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- June 14th, 2021, 5:59 am
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Schreibdave's 2021 Soil Test
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1039
Re: Schreibdave's 2021 Soil Test
Hmmm. I have often felt like the balanced fertilizers I was using - either from the hardware store or from Tractor Supply - were sort of a low quality product. Among other things they tend to be less expensive than Milo or a Scotts product. They also seem to leave behind a granular residue that is s...
- June 12th, 2021, 3:06 pm
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Schreibdave's 2021 Soil Test
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1039
Re: Schreibdave's 2021 Soil Test
Hmmm. I've used soil BL soil conditioner with kelp help once or twice. Foliar iron once. Spectator and another fungicide a few times. Other than that... dog urine and poop .... I think I've used a random scotts product once or twice because I wanted to get rid of it. I think that's it. The first yea...
- June 11th, 2021, 6:27 am
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Schreibdave's 2021 Soil Test
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1039
Re: Schreibdave's 2021 Soil Test
Edit: last year I mostly alternated milo with starter fert, not 10-10-10.
- June 10th, 2021, 3:29 pm
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Schreibdave's 2021 Soil Test
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1039
Schreibdave's 2021 Soil Test
Here's this year's test. My situation: 4 year old home, so the soil was heavily disturbed during construction. However they did scrape the top soil off to the side and attempt to put it back when the house was complete - I watched. All KBG lawn - Three sides will be 2 years old in the fall. The back...
- June 4th, 2021, 8:45 pm
- Forum: Lawn Renovations
- Topic: It's like mowing a rumble strip...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5134
Re: It's like mowing a rumble strip...
Is there anyone you could ask who might know why it's so bumpy? A neighbor maybe? That doesn't sound to me like a situation that would occur naturally. But in terms of solutions ... you've identified a variety of bad options. I'll add another bad option to your list: somebody here posted pictures of...
- June 1st, 2021, 10:14 am
- Forum: Lawn Renovations
- Topic: Schreibdave's 2019 KBG Reno
- Replies: 98
- Views: 11096
Re: Schreibdave's 2019 KBG Reno
Yea, I know the town compost stuff is frowned upon here but I have used it every year for the last 13 years for one thing or another and it doesn't produce any more weeds than they areas w/o the compost. And it is easy to fling from the back of the truck or wheel barrow. When I have used peat moss ...
- November 7th, 2020, 9:12 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Poa or ????
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2805
Re: Poa or ????
Anything u guys are comfortable sharing would be great.
- November 6th, 2020, 9:15 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Poa or ????
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2805
Re: Poa or ????
So the tenacity lights it up and the certainty takes it out. What dosage, timing and frequency do u use for the certainty? And do u use mso?
- November 3rd, 2020, 9:54 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Poa or ????
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2805
Re: Poa or ????
Andy can you summarize what you see as the best strategy for Tenacity on Poa T? Dosage, frequency, time of year, etc? Also are you a proponent of MSO? Thanks
- November 1st, 2020, 12:22 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Poa or ????
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2805
Re: Poa or ????
Looks like POA T to me. Having tried all the other solutions I think next year I will try to buy a roll of kbg sod and use that to patch poa T spots that I have dug out. I'm not even going to try spraying it with anything. My existing lawn is all kbg. It may not match perfectly but it will be better...
- September 7th, 2020, 7:52 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Help, don’t know what happened or how to fix
- Replies: 7
- Views: 725
Re: Help, don’t know what happened or how to fix
Are those the areas that were reseeded after the drain was installed? If so, when was that? And what kind if seed?
Close up pictures would help a lot.
Close up pictures would help a lot.
- September 7th, 2020, 7:48 am
- Forum: Irrigation
- Topic: Poor man's irrigation system?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 8916
Re: Poor man's irrigation system?
I added 3 new spigots. Easy to do with pex. That simplified things a little.
We have low water pressure coming in from the town. About 35 psi. So I had a plumber install a pump to boost pressure to whatever i set it to, which is usually 60 psi or so.
Good luck!
We have low water pressure coming in from the town. About 35 psi. So I had a plumber install a pump to boost pressure to whatever i set it to, which is usually 60 psi or so.
Good luck!
- September 3rd, 2020, 8:25 pm
- Forum: Water cooler
- Topic: Lets see some dog pics
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2604
- August 23rd, 2020, 9:09 am
- Forum: Lawn Renovations
- Topic: jskierko's Fall 2020 Bewitched Front Renovation
- Replies: 51
- Views: 6503
Re: jskierko's Fall 2020 Bewitched Front Renovation
Looks great. I think you are a day or so ahead of me.
- August 20th, 2020, 9:08 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Grass identification and advice on next steps
- Replies: 41
- Views: 2709
Re: Grass identification and advice on next steps
I have heard Andy say that the seeds dont care about air temps so that would indicate a green light.
- August 19th, 2020, 7:32 pm
- Forum: Lawn Renovations
- Topic: jskierko's Fall 2020 Bewitched Front Renovation
- Replies: 51
- Views: 6503
Re: jskierko's Fall 2020 Bewitched Front Renovation
https://i.postimg.cc/GBJ8Syfv/20200818-220146.jpg We have germination on the evening of Day 5 (8/18). It took some hunting, but there are a few early arrivals to the lawn party. I unfortunately also got an inch of rain this morning with some heavy downpours mixed in. Areas where my buried downspout...
- August 18th, 2020, 11:13 am
- Forum: Lawn Care Basics 101
- Topic: Handy chart for various chemical ratios?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1355
Re: Handy chart for various chemical ratios?
If I cant read the fine print on a label I take a picture with my phone and then blow it up.
- August 16th, 2020, 8:13 pm
- Forum: Lawn Renovations
- Topic: Schreibdave's 2020 Backyard Renovation
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1288
- August 15th, 2020, 6:15 am
- Forum: Lawn Renovations
- Topic: jskierko's Fall 2020 Bewitched Front Renovation
- Replies: 51
- Views: 6503
Re: jskierko's Fall 2020 Bewitched Front Renovation
Looks great. I am basically at the same stage. Seed down, covered, rolled and now tweaking irrigation. I agree that exhaustion from a lawn care project is a different kind of exhaustion. What do your neighbor's think about your reno? Are they the type who will say "it looked fine to me, why'd you ki...
- August 14th, 2020, 7:45 pm
- Forum: Lawn Renovations
- Topic: Schreibdave's 2020 Backyard Renovation
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1288
Re: Schreibdave's 2020 Backyard Renovation
Got seed down yesterday and finished covering it and rolling it today. Sprinklers are going as we speak. Sprinklers need a little adjustment and I need to put up some fencing to keep the dog out but otherwise, I am done! If last year is any guide I will be looking for germination in 7 days. https://...