors yards all torched to crisps looks great you must water the hell out of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 We Dimension again.. Expecting 2-4 the mets promising.. But doubt lies in back of our minds.. Neighbors yards all torched to crisps Looks good, Kevin. I'm envious of your paved road. Here, the plow manages to get all sorts of small rocks and other crap along a 3-4' strip of lawn here. Makes that area look like crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Looks like Kevin's drought extends down to SEPA where i am for the weekend. Lawns are just brutal down here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Looks like a good time to fertilize with the rain coming, but not sure which fertilizer would be best right now. Was thinking miloganite but our soil, based on analysis already has plenty of iron. Anything else to consider? Do you know what your PH is? If it's higher, the iron isn't available to use efficiently with a higher soil PH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Do you know what your PH is? If it's higher, the iron isn't available to use efficiently with a higher soil PH.5.6. I ended up putting some down yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 It can rain now. My lawn is cryin for its mama. I did cut it and put down fertilizer. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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