backedgeapproaching Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 13 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said: I hate having to deal with the winds at the end of the day. It's typically dead calm early AM and makes for quick work doing leaves. Makes sense, but with almost daily frost here, ground stays wet for a while, so have to wait until afternoon like Mreaves said. Not to mention the sun doesn't even hit my yard until after 9am this time of year because of the damn Green Mountains..lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Baroclinic Zone said: 8am on Saturdays and 9am on Sundays are my cutoffs 8 AM limit and I try not to run noisy equipment at all on Sundays - personal conviction only - though I'll snowblow so we can get out to church. Would fire up the chainsaw if that was needed for egress, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 6 hours ago, Baroclinic Zone said: 8am on Saturdays and 9am on Sundays are my cutoffs My general rule as well. Except for the snow blower. 6AM on weekdays, otherwise 8/9 on the weekend days respectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 I'll snowblow at any hour. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Made it thru leaf cleanup #3. Winds were variable direction which made it a bit more difficult. Still plenty of oak leafs to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Baroclinic Zone said: Made it thru leaf cleanup #3. Winds were variable direction which made it a bit more difficult. Still plenty of oak leafs to go. Heard a couple leaf blowers going in the neighborhood. Couldn’t help but imagine the struggle in this wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJonesWX Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 was supposed to do final cleanup today. Hard to do that with snow and ice on the ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 4 minutes ago, SJonesWX said: was supposed to do final cleanup today. Hard to do that with snow and ice on the ground I had the kids do my lawn but I always have to clean up the burning bush and dogwood leaves since they drop late, planned on today but couldn't either due to the snow and ice, it was windy too so maybe just as well, maybe tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 @Damage In Tolland Before and after of leaves from other day. I'm back to the before with the winds we had Monday into Tuesday. Disaster. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 6 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said: @Damage In Tolland Before and after of leaves from other day. I'm back to the before with the winds we had Monday into Tuesday. Disaster. Nice. What a difference! Now let’s cover in snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianW Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Still mowing every week here. Lawn looks incredible with all the recent rain and warmth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 2 hours ago, BrianW said: Still mowing every week here. Lawn looks incredible with all the recent rain and warmth. Lawn looks great but I don't see even one leaf in the picture, I live in the woods, no matter how many times I clean the yard when it gets windy leaves blow in from the adjacent woods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 1 hour ago, DavisStraight said: Lawn looks great but I don't see even one leaf in the picture, I live in the woods, no matter how many times I clean the yard when it gets windy leaves blow in from the adjacent woods. My lawn was a disaster a day after my last clean up. Looks like we're finally done dropping leaves, so that's good. Now I gotta find time to blow them. One issue is there is an open recreation area next to my property that is covered in leaves, so the next time the winds blow, they'll be covering my yard again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBRI Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 still mowing here in RI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 On 12/15/2021 at 8:32 PM, MBRI said: still mowing here in RI. Zeke said he plans on making some yellow patches on it this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Oh yeah, blew more leaves yesterday. I'm sure I'll have to do it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hailstoned Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 https://getpocket.com/explore/item/north-america-has-lost-3-billion-birds-in-50-years?utm_source=pocket-newtab Keep those yard spaces mono-cultured green at all costs! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hailstoned Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 On 12/17/2021 at 5:28 PM, Hailstoned said: https://getpocket.com/explore/item/north-america-has-lost-3-billion-birds-in-50-years?utm_source=pocket-newtab Keep those yard spaces mono-cultured green at all costs! Oh, and leaf blowers, not to mention all the other planet destroying means of accomplishing the "perfect" lawn, really blow... https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/25/opinion/leaf-blowers-california-emissions.html?smid=em-share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianW Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 On 12/15/2021 at 6:40 AM, BrianW said: Still mowing every week here. Lawn looks incredible with all the recent rain and warmth. First official lawn work of the year. Had to go pull all the weeds growing under my deck. Incredible green still here for January. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 1 hour ago, BrianW said: First official lawn work of the year. Had to go pull all the weeds growing under my deck. Incredible green still here for January. Branford is like mid-Atlantic weather. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 When is the 2022 thread starting? Can I detach and slice up my lawn soon and then drop seed later? Or should that all be done around the same time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJonesWX Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 11 hours ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: When is the 2022 thread starting? Can I detach and slice up my lawn soon and then drop seed later? Or should that all be done around the same time? you'd be wasting your time. the purpose of slicing is to get the seed in good contact with the soil. Do it all at the same time-same day you would also be wasting your time doing all that in March. Wait until soil temps are >50, which usually doesn't happen until April Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 New England Lawn care fanatics on Facebook has a been a great read. The organicistas would not be impressed. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewbeer Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Seeding in the spring can be problematic due to crab grass and soil moisture. crab grass pre-emergent (if you use it) will interfere with seedlings, and grass started in the spring isn't as capable of withstanding summer dryness as grass started in the fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 14 hours ago, SJonesWX said: you'd be wasting your time. the purpose of slicing is to get the seed in good contact with the soil. Do it all at the same time-same day you would also be wasting your time doing all that in March. Wait until soil temps are >50, which usually doesn't happen until April 7 hours ago, Brewbeer said: Seeding in the spring can be problematic due to crab grass and soil moisture. crab grass pre-emergent (if you use it) will interfere with seedlings, and grass started in the spring isn't as capable of withstanding summer dryness as grass started in the fall. I wanted to do it in the fall, but was never able to get around to it. Is this absolutely a no go in the spring? It needs to be done, badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewbeer Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 If we get a wet summer like last year, it will do fine. Otherwise, lots of watering may be needed, especially sunny south exposure, or it will die and the crab grass will fill in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Anybody know what this is or what can kill it off? Started last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 12 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: Anybody know what this is or what can kill it off? Started last year. Most likely chickweed, henbit or bittercress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 They germinate in fall and overwinter and then will produce flowers/seeds in spring that drop and start the process over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 44 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: Anybody know what this is or what can kill it off? Started last year. Looks like chicken feed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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