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by lVlrBoJang1es
May 16th, 2023, 3:07 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Grass turning Yellow
Replies: 5
Views: 642

Re: Grass turning Yellow

Have you done the screwdriver test? Does water seem to sit on the surface and not permeate into the soil? I see your comments on the soil, but little detail is given. Have you tried digging into the soil in that area to see what the composition looks like compared to other areas? How long have you l...
by lVlrBoJang1es
May 16th, 2023, 12:24 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Voles?
Replies: 7
Views: 529

Re: Voles?

This is what my vole damage looks like. Quite different from what's shown in your pictures. https://i.postimg.cc/kDy1fvjg/Full-Size-Render.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/MXw37FmL/IMG-1718.jpg I've seen the buggers. Their homes are in the mulch beds near where these photos were taken. All signs point to Vo...
by lVlrBoJang1es
May 16th, 2023, 9:35 am
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: lVlrBoJang1es 2023 Soil Test
Replies: 2
Views: 445

Re: lVlrBoJang1es 2023 Soil Test

Thanks as always Andy!

Picking up supplies from the local feed store today and starting first applications tonight.
by lVlrBoJang1es
May 5th, 2023, 9:52 am
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: lVlrBoJang1es 2023 Soil Test
Replies: 2
Views: 445

lVlrBoJang1es 2023 Soil Test

Original owner of a new property in a recently developed neighborhood ~15K sqft. Landscaping was installed last summer (2022). Front was graded with contractor soil, sodded with KGB. General area is re-purposed farm land / deforested. Back was debrushed/deforeseted, graded and hydroseeded with who-k...
by lVlrBoJang1es
April 27th, 2023, 12:54 pm
Forum: Lawn Care Basics 101
Topic: Beginner question....
Replies: 6
Views: 842

Re: Beginner question....

I had an infestation at my first law. Rigged up a hand held sprayer bottle holder on my mower. Every 3rd-4th mow i'd attach the bottle to my mower, stop and spray anything that looked new as i was mowning. It seemed i'd find runners sprouting up year round! Usually my mow height was higher than the ...
by lVlrBoJang1es
April 27th, 2023, 12:21 pm
Forum: Lawn Care Basics 101
Topic: Lawn care and pets (a dog specifically)
Replies: 9
Views: 6505

Re: Lawn care and pets (a dog specifically)

2 puppers in my household. I've resorted to doing my lawn care broken into two parts - this can be challenging if you're relying on rain to wash in your apps however. Hit the front yard, keep it off limits for a few days - doggos have free reign in the back. Hit the back a few days later, doggos hav...
by lVlrBoJang1es
April 27th, 2023, 12:12 pm
Forum: Irrigation
Topic: Zone Balancine via Cup Test
Replies: 3
Views: 448

Re: Zone Balancine via Cup Test

Cool cool. Thanks for the inuput guys! Kind of what i expected. I had full intentions of more or less designing the system myself. During preliminary site visits for the landscaping project, i expressed some of my concerns based on previous irrigation installs i've experienced. In that moment, i cou...
by lVlrBoJang1es
April 26th, 2023, 11:23 am
Forum: Irrigation
Topic: Zone Balancine via Cup Test
Replies: 3
Views: 448

Zone Balancine via Cup Test

Performing my cup test today using these handy fellas - third or foruth test i've done across 3 different irrigation systems over the years: https://www.amazon.com/Sprinkler-Bright-Yellow-Outdoor-Measuring/dp/B005C5OP8G/ref=asc_df_B005C5OP8G/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309804216142&hvpos=&hvn...
by lVlrBoJang1es
April 25th, 2023, 10:42 pm
Forum: Organic lawn care
Topic: Pennsylvania based bio-solid fertilizer? (milo alternative)
Replies: 5
Views: 591

Re: Pennsylvania based bio-solid fertilizer? (milo alternative)

Absolutely insane. I bought 30 some bags at less than $5/bag a few years ago.

