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by glenforest
August 22nd, 2023, 12:00 pm
Forum: Flowers & Annuals
Topic: How to get rid of Hedge Bindweed
Replies: 4
Views: 1666

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 st...
by glenforest
August 4th, 2022, 3:24 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Companion Max Biofungicide questions (2022 update)
Replies: 4
Views: 449

Re: Companion Max Biofungicide questions (2022 update)

I bought Companion Maxx for the first time in 2020 and was confused by the difference also. In 2020 the quart bottle I bought from Wallace Wow online was labeled by Growth Products. I found some online site (don't remember where) and messaged them asking about the different fertilizer analyses that ...
by glenforest
April 30th, 2021, 12:46 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Weed Identification in Cool Season lawn
Replies: 10
Views: 645

Re: Weed Identification in Cool Season lawn

I can't say definitively what it is, but I can say definitively that it's not yellow nutsedge. Sedges have edges--i.e., a triangular stem (in cross section).
by glenforest
April 30th, 2021, 12:40 pm
Forum: Organic lawn care
Topic: Companion Biofungicide for Summer Patch
Replies: 10
Views: 3427

Re: Companion Biofungicide for Summer Patch

If you haven't found Companion yet, you can get it at wallacewow.com https://wallacewow.com/products/compani ... f459&_ss=r
by glenforest
September 10th, 2020, 6:37 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Disease EX Application?
Replies: 14
Views: 2099

Re: Disease EX Application?

I didn’t make any comment about effectiveness vs. pythium. I have no opinion on that. You said DiseaseEx is a low rate app and that Heritage G has a higher AI percentage, but the two products have identical label specifications. Just want to put accurate information out there for any readers who com...
by glenforest
September 10th, 2020, 7:51 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Disease EX Application?
Replies: 14
Views: 2099

Re: Disease EX Application?

http://www2.ca.uky.edu/agcomm/pubs/PPA/PPA1/PPA1.pdf According to this study by Rutgers, Wisconsin and Kentucky, azoxystrobin is effective against pythium. DiseaseEx is a Low rate app. You need more punch like Segway, Heritage G, mefanoxam which has much higher AI percentages. If you compare apples...
by glenforest
June 25th, 2020, 11:06 am
Forum: Water cooler
Topic: Want me back for a bit?
Replies: 40
Views: 3175

Re: Want me back for a bit?

Do people ask "What is that?" and "What are you writing?" And then you have to explain "It's cursive, dear," to them? More often I get "Is that a fountain pen?" but only from those old enough to recognize one. The follow-up question is the one I dread: "Can I try it?" If you're a fountain pen user,...
by glenforest
June 19th, 2020, 1:08 pm
Forum: Water cooler
Topic: Want me back for a bit?
Replies: 40
Views: 3175

Re: Want me back for a bit?

MorpheusPA wrote:
June 19th, 2020, 12:48 am
Am I old-fashioned or what? And I still use a pocket watch and a fountain pen, too.
From one fountain pen user to another, welcome back.
by glenforest
June 9th, 2020, 9:53 am
Forum: Lawn Care Basics 101
Topic: Can anyone help me with this weed?
Replies: 5
Views: 589

Re: Can anyone help me with this weed?

TimmyG wrote:
May 12th, 2020, 1:22 pm
Also compare against speedwell. The blue flowers check out.
Yep, speedwell. The heart-shaped seed capsule in photo 3 is another indicator.
by glenforest
June 4th, 2019, 8:05 am
Forum: Water cooler
Topic: Congratulations to SLYDER27
Replies: 11
Views: 891

Re: Congratulations to SLYDER27

It's a girl, and I'm sure he has started teaching her the finer points of the Triangle Approach already. He's probably got flash cards for weed identification. Expectations are high in this Family. SLYDER27 could drive a tractor (sitting on my lap) at three years old, and here is a picture of him l...
by glenforest
July 12th, 2018, 7:58 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Is this nutsedge?
Replies: 8
Views: 302

Re: Is this nutsedge?

No, not nutsedge
by glenforest
July 2nd, 2018, 6:30 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: white blob of spider web looking thing?
Replies: 6
Views: 561

Re: white blob of spider web looking thing?

Definitely spider webs. Google grass spider or funnel weaving spider for info. If you take a small twig and tap gently on the web like an insect landing, you may get the spider to rush out of the funnel looking to attack something.
by glenforest
June 18th, 2018, 6:41 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Milorganite 36 lb vs. Classic 50 LB ??
Replies: 7
Views: 869

Re: Milorganite 36 lb vs. Classic 50 LB ??

Until recently, the retail bag was 5-2-0, and the pro classic bag was 6-2-0. Then the P content went up to 4% on both, and now both bags are (or soon will be) labeled 6-4-0. So there used to be an advantage in getting slightly more N in the classic version, but that is or soon will be gone. Labeled ...
by glenforest
May 4th, 2018, 8:33 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: New sod now has tons of Poa Annua
Replies: 9
Views: 811

Re: New sod now has tons of Poa Annua

Based on my experience, it's surely possible that it came in with the sod. My neighbor did a drainage project some years ago, and I allowed them access over my lawn. When the contractor was done, he re-sodded the neighbor's back yard, and my side yard. I said I would seed the ripped-up portion of th...
by glenforest
March 31st, 2018, 8:19 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: What is this stuff?
Replies: 4
Views: 363

Re: What is this stuff?

I can’t really see in this picture very well, but maybe Star of Bethlehem?
by glenforest
December 10th, 2017, 8:13 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Anyone Else in Northeast With This Problem?
Replies: 16
Views: 844

Re: Anyone Else in Northeast With This Problem?

My star magnolia still has about 10% to 20% of its leaves. I was just noticing that today. It would normally be bare by now, especially with the cold weather for the past week.
by glenforest
August 26th, 2017, 8:31 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Tired of being a slave to my lawn!!!
Replies: 20
Views: 2446

Re: Tired of being a slave to my lawn!!!

Right now I'm mowing twice a week, and I need to double cut each time. I'm probably spending 2.5 hours on it each time I cut. Still, I'm leaving windrows and clippings on the lawn. The growth rate of my lawn is tremendous and my mower and frequency of cut just can't keep up.hem look halfway decent,...
by glenforest
July 23rd, 2017, 9:15 am
Forum: Perennials
Topic: Need help with small area along walkway
Replies: 3
Views: 340

Re: Need help with small area along walkway

Hakone grass is said to do well in shady areas. It spreads a little but not invasively.
by glenforest
July 20th, 2017, 1:34 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Need Recommendations on New Homeowner Lawn Equipment
Replies: 5
Views: 497

Re: Need Recommendations on New Homeowner Lawn Equipment

I took the plunge and ordered a cordless mower on a recent Home Depot 25% off sale--Echo 58 volt battery-operated mower. The Echo and Ryobi battery-operated lines of OPE are both made by the same company, Techtronic Industries. I've only used the mower three times, so these are just preliminary obse...
by glenforest
June 23rd, 2017, 7:26 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Review: Ryobi Cordless/40v Mower Review. (both 16in and 20in.)
Replies: 9
Views: 2257

Re: Review: Ryobi Cordless/40v Mower Review. (both 16in and 20in.)

Thanks for the review and the update. I'm following with interest because I'm considering a cordless mower. My main interest is getting something lightweight because I have to carry the mower up steps to reach my back yard. It looks as if the Ryobi 40V 20" weighs about 45 pounds (compared to 68 pou...