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- June 23rd, 2020, 8:32 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Drought stress or fungus?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 447
Re: Drought stress or fungus?
Repeated shallow watering can leave the lower depths dry as a bone. I don't see any lesion on the green blades in your pictures so my guess is your roots are starving for H2O. Give that lawn a nice deep watering before you leave. As much as will soak in to replenish the soil to capacity.
- April 5th, 2020, 7:26 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: 2020: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
- Replies: 255
- Views: 26455
Re: 2020: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
Yesterday I worked on rut repair from the snow plow guy. Only had to have the snow pushed back once but he made multiple passes. Will probably end up doing a little bit of filling in as some of the ruts are fairly deep. Gotta source 0-0-50 . Sent an email to the local farmers exchange's agronomy cen...
- September 24th, 2019, 7:43 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Question for Andy
- Replies: 7
- Views: 496
Re: Question for Andy
I'll put down bag rate at green up or shortly thereafter if I miss the winterizer app. Bag rate around Memorial day and again the middle of June. Then start the fall feeding frenzy around the middle of August. Overly lush fast growing grass causes more issues than I am willing to deal with. Just my ...
- September 23rd, 2019, 3:18 am
- Forum: Lawn Renovations
- Topic: Gryd’s 2019 Mini Renovation
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2309
Re: Gryd’s 2019 Mini Renovation
Greg that's coming in nicely. Good looking property too. Hey, I'd love to see a pic of the front reno from back in 2014 when I did mine as well.
Tom
Tom
- September 14th, 2019, 6:10 am
- Forum: Lawn Renovations
- Topic: Schreibdave's 2019 KBG Reno
- Replies: 98
- Views: 11123
Re: Schreibdave's 2019 KBG Reno
Hard to believe it showed tillering at 18 days. No sprout and pout That's Awesome!
- September 14th, 2019, 5:29 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: So I got a visit from Tru-Green today!!!!!!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 855
Re: So I got a visit from Tru-Green today!!!!!!
I'd demand to see the label off the bag of seed. Might or might not be to your benefit. Even if it's good stuff don't tell em, otherwise Pre-M!
- September 14th, 2019, 5:14 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Root Growth/Development relative to temperature
- Replies: 11
- Views: 699
Re: Root Growth/Development relative to temperature
Something that is pointed out in the graph and caught my attention is root growth in spring before the flush. With cool spring temps your grass may look fine despite a lack of adequate soil moisture for root growth. Making a note on the calendar to pay attention to soil moisture next spring.
- July 23rd, 2019, 5:01 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: My neighbor hates his grass (weeds)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 451
Re: My neighbor hates his grass (weeds)
I routinely apply pre-emergent control at least 10 feet in every direction from my lawn. One side gets mowed fairly regularly. The other? forget about it until the village gets after them. It takes them half the day to chop down the weeds when they do mow and it's not a large lawn. The two lawns acr...
- July 27th, 2018, 6:53 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Long range forecast looking good
- Replies: 0
- Views: 276
Long range forecast looking good
Gambled and put down Milo 3 weeks early this year. Gotta get started putting my neglected and beat up lawn in shape!
- November 15th, 2017, 2:13 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: No winterizer app this year
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1849
Re: No winterizer app this year
When I feel it's starting to get close I'll read this soil temp in the morning and late afternoon to get an average.' It's also nice to compare with MSU's MAWN sites. Here's yours for SE Michigan.
https://mawn.geo.msu.edu/mawn-sw.html
https://mawn.geo.msu.edu/mawn-sw.html
- November 15th, 2017, 5:13 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: No winterizer app this year
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1849
Re: No winterizer app this year
I may be in a similar situation ... Mowed on Sunday the 5th, had clippings. Mowed again on Sunday the 12th (two days ago), still had clippings, though growth has really slowed down. Ground temps at the four-inch depth are dropping like a rock here (mid-30s) and today is wet. Not raining but misty. ...
- November 14th, 2017, 7:01 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: No winterizer app this year
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1849
Re: No winterizer app this year
When you say “N conversion” are you talking an organic? I don’t think that would apply to a synthetic like urea. Heck I’m still waiting for my 2-3 week period to open up so I can put some down. I may have misunderstood your question/comments but I wouldn’t think it’s too late. I’m on a mobile devic...
- November 13th, 2017, 6:05 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: No winterizer app this year
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1849
Re: No winterizer app this year
Sorry for the vague answer to your question in my prior post. I've always held that soil temps in the 40 to 45 deg range were optimal at least for my area for good results from a winterizer app. UP north for me that period typically lasts a couple weeks, although in recent years has lasted as long a...
- November 13th, 2017, 5:42 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: No winterizer app this year
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1849
- November 13th, 2017, 12:22 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: No winterizer app this year
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1849
No winterizer app this year
No winterizer app this year. Top growth ceased and soil temps plummeted to 35 F. Very doubtful the roots would be able to use N at this point.
What a different kind of fall we are having.
What a different kind of fall we are having.
- November 13th, 2017, 12:06 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Mulching leaves in spring?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 407
- November 13th, 2017, 8:09 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Mulching leaves in spring?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 407
Mulching leaves in spring?
Due to the quick onset of winter it looks like I will have to bag any remaining leaves and put them on the garden for now. There is a good chance the snow will melt off tomorrow, but from past experience attempting to mulch wet leaves into the lawn doesn't work out well. So the question is, are ther...
- November 9th, 2017, 4:08 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: 2017: What did you do on your lawn today?
- Replies: 1435
- Views: 53804
Losing my leaves!
There goes my leaves! Snow on the ground and a blustery NW wind is blowing them off the Maples into the neighbors yard and down the street!
- November 7th, 2017, 3:23 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: 2017: What did you do on your lawn today?
- Replies: 1435
- Views: 53804
Re: 2017: What did you do on your lawn today?
Mulched leaves... top growth about done.
- November 4th, 2017, 6:16 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: 2017: What did you do on your lawn today?
- Replies: 1435
- Views: 53804
Re: 2017: What did you do on your lawn today?
Not grass related but have switched over to winter tires in anticipation of a heavy 2017/2018 winter snow season. Will see if my gut instincts are right. LOL.