I should have invested some retirement savings and flipped it.
by lVlrBoJang1es
April 25th, 2023, 10:32 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: 2023 spring green-up
Replies: 2
Views: 245

Re: 2023 spring green-up

The moment it feels like we’re greening up, we get hit with another thin blanketing of snow. Odd, it was over 80 degrees Easter weekend. Spent most of the weekend outside doing spring cleanup. Trees, bushes, ornamentals budding and blossoming. But… We’ve had 3 mornings since then where we wake up to...
by lVlrBoJang1es
April 13th, 2023, 1:58 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: New Grass in Shade with Acidic Soil
Replies: 11
Views: 526

Re: New Grass in Shade with Acidic Soil

random side thought - anyone watch the Masters? Notice how their pristine grass (though painted and dyed) grows right up to the trunks of their trees? Also notice how their trees are shapped like lolli-pops? No branches until you get to the 30+ ft mark... Tons of sun light at the base! Easier turf m...
by lVlrBoJang1es
April 13th, 2023, 1:50 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Who all has put down Pre Emergent?
Replies: 23
Views: 1163

Re: Who all has put down Pre Emergent?

Dropped some generic Tenacity on my "far back" portion 4/7 - planning on seeding some bare spots where hydroseeding washed out. Tenacity mixed with Prodiamine on "front" and "back" sections 4/9. Spent the entire good friday-easter sunday working on the yard/mulch beds. Damn it felt good to get some ...
by lVlrBoJang1es
July 27th, 2022, 5:28 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: New Sod - identify the inconsistency?
Replies: 5
Views: 378

Re: New Sod - identify the inconsistency?

Looks gorgeous! I sifted through the straw-like top layer today and could see some green underneath. I'm feeling better about it now that it's not trending in the wrong direction. Twists my stomach a bit to have an eye sore in the front of the house while everything is still fresh and new. Poor patc...
by lVlrBoJang1es
July 27th, 2022, 5:25 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Hydroseed Sprouting Under Apple Tree
Replies: 3
Views: 177

Re: Hydroseed Sprouting Under Apple Tree

Thanks! Wife and I find ourselves discussing the topic atleast once/day - we're both anxious to get back there and get the appels off the "grass babies" as she calls em. She asked today; "did they respond on your grass website yet?" :rotfl: We'll probably go back there tomorrow afternoon and gently ...
by lVlrBoJang1es
July 26th, 2022, 11:17 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Hydroseed Sprouting Under Apple Tree
Replies: 3
Views: 177

Hydroseed Sprouting Under Apple Tree

Recently had landscaping installed at our new house. Back side of the property had some brush cleared. Several reasons i chose not to sod this area, so we opted with soil prep + hydro seeding. There's a beautiful apple tree in this area that's currently dumping apples, at the same time our hydro-see...
by lVlrBoJang1es
July 26th, 2022, 10:11 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: New Sod - identify the inconsistency?
Replies: 5
Views: 378

Re: New Sod - identify the inconsistency?

Thanks for the reply. I combed through the top level of the soil, and there was quite a bit of replacement done by the contractors by request. No doubt there could be something buried deeper though. However, i'm thinking that since the sod looked different within an hour or two of being installed on...
by lVlrBoJang1es
July 23rd, 2022, 1:41 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: New Sod - identify the inconsistency?
Replies: 5
Views: 378

Re: New Sod - identify the inconsistency?

"Can only post 4 urls" message when i only had 3 :rotfl: Here is a side by side of the blades (dominant sod left, odd sod right): https://i.postimg.cc/jDYZXbBL/image.png Thanks again, enjoy your mowing this weekend! (i haven't had a good mow in two years now, counting down the day until this sod mat...
by lVlrBoJang1es
July 23rd, 2022, 1:38 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: New Sod - identify the inconsistency?
Replies: 5
Views: 378

New Sod - identify the inconsistency?

Hi ATY - long time no read/write. Recently moved into a new home and finally got our landscaping project completed after nearly a year and a half of mowing nothing but weeds :banghead: Overall, everything went pretty well. Yesterday, they finished laying sod on the hell strips. Sod, i was told, was ...
by lVlrBoJang1es
November 3rd, 2020, 2:04 pm
Forum: Lawn Care Basics 101
Topic: Should I mow high or low when mulching leaves?
Replies: 9
Views: 3856

Re: Should I mow high or low when mulching leaves?

I find that the lower my deck height is, the finer the mulch and less clumping i get.

Could just be my mower though...
by lVlrBoJang1es
November 3rd, 2020, 2:02 pm
Forum: Lawn Care Basics 101
Topic: Lawn disaster
Replies: 10
Views: 2582

Re: Lawn disaster

"ok.."?!

That's a pretty remarkable improvement from where you were at in half a season! Nice work!!