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Well it’s been a long road getting anything to grow but the hard work is finally paying off. I think it’s mostly due to absolutely PERFECT conditions for at least 4 weeks after I put seed out. Just the right amount of rain so that seed didn’t dry out and perfect temps. I’m not where I want to be yet...

But that kind of recommendation is the estimated total amount you need to raise the pH, not necessarily the amount to be applied all at once unless tilled in and even then maybe split into multiple tillage operations. If that amount is applied to the surface and not tilled in, you end up creating a...

I did spread about 7 tons of lime on the 1.5 acres around the home site in March. Holy schnikeys! That's 214 lb/k or over four times the recommended maximum application rate for standard dolomitic lime (unless tilled in). What did you base your lime needs on if not a soil test? I did have a soil te...

Well it’s been a while and unfortunately I have not had much luck. I wasn’t able to get my first attempt at a cover crop down until early December which I knew would be too late so didn’t expect much and hardly anything came up. I did spread about 7 tons of lime on the 1.5 acres around the home site...

Update: We were able to clear the land and I am waiting on the finish grade to have lime put down and seed my winter cover crop. I need about 9 tons of lime for the area and found a company that will come spread it for $44/ton. Was hoping to get the seed down mid to late Oct but rain has caused dela...

Here are some before pics. Figured I’d try to document as much as possible. Looks like I’m going to start with a cover crop of crimson clover and cereal rye. Will post more pics once some clearing is complete. https://s33.postimg.cc/lcskeu123/9_F662825-_A65_C-4_BEF-_BDB2-289_B696_EFC85.jpg https://s...

The more I think about it, the more I am leaning toward a cover crop on the whole 5 acres (leaving about .5-1 acre bare since builder will be all over it). That will give me until next spring to get the soil right and I have a feeling that once I clear land that has been growing hardwoods forever, i...

I wouldn't rototill that soil in GA if you paid me. Subsoil and topsoil mix all too easily, and the mixed material sucks. Amen to that. Where in N. Georgia are you? I'm between Buford and Suwanee. We’ll be up in Marble Hill near Big Canoe so a little further north. We’re in Snellville now but heade...

Sounds good I will try to post some pictures as the project goes along!

RU is a simple solution, I like it! If I did decide to go with a cover crop for erosion control is there anything in particular you would recommend? Once it’s time to put grass seed down would you just spray the cover crop with RU a couple weeks before? And lastly would you go ahead and start workin...

First let me thank everyone on here for helping me with a renovation on my current lawn. I wasn’t a posting member but read lots of good information and was able to successfully kill my Bermuda lawn and got great results seeding about 15,000 sq ft of Tall Fescue this past fall. I have a much bigger ...