The 2023 Lawn, Garden, Landscape Party Discussion

[moneypitmike]

I used some Scott 3-in-1 seed/fertilizer/soil improver a month ago (did it adt year too).  I’m pleased with the result.  How long should one wait before using a weed/feed?  Would you recommend anything other than a weed/feed?

 

 

[Ginx snewx]

1 hour ago, moneypitmike said:

I used some Scott 3-in-1 seed/fertilizer/soil improver a month ago (did it adt year too).  I’m pleased with the result.  How long should one wait before using a weed/feed?  Would you recommend anything other than a weed/feed?

 

 

Looks nice Mike

[moneypitmike]

Any advice wrt timing of weed/feed or other recommendation as we head into June?  Thx

[SJonesWX]

43 minutes ago, moneypitmike said:

Any advice wrt timing of weed/feed or other recommendation as we head into June?  Thx

6-8 weeks after last treatment

[DavisStraight]

13 hours ago, moneypitmike said:

I used some Scott 3-in-1 seed/fertilizer/soil improver a month ago (did it adt year too).  I’m pleased with the result.  How long should one wait before using a weed/feed?  Would you recommend anything other than a weed/feed?

 

 

We need a before picture before we congratulate you on your lawn growing skills. Looks really good now though.

[dendrite]

The gypsies appear to be really hungry along I93 from CON to Canterbury again this spring. They'll have most of those deciduous sections wiped down to stick season in no time.

[WxWatcher007]

Somehow Japanese knotweed has shown up in force along my fence line. 

[moneypitmike]

6 hours ago, WxWatcher007 said:

Somehow Japanese knotweed has shown up in force along my fence line. 

Ugh.   I spent a couple of years walking pulling those shoots up--finally managed to eradicate it.  I read somewhere that it can grow up to 5" in a day.   I think that's accurate based on what I was able to eyeball.  Just horrible stuff.

[dryslot]

And the planting has begun, Hopefully no more frost.

[Lava Rock]

This is about as good as the back lawn will look. Pretty typical for May to only dry out the rest of the season. Couple reseed spots. 

[WxWatcher007]

What do you guys do to get an anemometer/camera on your roof? Who do you call for that? lol 

[tamarack]

On 5/24/2023 at 10:45 AM, dryslot said:

And the planting has begun, Hopefully no more frost.

The 25° low last Thursday spared the apple blossoms but partially scorched the leaves on the 2" diam. oak outside the back window.  No sign of damage to adjacent white ash, which is usually more frost-sensitive than oak.

Saw some light (so far) defoliation on tops of oaks along I-78 in NNJ and I-84 in CT.  Also lots of dead ash trees, though some in NJ appear to be hanging on.  No idea whether they're tolerant or on the way out, though they're in the midst of many dead neighbors, so I'm a bit hopeful.  I've read that some white ash tolerates the beetle; green ash/brown ash, no such hope.

[dryslot]

14 hours ago, tamarack said:

The 25° low last Thursday spared the apple blossoms but partially scorched the leaves on the 2" diam. oak outside the back window.  No sign of damage to adjacent white ash, which is usually more frost-sensitive than oak.

Saw some light (so far) defoliation on tops of oaks along I-78 in NNJ and I-84 in CT.  Also lots of dead ash trees, though some in NJ appear to be hanging on.  No idea whether they're tolerant or on the way out, though they're in the midst of many dead neighbors, so I'm a bit hopeful.  I've read that some white ash tolerates the beetle; green ash/brown ash, no such hope.

I had 30F that morning and a couple hanging begonia took a hit, Looks like another frost this morning here and I did not cover anything last night as I was planting a blueberry bush and wasn’t aware once again that we were going to get in the low 30”s again for Christ sakes.

[tamarack]

2 hours ago, dryslot said:

I had 30F that morning and a couple hanging begonia took a hit, Looks like another frost this morning here and I did not cover anything last night as I was planting a blueberry bush and wasn’t aware once again that we were going to get in the low 30”s again for Christ sakes.

32 this morning with frozen dew on car tops.  That won't damage anything, as I've not even tilled the garden yet.  (Today?) 
I think I know why the oak leaves were scorched and ash were not.  Probably it was because the oak leaves were 1/3 full size while the ash leaves were just coming out of buds.

Edit:  IZG 32, BML 30, HIE 27

[tunafish]

2 hours ago, dryslot said:

I had 30F that morning and a couple hanging begonia took a hit, Looks like another frost this morning here and I did not cover anything last night as I was planting a blueberry bush and wasn’t aware once again that we were going to get in the low 30”s again for Christ sakes.

blueberries taking hit after hit this  spring - wild, cultivated, backyard - sucks.

[dendrite]

20 hours ago, WxWatcher007 said:

What do you guys do to get an anemometer/camera on your roof? Who do you call for that? lol 

I use a ladder and go up myself. 

[radarman]

On 5/23/2023 at 10:48 PM, WxWatcher007 said:

Somehow Japanese knotweed has shown up in force along my fence line. 

Whatever you do don't mow it.  The rhizomes will just get dispersed and it'll make it worse.

IMO the best thing to do is just pull it out of the ground every time it comes up.  Be careful how you dispose of it.  The energy it uses to grow is not recovered and over the course of 5-10 years it looks worse and worse til it eventually gives up. 

[WxWatcher007]

17 hours ago, radarman said:

Whatever you do don't mow it.  The rhizomes will just get dispersed and it'll make it worse.

IMO the best thing to do is just pull it out of the ground every time it comes up.  Be careful how you dispose of it.  The energy it uses to grow is not recovered and over the course of 5-10 years it looks worse and worse til it eventually gives up. 

Thanks.

Unfortunately, my neighbor could have used this advice.  

 

[dendrite]

9 hours ago, WxWatcher007 said:

Thanks.

Unfortunately, my neighbor could have used this advice.  

 

When you chop it you can always use it as a rhubarb substitute in recipes. 

[radarman]

19 minutes ago, dendrite said:

When you chop it you can always use it as a rhubarb substitute in recipes. 

My wife and I joke that the risk of famine is widely overstated in light of this fact

[OceanStWx]

On 5/26/2023 at 8:47 AM, tunafish said:

blueberries taking hit after hit this  spring - wild, cultivated, backyard - sucks.

Birds got 'em last year, I built a cage. Frost takes them this year.

[Ginx snewx]

On 5/25/2023 at 3:13 PM, WxWatcher007 said:

What do you guys do to get an anemometer/camera on your roof? Who do you call for that? lol 

Your legs and a ladder

[dryslot]

On 5/27/2023 at 10:40 PM, OceanStWx said:

Birds got 'em last year, I built a cage. Frost takes them this year.

The birds love them, I netted mine last year and will be working on that today.

[Damage In Tolland]

Peppers and tomatoes taking off . Planted 2 weeks ago. Got all 36 tomato plants tied to stakes today . 

[tamarack]

Planted some carrots, beets, greens today, need to put some water on them this aft.  Peppers, tomatoes, cucurbits and 1st (of 5) rows of beans, this coming Saturday.  We prefer eating the beans uncooked, thus plant 5 sequential rows, final one ~July 4.

[WxWatcher007]

Got some good work in yesterday. Maybe I should consider converting some of the backyard into a real garden. The soil would probably be great for something with the moist soil.