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by reverseration
May 11th, 2021, 12:49 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: 2021: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
Replies: 265
Views: 160973

Re: 2021: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?

Tore out 1' sections to make way for new sidewalks and curbs. Hopefully the city doesn't drag their feet and I can get everything back in place soon. On the plus side literally every worker commented on the grass...one even asked if it was real.
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by reverseration
May 7th, 2021, 11:28 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: KBG seed heads-mow or no?
Replies: 7
Views: 756

Re: KBG seed heads-mow or no?

I'm still pretty new to this game so this raises a related question for me: I had some pretty good snow mold damage this year so I've been mowing low under the assumption that this would help with tillering and thus filling in these spots....seems this may actually be hindering the process? Should I...
by reverseration
October 6th, 2020, 9:41 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Decision to make
Replies: 4
Views: 354

Re: Decision to make

thanks for the advice guys...I'll throw it down and see what happens!
by reverseration
October 5th, 2020, 11:49 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Decision to make
Replies: 4
Views: 354

Decision to make

As a real quick background: I tore up and leveled my very small (~350sqft) front yard this past spring. I decided to do a spring seeding since I was working from home and would be able to water it accordingly. I had great success and its looked really great all year. I just found out the city is rep...
by reverseration
September 2nd, 2020, 3:41 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Got Urea?
Replies: 25
Views: 2079

Re: Got Urea?

For anyone in the Capital District NY area I picked this up at SiteOne in Clifton Park today...~$35/50lbs. Incidentally, can someone confirm this is fast release? I asked and they said they were pretty sure. I don't see anything about it being coated but since this is the first time I'm purchasing i...
by reverseration
September 1st, 2020, 3:26 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Fall Nitrogen Regimens
Replies: 1227
Views: 200128

Re: Fall Nitrogen Regimens

Quick question: I'm looking at the aggressive approach to really push my new lawn (spring seeding) for the fall and next year. My issue is that both my front and back yards are pretty tiny. It's less than 1000sqft total (in fact the front is only 350sqft) so if my math is right I'm looking at applyi...
by reverseration
August 5th, 2020, 4:06 pm
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: 2019-20 complete yard implantation
Replies: 14
Views: 1101

Re: 2019-20 complete yard implantation

Ha I can definitely kill it and start over if I have to. It's such a small area no task is too big (at least now that the cement has all been hauled out). Who knows....I may even get bored and do something crazy back there some day.
I did get a soil test done:

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by reverseration
August 4th, 2020, 2:03 pm
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: 2019-20 complete yard implantation
Replies: 14
Views: 1101

Re: 2019-20 complete yard implantation

As an update:
The annual rye is not enjoying the summer heat....although I expected it to be a bit worse than it actually is. I hope it fully dies.
Rest of the lawn is looking pretty good.

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by reverseration
July 3rd, 2020, 1:21 pm
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: 2019-20 complete yard implantation
Replies: 14
Views: 1101

Re: 2019-20 complete yard implantation

We are now 9+ weeks post seed down. The blend is coming along however the rye is still hanging on. I’m hoping the summer heat will kill it….and I believe it is making a dent as some areas definitely look a bit stressed….but it’s a delicate act to take care of the desired grass around it. I find myse...
by reverseration
July 3rd, 2020, 12:03 pm
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: 2019-20 complete yard implantation
Replies: 14
Views: 1101

Re: 2019-20 complete yard implantation

It wasn’t until after I started to get some germination that I realized the rye wasn’t quite done with me. Like I said….had I discovered this forum earlier I would have known to spray it when it was actively growing. But I had quite literally made my bed so there was nothing I could do now but let i...
by reverseration
July 3rd, 2020, 10:50 am
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: 2019-20 complete yard implantation
Replies: 14
Views: 1101

Re: 2019-20 complete yard implantation

I used the off-season to educate myself a bit more so I would be more prepared for 2020. I decided I would reseed everything in the spring since I couldn’t wait all spring/summer for the more optimal fall planting. Besides, it’s only 650sqft so if it needed some babying to get through summer it woul...
by reverseration
July 3rd, 2020, 10:46 am
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: 2019-20 complete yard implantation
Replies: 14
Views: 1101

Re: 2019-20 complete yard implantation

Right off New Scotland Ave between the two hospitals. It's a pretty great neighborhood.
by reverseration
July 3rd, 2020, 9:06 am
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: 2019-20 complete yard implantation
Replies: 14
Views: 1101

Re: 2019-20 complete yard implantation

It grew a bit. Certainly enough to get some cover by November. I was pleased to have something back there anyway. I packed it up and I let the lawn go to sleep for the winter. https://i.postimg.cc/3WWWWjMX/L11.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/Pvb7dpMP/L12.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/cv7LPXYS/L13.jpg
by reverseration
July 3rd, 2020, 8:32 am
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: 2019-20 complete yard implantation
Replies: 14
Views: 1101

Re: 2019-20 complete yard implantation

One dumpster, countless hand cart/wheelbarrow trips back and forth, rented jack hammer, and a backache and I finally had my clean slate. https://i.postimg.cc/k6LLXyCM/L8.jpg However, time was not on my side. It was late September and this is where I made my first critical error: not believing I had ...
by reverseration
July 2nd, 2020, 7:52 pm
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: 2019-20 complete yard implantation
Replies: 14
Views: 1101

Re: 2019-20 complete yard implantation

I’m not sure there were any grass plants to be found. I sat and stewed about it all winter. The weed-infested concrete jungle could not be tolerated. So I came up with a plan to do something about it in 2019. I researched. I watched videos. I got estimates to remove the tons of concrete. I...ended u...
by reverseration
July 2nd, 2020, 4:59 pm
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: 2019-20 complete yard implantation
Replies: 14
Views: 1101

2019-20 complete yard implantation

This is a long one….buckle up. I would like to start by pointing out that I did not discover this forum until after most of this work had been completed, which is unfortunate because it may have saved me a few headaches….but alas, here is my saga: We bought our house in August of 2018. A nice two-fa...
by reverseration
July 2nd, 2020, 10:15 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: What's up with my grass?
Replies: 3
Views: 337

Re: What's up with my grass?

should I also be lowering my HOC? It's currently 3-3.5"
I already plan on mowing it pretty short after the summer heat but will that help it dry out a bit to fight it?
by reverseration
July 1st, 2020, 1:59 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: What's up with my grass?
Replies: 3
Views: 337

Re: What's up with my grass?

well hmm...it seems like it may be the early stages of it. I'm so surprised since when I noticed it it seemed to be very dry conditions.
But I'll get right on it today...thanks for the help!
by reverseration
July 1st, 2020, 11:53 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: What's up with my grass?
Replies: 3
Views: 337

What's up with my grass?

Hello all! I've been lurking here for a short time. This will be my first post....I'll try to keep it short and sweet. A little background: I renovated my small (~350sqft) front yard this april using the seedsuperstore sunny blend of KGB, rye, and fescue. It survived both a late snowfall and freeze ...