I got home yesterday. First time I've slept in my bed since November 3.
I've come along way but still have a long way to go.
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- April 14th, 2024, 6:37 pm
- Forum: Water cooler
- Topic: No more triathlons for me this year
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4697
- April 9th, 2024, 12:05 am
- Forum: Water cooler
- Topic: No more triathlons for me this year
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4697
Re: No more triathlons for me this year
So . . . I didn't end up doing the age group national champions for a variety of reasons, but kept doing triathlons. I've done a bunch of sprint distances and a few Olympic distances. I was working up to a half ironman distance. They couldn't call it that because ironman is trademarked and they don'...
- November 1st, 2023, 10:36 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Plant Now?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1123
Re: Plant Now?
I think the problem with mulching leaves into the lawn is that the new grass has shallow roots and a rotary mower creates suction while cutting. That leads to the possibility that the new head can bww pulled up by the roots. I'm a big proponent of mulching leaves, but with grass that young, I'd prob...
- October 25th, 2023, 4:31 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Too Late for Sod?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 666
Re: Too Late for Sod?
I don't know how good the sod at home depot is, but in terms of timing, I've read that sod can go down as long as the soil isn't frozen.
- October 14th, 2023, 3:23 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Plant Now?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1123
Re: Plant Now?
That seems like it's cutting it pretty close. Rye would likely germinate in time. The fescue might germinate before then, but I don't know if it would be growing long enough to survive. The kbg would probably not get much if any germination. Depending on the size of the bare spots, the kbg in the mi...
- September 2nd, 2023, 10:15 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Any idea what type of mushroom/fungus this is?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 239
Re: Any idea what type of mushroom/fungus this is?
When I read the first couple of sentences, I was getting ready to ask if there was any chance a tree had been in that area at some point and died. Then you answered my question. Tree roots are high carbon. They decompose through fungal activity. As you've already mentioned, most of the mass is below...
- August 31st, 2023, 4:40 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Help Identifying this grass in lawn
- Replies: 3
- Views: 410
Re: Help Identifying this grass in lawn
It doesn't look like a prairie grass to me. None of the prairie grasses I've grown, anyway.
Nutsedge is relatively easy to identify. It's triangular near the ground.
Nutsedge is relatively easy to identify. It's triangular near the ground.
- August 22nd, 2023, 3:05 pm
- Forum: Flowers & Annuals
- Topic: How to get rid of Hedge Bindweed
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1708
Re: How to get rid of Hedge Bindweed
I think I read about this approach on this website once upon a time. I tried it once with good results. Take a mason jar or pickle jar or similar and fill it part way with Roundup. Then work loose the leading end of the vine (cut it at a convenient point if you need to). Stuff the vine leaves and s...
- August 21st, 2023, 9:21 pm
- Forum: Flowers & Annuals
- Topic: How to get rid of Hedge Bindweed
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1708
Re: How to get rid of Hedge Bindweed
I've dealt with field bindweed and was able to eradicate it, but it took years and nearly constant attention. Bindweed is a tough plant that is practically designed to survive almost any attempt to kill it. Small pieces of the bines or roots can grow into new plants. And there seeds stre viable for ...
- July 10th, 2023, 10:17 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Thanks to everyone!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 654
Re: Thanks to everyone!
Looking good!
- June 14th, 2023, 10:32 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
- Replies: 129
- Views: 12199
Re: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
Thanks. I'll be watching what happens. Good luck!
- June 13th, 2023, 11:09 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
- Replies: 129
- Views: 12199
Re: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
Dropped elemental sulfur on the front/side lawns today at 3 lbs per 1k. Glad to have finally gotten some rain. I bought a $6 rain gauge so I actually know what's happening. About 0.7" over the last couple of days - nice and gentle. Cut some zucchini and squash from the garden too. Have you used sul...
- June 10th, 2023, 8:48 pm
- Forum: Water cooler
- Topic: Canada wildfires
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1864
Re: Canada wildfires
I think it's one of those things that you see on the news and think, "Wow. That's really something." It's really hard to fathom until you actually experience it. And those fires are many miles away. They're really something up close. There was one in my town that came within a couple od miles iid my...
- June 10th, 2023, 1:07 pm
- Forum: Water cooler
- Topic: Canada wildfires
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1864
Re: Canada wildfires
Welcome to my world. We get wildfire smoke almost every summer. We get it from oor own fires, as well as fires from all up and down the west coast.
In Utah, the air looking, smelling, and trading line that is just known as August.
In Utah, the air looking, smelling, and trading line that is just known as August.
- May 23rd, 2023, 8:37 pm
- Forum: Lawn Care Basics 101
- Topic: What's with Milo pricing this year (at least near me)?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3780
- May 21st, 2023, 10:53 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
- Replies: 129
- Views: 12199
Re: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
I broke down and bought a battery powered mower for those times when I let the grass get too long (like now) for the manual reel mower. The guy at home depot took care to point out that the one I was looking at was not propelled, so I'd have to push it myself. When I described my current mower, he w...
- May 19th, 2023, 11:06 pm
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Chris' Soil Tests - Spring 2023
- Replies: 7
- Views: 692
Re: Chris' Soil Tests - Spring 2023
Don't forget to post a link in the soil interpretation queue.
- May 7th, 2023, 11:00 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Landscaper top dress too thick
- Replies: 1
- Views: 294
Re: Landscaper top dress too thick
Welcome. You should probably add your lawn size and experience to your profile. How thick is too thick? The answer to that can help us figure out what is likely to happen. You said you hired them to renovate the whole lawn. We usually use the term renovate to mean completely replace the existing law...
- April 17th, 2023, 11:22 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Best Grass For Low pH Soil?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1125
Re: Best Grass For Low pH Soil?
Anything you can get in a bag at the big box store won't be a hybrid and will be an older cultivar. They tend to feature poorer performance across the board...but also don't tend to be particularly choosy in terms of specific soils. Now that we know Bales is dealing with a sand for soil, we can als...
- April 16th, 2023, 8:14 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
- Replies: 129
- Views: 12199
Re: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
Yesterday, actually. I mowed the front lawn. Most of it didn't need to be mowed, but there were patches that did and since my mower is manual, I can't let any patches get too long.