RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Well then....Long yardwork day was going as planned until I drove the aerator machine, on my 2nd stripe no less, over an underground bee nest and was stung 4 times in the back of the leg. Didn’t even see the sob’s coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 A little zoysia update from that back patch. The gaps are filling in nicely. Top pic is this past Thursday, 9/27. Bottom pic is from 8/4...so 54 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 10 hours ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: Well then....Long yardwork day was going as planned until I drove the aerator machine, on my 2nd stripe no less, over an underground bee nest and was stung 4 times in the back of the leg. Didn’t even see the sob’s coming. That always sucks! Ouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 11 hours ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: Well then....Long yardwork day was going as planned until I drove the aerator machine, on my 2nd stripe no less, over an underground bee nest and was stung 4 times in the back of the leg. Didn’t even see the sob’s coming. Stay safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 23 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said: That always sucks! Ouch The aerator is a beast though. Soil is a still little too soggy from all the rain, and I have hilly terrain...so some spots are going to get practicaly tilled, which I’m fine with. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 15 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: The aerator is a beast though. Soil is a still little too soggy from all the rain, and I have hilly terrain...so some spots are going to get practicaly tilled, which I’m fine with. Similar experience aerating my yard last spring, some spots a little too muddy but the lawn came back very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 On 9/30/2018 at 8:55 AM, IrishRob17 said: Similar experience aerating my yard last spring, some spots a little too muddy but the lawn came back very well. Unplugged it good yesterday. Lime and seed today. I should see improvements in the spring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 On 9/29/2018 at 9:11 PM, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: Well then....Long yardwork day was going as planned until I drove the aerator machine, on my 2nd stripe no less, over an underground bee nest and was stung 4 times in the back of the leg. Didn’t even see the sob’s coming. My mom was attacked by a bunch of bumble bees from the ground nest. Many stings. Now on benadryl and still having pain over a week later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 On 9/28/2018 at 9:25 AM, Lava Rock said: Lawn project underway. Landscape guys say they have to wait for loam to dry out before spreading it. Really? do they plan on shoveling all of it? I'm just a bit annoyed with these guys and their delays. Looks pretty warm coming up, so not too worried about establishment. Hoping to hydroseed end of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 7 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: Landscape guys say they have to wait for loam to dry out before spreading it. Really? do they plan on shoveling all of it? I'm just a bit annoyed with these guys and their delays. Looks pretty warm coming up, so not too worried about establishment. Hoping to hydroseed end of the week. Fun times in store! Have you considered simply raking in seed rather than hydro-seeding? I've heard there's a lot of weed-seed in those products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 On 9/11/2018 at 4:17 PM, amarshall said: So that grass is toast? Reseed and call it a day Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk Missed this post. Not sure if you did reseed, but I would see if it comes back with the cooler weather. Still bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Snow 1717 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 51 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: Landscape guys say they have to wait for loam to dry out before spreading it. Really? do they plan on shoveling all of it? I'm just a bit annoyed with these guys and their delays. Looks pretty warm coming up, so not too worried about establishment. Hoping to hydroseed end of the week. Sounds like you have some idiot landscapers. The loam should have been spread. And I would not hydroseed at this time of year. I know a few people who had their lawns hydroseeded this time of year and it did not go well. And I know a few people who had their lawns hydroseeded in June and July and they had much better results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 16 minutes ago, Great Snow 1717 said: Sounds like you have some idiot landscapers. The loam should have been spread. And I would not hydroseed at this time of year. I know a few people who had their lawns hydroseeded this time of year and it did not go well. And I know a few people who had their lawns hydroseeded in June and July and they had much better results. Interesting. Guy says he hydroseeded his house last Nov and it came in fine. I'm actually ok with it not being spread as we're supposed to get hvy showers last night. Unless they can hydroseed same day as loam is spread I'd like to avoid a bunch of runoff. They're supposed to install some erosion netting on the slopes to avoid this. They guarantee the grass to come in and if it doesn't they will spray again in spring. I'm not sure how they define "come in". