Lava Rock Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Have you ever had a decent stand of turf there? Or has it always been a struggle?Poor topsoil and full sun exposure makes it hard to keep it green. Looked good a month agoPretty safe to say we'll never have a lush lawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S&P Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Definitely nice having some afternoon shade and some timely rain to keep the grass green. Even full sun lawns are still decently green here, but fading a bit rps20160627_155956_921.jpgrps20160627_160042_892.jpg nice, verdant green still, send some of the H20 this way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 I don't see any defoliation around here. Is the problem heading this way? If it hasn't occurred yet, your area should be safe for this year. There are some late-summer defoliators, but they are much less harmful as the leaves have done most of the season's work by then. Next year? Who knows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch3nna Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Poor topsoil and full sun exposure makes it hard to keep it green. Looked good a month ago Pretty safe to say we'll never have a lush lawn. Do a soil sample. Find out what's out of wack. You can always have a nice lush lawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Do a soil sample. Find out what's out of wack. You can always have a nice lush lawn. Did one 2 yrs ago. pH was pretty low, 5.6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC-CT Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Did one 2 yrs ago. pH was pretty low, 5.6Did you add limestone and compost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Did you add limestone and compost?I did do lime. No compost. Thinking of core aeration and topsoil/overseed in Sept. The other issue is depth of original topsoil. Builder put down maybe 2-3". Junk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTFarmer Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Finally CT DEEP has acknowledged the Gypsy Moth caterpillar problem in eastern CT. Setting up for a worse year the following if we don't get a prolonged wet pattern. Meanwhile, it's now July and lots of hay guys haven't been able to get a decent 2nd cutting yet. No rain and we're going to be buying hay from Canada again. Sucks. http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-ct-gypsy-moth-caterpillar-infestation-0701-20160630-story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Finally CT DEEP has acknowledged the Gypsy Moth caterpillar problem in eastern CT. Setting up for a worse year the following if we don't get a prolonged wet pattern. Meanwhile, it's now July and lots of hay guys haven't been able to get a decent 2nd cutting yet. No rain and we're going to be buying hay from Canada again. Sucks. http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-ct-gypsy-moth-caterpillar-infestation-0701-20160630-story.html Yea talked to a couple of farmers yesterday. Hopefully things improve for you guys, hardest workers around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 defoliation marching east. They are are about 5 miles away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 defoliation marching east. They are are about 5 miles away. Its over though, pupa stage/moths begin, fished out a couple hundred moths from the pool yesterday after work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 I just had a message on my phone advising Newtown area residents to refrain from watering yards and gardens until at least Wednesday, unless of course we use watering cans....I guess Drought 2016 is getting serious, haha Saw a sign in Sturbridge yesterday - no watering between 9A and 5P. Less than a full ban, but perhaps a portent. yea but the leaves are half the size and if I remember correctly the volume is greatly reduced. Subjective observations dredged from distant memory (having lived north of the major gypsy moth damage since 1973, thus not able to watch refoliation phenology): Year 1 defoliation results in re-leaf at 80%+ of original, except in trees previously weakened by other causes. Year 2 sees a lower volume, perhaps 60% and some mortality. Year 3 some of the trees which appeared fully vigorous pre-gypsy would fail to re-leaf, and even more would die off later even if the bugs went away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Looks like a bit of Pink Patch bloomed overnight with the high dews. Noticed it on the front lawn mostly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HimoorWx Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 After only seeing a few scattered gypsy moth caterpillars so far this year, I went out this morning and found a few dozen around our garage door. I thought they were almost done for the year, but it seems like the invasion in Randolph might just be getting started. Any thoughts and/or suggestions would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 After only seeing a few scattered gypsy moth caterpillars so far this year, I went out this morning and found a few dozen around our garage door. I thought they were almost done for the year, but it seems like the invasion in Randolph might just be getting started. Any thoughts and/or suggestions would be appreciated.Still some here too. Not as many , but they are still crawling around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapturedNature Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Still some here too. Not as many , but they are still crawling around You're lucky...there's places very near to you that have been completely defoliated. Since you have mostly oaks, you'd lose most of your shade. I would think that would probably affect your dew points and make them go down with the loss of foliage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 You're lucky...there's places very near to you that have been completely defoliated. Since you have mostly oaks, you'd lose most of your shade. I would think that would probably affect your dew points and make them go down with the loss of foliage. I got hit moderately by them. All the Oaks were shredded, but not defoliated.Parts of Tolland were crushed. All along route 30 on the way to Crystal lake..2 miles from here was completely stripped. Next year will be our turn, as this year was heavier than last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Wet pattern for the region FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 3 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: Wet pattern for the region FTW sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Tolland is a region apparently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 3 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: Wet pattern for the region FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Lawns brown and full of crab grass and spotted spurge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC-CT Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Lawns brown and full of crab grass and spotted spurge.The spotted spurge, my favorite of all the spurges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 27, 2016 Author Share Posted August 27, 2016 With the scattered downpours and lots of watering, lawn is showing signs of life. Definitely spots that need reseeding. Lawn was too dry for weeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S&P Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Managed to keep mine from going dormant, thatched yesterday and putting down 24-0-6 to encourage some fall growth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S&P Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Aerating as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 My little experimental zoysia patch is loving this weather...deep green and creeping and crawling in every direction. I'll probably regret it one day, but the short green season doesn't bother me. May would probably be the only month where the dormancy would piss me off, but the soil temps in my backyard climb pretty quickly. I'm curious to see when this patch goes dormant and comes back. If it's something like mid Oct to mid May I'll probably cut some plugs out of it and spread it around the yard. Weed grass FTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Glad we don't live there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Glad we're chemical free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 1 hour ago, dendrite said: Glad we're chemical free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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