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- January 24th, 2018, 2:46 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Spring Fertilizer Plan For Fall Slackers?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 620
Re: Spring Fertilizer Plan For Fall Slackers?
I know you asked about fertilizer but spring gets me thinking about pre-emergents.
- June 15th, 2017, 12:41 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Honda HRX 217 Suction issue
- Replies: 65
- Views: 18004
Re: Honda HRX 217 Suction issue
I have owned both Honda and Toro. The Toro mulches better and has more suction. The cut is better when mulching on the Toro. It picks up sticks and twigs. The Honda does not. I like the controls on the Honda better and I like the plastic deck. When mulching the Honda does miss a few blades. This app...
- May 16th, 2017, 8:41 pm
- Forum: Lawn Renovations
- Topic: Spring 2016 Renovation
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2012
- May 9th, 2017, 4:24 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: dangers of human sewage sludge in fertilizing products?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 699
Re: dangers of human sewage sludge in fertilizing products?
I don't use Milo in my vegetable garden because of this. Its lawn and shrubs only for my yard.
- April 24th, 2017, 4:56 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: 2017: What did you do on your lawn today?
- Replies: 1435
- Views: 50418
Re: 2017: What did you do on your lawn today?
First mow and finished cleaning up the sticks and leaves.
- April 21st, 2017, 2:49 pm
- Forum: Irrigation
- Topic: Any reason for large sticks to be buried in a yard?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 443
Re: Any reason for large sticks to be buried in a yard?
Indian Burial Ground like in Poltergeist?
- April 15th, 2017, 9:15 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Forsythia Watch
- Replies: 91
- Views: 3434
Re: Forsythia Watch
Bloomed yesterday for us in North Shore MA
- April 9th, 2017, 5:33 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: 2017: What did you do on your lawn today?
- Replies: 1435
- Views: 50418
Re: 2017: What did you do on your lawn today?
Raked and mulched the last of the oak leaves that held on through most of the winter. Picked up a winter's worth of dog poop. filling a 5 gallon bucket.
Raked then spread tupersan, Blueberry KBG seed, and milo in the front.
Raked then spread tupersan, Blueberry KBG seed, and milo in the front.
- March 29th, 2017, 4:51 am
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Toro updates TimeMaster Engine
- Replies: 6
- Views: 394
Toro updates TimeMaster Engine
The old version was under powered. Hopefully the new engine fixes this issue. http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/article/ll-111416-toro-timemaster-briggs/ Toro has unveiled a new engine in Toro TimeMaster 30" mowers. New models are now equipped with a Briggs & Stratton Professional Series 1000 engine, ...
- March 25th, 2017, 11:36 am
- Forum: Weather
- Topic: Who's Still Dealing with (Real) Snow?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 576
Re: Who's Still Dealing with (Real) Snow?
Still snow covered in North Coast of MA. Raining the next few days so it will hopefully be gone.
- March 21st, 2017, 5:28 am
- Forum: Water cooler
- Topic: Other hobbies?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 869
Re: Other hobbies?
Skiing, I run gates in the NASTAR course at Cranmore in NH. Shooting rifles and pistols at my local range. Saltwater fishing for stripers and tuna.
- December 12th, 2016, 4:24 pm
- Forum: Water cooler
- Topic: Lawsuit for truck ruts in lawn?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6433
Re: Lawsuit for truck ruts in lawn?
LT I would have been pissed. I would have either called the cops and filed for a restraining order or started smashing windows with a bat. Though probably not the best reactions. If he had just explained that where you parked made it difficult for his wife I'm sure you could have found another spot....
- December 8th, 2016, 11:16 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Put a Fork In It (and Then Grade It)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1312
Re: Put a Fork In It (and Then Grade It)
Tough year with the drought. Grade C overall. Front Yard Reno was a challenge. Was hoping for a nice wet spring to help it along. Had to rely on my irrigation system since mother nature was so stingy with rain. It took a very long time to fill in and I still have some bare spots where I could not ge...
- November 28th, 2016, 3:43 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: 2016: What did you do to or on your lawn today?
- Replies: 1905
- Views: 66250
Re: 2016: What did you do to or on your lawn today?
Final cut and leaf mulch of the season. Ran the mower dry and stored it for the winter.
- November 1st, 2016, 1:25 pm
- Forum: Lawn Renovations
- Topic: Suggestions....Massachusetts Cultivar for next year?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 354
Re: Suggestions....Massachusetts Cultivar for next year?
I did 50% Blueberry 25% Midnight 25% Bewitched. Coming in nicely.
- October 26th, 2016, 5:40 am
- Forum: Lawn Care Basics 101
- Topic: Fall Nitrogen 101 (aka Winterizing?)
- Replies: 39
- Views: 4107
Re: Fall Nitrogen 101 (aka Winterizing?)
I use this:
http://www.scotts.com/smg/goprod/scotts ... od10610005?&
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0168 ... PDKIKX0DER
Scotts Green MAX Lawn Food
26-0-2
5.17% iron
http://www.scotts.com/smg/goprod/scotts ... od10610005?&
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0168 ... PDKIKX0DER
Scotts Green MAX Lawn Food
26-0-2
5.17% iron
- October 12th, 2016, 8:38 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Need help with an idea for my hill
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1253
Re: Need help with an idea for my hill
I worked on a golf course and used a fly mow. They are not the best...but they get the job done. Only thing that worked on the back of high tee boxes.
- October 12th, 2016, 2:52 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Fertilizer Spreaders - Let me Complain
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1066
Re: Fertilizer Spreaders - Let me Complain
I have this: https://www.amazon.com/Scotts-Pro-EdgeGuard-Broadcast-Spreader/dp/B004TTB0QG The edge guard works ok and does help to keep fertilizer off of driveways and out of flower beds. If you watch your disbursement pattern you can ensure good coverage with little waste. There should be some over...
- October 11th, 2016, 7:56 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Dormant reseeding or spring reseeding ?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 887
Re: Dormant reseeding or spring reseeding ?
I did both this year. I had some extra seed so I threw it down in late December. Not all of it germinated but I did get about a 35% patchy success rate. It only helped my spring reno efforts. Used granular Starter/Tenacity at seed down in the spring with no noticeable negative effects on the dormant...
- October 10th, 2016, 8:46 pm
- Forum: Water cooler
- Topic: The New Canadian Geese?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 617
Re: The New Canadian Geese?
They make the news around here at least once a year...Turkeys terrorizing a neighborhood. Mailmen attacked. Turkeys chasing adults. I never understood that. If a turkey attacked me it would be on the carving board that night. https://www.boston.com/news/animals/2016/09/07/turkeys-attacking-people-in...