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Took the drone up around the property yesterday. Do any of you guys know what is going on with my apple trees? Skip to the end of the video to see them. They are getting old but never have they lost most of their leaves this early. We have had a dry summer but not drought like dry. (.77" May and then around 3/3.5" each month including September). They were planted in 1907 so perhaps they are all getting to the end of their lives. We are planting lots of young apple trees to take their place. Looks like we should have done this years ago and not just in the past 2-3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 My mature crabapple tree yellowed and dropped many leaves early too. On closer inspection it looks like it developed its first warm season of leaf spot...no surprise given the record humidity combined with lots of rain this summer. Keep the area in and around the drip line clear of old leaves and fruit so that the fungal spores don't get into the soil which would make things worse next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJonesWX Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 20 minutes ago, dendrite said: My mature crabapple tree yellowed and dropped many leaves early too. On closer inspection it looks like it developed its first warm season of leaf spot...no surprise given the record humidity combined with lots of rain this summer. Keep the area in and around the drip line clear of old leaves and fruit so that the fungal spores don't get into the soil which would make things worse next year. i have noticed the same thing on many trees. seemed unusual that there were apples on trees wtih no leaves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Snow 1717 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 2 hours ago, Lava Rock said: Interesting. Guy says he hydroseeded his house last Nov and it came in fine. I'm actually ok with it not being spread as we're supposed to get hvy showers last night. Unless they can hydroseed same day as loam is spread I'd like to avoid a bunch of runoff. They're supposed to install some erosion netting on the slopes to avoid this. They guarantee the grass to come in and if it doesn't they will spray again in spring. I'm not sure how they define "come in". Just make sure you get that in writing. Is the guy the landscaper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Yes, local landscape company Just make sure you get that in writing. Is the guy the landscaper?Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 2 hours ago, dendrite said: My mature crabapple tree yellowed and dropped many leaves early too. On closer inspection it looks like it developed its first warm season of leaf spot...no surprise given the record humidity combined with lots of rain this summer. Keep the area in and around the drip line clear of old leaves and fruit so that the fungal spores don't get into the soil which would make things worse next year. Brian, they definitely got leaf spot early on and dropped lots of leaves. I'm really torn about taking the lawn tractor and blowing the leaves away from the apple trees. So many wormy apples on the ground and the deer and bears are eating them. The tractor destroys the apples on the ground and makes them into mush. So I try not to mow in the apple orchard after early September. Longer grasses and fruit for the animals. Speaking of bears we have one that has been coming every day to apple munch. Here he is earlier last week on that rainy day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S&P Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 19 hours ago, Lava Rock said: Interesting. Guy says he hydroseeded his house last Nov and it came in fine. I'm actually ok with it not being spread as we're supposed to get hvy showers last night. Unless they can hydroseed same day as loam is spread I'd like to avoid a bunch of runoff. They're supposed to install some erosion netting on the slopes to avoid this. They guarantee the grass to come in and if it doesn't they will spray again in spring. I'm not sure how they define "come in". you're better off hydroseeding this time of year, the seed will root to the cellulose material first (7-10 days) and then root in the ground. most weed seeds are in the loam, but if you're concerned about weed in the product or cheapproduct you can buy you're own seed and just have them mix it with the cellulose material. I've done it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Loam spread, next hydroseed 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Nice. That means we have an epic dry stretch coming. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 23 hours ago, dendrite said: Nice. That means we have an epic dry stretch coming. or.... it could mean that the developing system in the Gulf will be yanked up here late this week and give us a quick 6" soak. Just kidding Lava. When we did our huge hydroseed project I was so nervous. Let's hope its a go this time.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Time to start watering or.... it could mean that the developing system in the Gulf will be yanked up here late this week and give us a quick 6" soak. Just kidding Lava. When we did our huge hydroseed project I was so nervous. Let's hope its a go this time..Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 It would look so lush in the spring Lava. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Best of luck with the grass man. Lord knows you’ve put a lot of time and money into it over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 On 10/5/2018 at 11:15 AM, Lava Rock said: Loam spread, next hydroseed Looks ready go go--good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S&P Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 18 hours ago, Lava Rock said: Time to start watering Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk nice , keep it watered and you should see grass next weekend, it'll be thin until the spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 On 9/28/2018 at 11:37 AM, dendrite said: I just signed up for it, but it seems all of the deliveries in NH have been near the NH border. Either they don't provide up here yet or I'm the first to signup. We'll see. You can get free logs if you want them too. That would be a plus for those with wood stoves. Easier work for MPM in the summer. Chip drop ftmfw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Hoping the cold coming doesn't kill the new seed. No sprouts yet. nice , keep it watered and you should see grass next weekend, it'll be thin until the spring.Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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