August Discobs 2019

[losetoa6]

Not sure what it hit last night because my Vp2 battery died outside but it felt real crisp + cool early this morning. I'd think mid 50s. 

[EastCoast NPZ]

55F.  Refreshing.  Beautiful.

[Eskimo Joe]

Hope this is a sign of a good winter. Like 2009 - 2010 level good but a bit colder.

[Rhino16]

8 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said:

Hope this is a sign of a good winter. Like 2009 - 2010 level good but a bit colder.

Was late summer cool in 2009-10

[EastCoast NPZ]

2 hours ago, Rhino16 said:

Was late summer cool in 2009-10

My memory was aug and sep were warm.  July was magnificent.....for July.

[nj2va]

What a perfect summer day.  Looked at the weather station and it got to 50 at Deep Creek this morning.  

[losetoa6]

Mostly cloudy at times here in Hanover Pa which makes it feel like late September at times . Feels great!

[EastCoast NPZ]

10/10

[Sparky]

56 for the low, 77 for the high.

[losetoa6]

65 degrees at 830 PM on August 24th. perfect deck hangin weather 

[nj2va]

57/51 at deep creek. 

[GramaxRefugee]

Nice low of 58 here this morning. I looked at my records, and find this date last year had same. 

Make of that what you will.

[Mrs.J]

Absolutely beautiful today! Had a horse show out in Berryville VA. Was nice not to spend the whole day sweating. 

[losetoa6]

In the 50s already officially 

Hanging on the deck was awesome.  Drank Yuengling tonight. Hard to beat this beer . I drink all and try all but sometimes I old school it . Same goes for PBR and Miller High life . Right now watching DVR'd MTV classic " I want my 80s"  love these old videos.  80s is definitely feel good music man. 

[RDM]

38 minutes ago, losetoa6 said:

In the 50s already officially 

Hanging on the deck was awesome.  Drank Yuengling tonight. Hard to beat this beer . I drink all and try all but sometimes I old school it . Same goes for PBR and Miller High life . Right now watching DVR'd MTV classic " I want my 80s"  love these old videos.  80s is definitely feel good music man. 

Definitely a nice day to be doing anything outside.  With you on the 80's and music, 70's were't bad too.  Yuengling is a decent brew.  However PBR and MHL....   well...  They are right down at the bottom with Hudepohl, who used to sponsor the Cincinnati Reds (I grew up in Ohio). Having lived in Germany for 6+ years, I'm sort of partial to Dinkelaker.  Even a "normal" Romer pils is worth the trip to the largest brewery in the world outside the US.   

[Jebman]

1 hour ago, losetoa6 said:

In the 50s already officially 

Hanging on the deck was awesome.  Drank Yuengling tonight. Hard to beat this beer . I drink all and try all but sometimes I old school it . Same goes for PBR and Miller High life . Right now watching DVR'd MTV classic " I want my 80s"  love these old videos.  80s is definitely feel good music man. 

Could you please send us some of that sweet 50s temps down here in Hell, Texas?

We could sure use it. Thanks.

 

Speakin of 80s music

 

 

[Jebman]

2 hours ago, nj2va said:

57/51 at deep creek. 

ENSO Neutral years featured some of the frigidest, snowiest weather in recent years.

Its gonna happen again in the Mid Atlantic. THIS WINTER!

[Jebman]

15 hours ago, Eskimo Joe said:

Hope this is a sign of a good winter. Like 2009 - 2010 level good but a bit colder.

This IS a sign of a good winter. Like 2009-2010 level excellent, a lot colder and with a Jan 22-24 2016 thrown in for good measure!

Bank on it!

Remember, You heard it from the Jebman first!

[nj2va]

Low of 48 at deep creek this morning.

[losetoa6]

56 for the low.

 

[EastCoast NPZ]

Nearest PWS shows 53F for the low.  Seems too cool.  Idk.  Really nice regardless.

 

Nope, other PWSs confirm.  53F.  Wow.

[CAPE]

59 was the low here.

Perfect weekend to begin the scorched yard rebuild. A lot of tilling and raking yesterday. Put a batch of seed down this morning.

[jewell2188]

32 minutes ago, C.A.P.E. said:

59 was the low here.

Perfect weekend to begin the scorched yard rebuild. A lot of tilling and raking yesterday. Put a batch of seed down this morning.

Mid to late September is ideal for re-seading 

[CAPE]

1 hour ago, jewell2188 said:

Mid to late September is ideal for re-seading 

This time of year is fine to get started. Mid Sept is a bt late for here. I am in the woods. Need the grass to get established before the leaves come down. Too damn many to do all the removal with a blower, so I mow/mulch periodically until December. Grass needs to take it.

[WxUSAF]

3 hours ago, C.A.P.E. said:

59 was the low here.

Perfect weekend to begin the scorched yard rebuild. A lot of tilling and raking yesterday. Put a batch of seed down this morning.

I did a lot of raking of dead spots yesterday. Probably going to aerate and seed in the next 2 weeks.

[CAPE]

1 minute ago, WxUSAF said:

I did a lot of raking of dead spots yesterday. Probably going to aerate and seed in the next 2 weeks.

I decided to rent a tiller. My soil is mostly sand and silt, and has gotten very compacted over the years. It drains excessively well and the combo of full sun on one side of the yard and competition from all the trees makes it very difficult for grass to survive the brutal mid-late summer period. Hopefully I can get this new grass to establish well over the next couple months and develop deeper roots for next Spring.

[frd]

1 hour ago, WxUSAF said:

I did a lot of raking of dead spots yesterday. Probably going to aerate and seed in the next 2 weeks.

Last Sept I recall you did the same, I was faked out by the warm weather in Sept and put it off and come later October it turned colder on a dime. 

I am not making the same mistake this year, will over seed in mid Sept regardless of the weather.  Purhcased timers and good sprinklers. Will rent a aerator then.   

How did last years's over-seed and bare spot repair work for you.  I recall we did have rain in the Fall . 

 

 

[CAPE]

15 minutes ago, frd said:

Last Sept I recall you did the same, I was faked out by the warm weather in Sept and put it off and come later October it turned colder on a dime. 

I am not making the same mistake this year, will over seed in mid Sept regardless of the weather.  Purhcased timers and good sprinklers. Will rent a aerator then.   

How did last years's over-seed and bare spot repair work for you.  I recall we did have rain in the Fall . 

 

 

When I put seed down I prefer it to not rain too much. I can control the amount of water and not worry about a tropical deluge redistributing the seed before it germinates. Nice thing about using a tiller- plenty of loose soil to rake in the seed. I still topped it off with some straw. I am about 2/3 done with my repair for now. I do it in stages. Depending on how this works out, I may overseed the shady areas in early spring. I can draw a line down the middle of my back yard lol. Full sun on one side, grass always burns to hell, then transitioning to low sun/shade on the other where moss predominates.

[losetoa6]

75/56 today.  Incredible day

[WxUSAF]

3 hours ago, frd said:

Last Sept I recall you did the same, I was faked out by the warm weather in Sept and put it off and come later October it turned colder on a dime. 

I am not making the same mistake this year, will over seed in mid Sept regardless of the weather.  Purhcased timers and good sprinklers. Will rent a aerator then.   

How did last years's over-seed and bare spot repair work for you.  I recall we did have rain in the Fall . 

 

 

Worked really well. This spring my lawn was great. Too hot and dry combined with a too short mow by neighbor kids while on vacation made it in rough shape now.