Got down some 20-0-3 and Dimension "weed and feed" before the rains started.

Applied Calcitic Lime per recommendation (Pro-Cal calcitic lime from SiteOne, $29.04  / 50 lbs.)

Sprayed Tenacity on the poa annua and crabgrass

Mulch mowed the lawn, 2nd time of the season. First mow was 10 days ago and the mature fescue was like a jungle!

Thanks so much, Morpheus!

I guess the low pH helps explain why last fall's seeding came in but didn't really fill in over the winter as much as I expected, I'm guessing it's still trying to grow roots with limited topgrowth so far.

First mulch mow of the season yesterday, received soil test results and posted in the other forum for analysis and recommendations.

Third year soil test, fourth year in the house: Location: near Annapolis, MD Lawn Size: 24,000 sf total Grass Type: Mix of TTTF, perennial ryegrass, Kentucky Bluegrass Weekly mowing during season (mulching mode during season, mulched leaves during fall) Watering: approx 1 in. / week or less during s...

Bumping for 2017 renos... Psssst!!! You're not supposed to resurrect this thread until the seed is down for the second week of renovators!! After they're 8000% committed, THEN we tell them about Sprout-and-Pout. By that time, they're thoroughly drunk after worrying about thunderstorms, 6-million bi...

I have been able to cook some awesome pizzas on my gas grill using a pizza stone and a heavy-duty wok cover. The work cover is 15 inches diameter and comes with a riveted aluminum handle so it won't burn (like the wooden plug on my flimsy wok cover from my old wok), total $32.96 (including shipping)...

Agree with Green, I'd try throwing in some Turf Type Tall Fescue (TTTF), it's done reasonably well in my shady areas and looks a lot better than some of that shady grasses (some of which are downright ugly). I used Pennington Signature Series (Blue Label certified w/ zero weed seed).

Spot sprayed Quinclorac (Drive XLR8) on crabgrass.

Beautiful roses Ed!

Sprayed Bayer Acclaim and Triclopyr ester to keep the bermudagrass in check. Grr, so the heavens opened up and got 2 freaking inches of rain that afternoon and more last night :banghead: At least the Acclaim was down for a few hours so we'll see, may need to reapply the triclopyr ester next week (I...

Thanks for all the suggestions. What is this rule about about waiting 30 days after germination before you put down fertilizer? It seems that since many people break the rule, I can still stick with around September 1 (or maybe push it back a week) for fertilizer application (per Morpheus' recommend...

Sprayed Bayer Acclaim and Triclopyr ester to keep the bermudagrass in check.

I'm trying to figure out the optimal time to do my fall overseeding with TTTF (including Rebel V and Rebel XLR) to fix some bare spots that used to be infested with weeds (some areas have some residual bermudagrass I'm controlling with Bayer Acclaim), and some hilly areas that got washed out during ...

Spot sprayed Ortho CCO yesterday

Just came across this thread doing a search. FYI I've been using Demand CS from Syngenta to spray foliage around the yard and undersides of trees with a Tomahawk backpack sprayer. It's been very effective in our heavily wooded property and lasts around 4-6 weeks (although the sprayer is a bit heavy ...

Sprayed Bayer Acclaim and Triclopyr (Bayer CCO) on the bermudagrass.

More pizza from last week: