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by jimmo
November 25th, 2019, 5:14 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Urea Down...heavy rain...do it again?
Replies: 7
Views: 440

Re: Urea Down...heavy rain...do it gain?

Okay, right 1 lb of N per K. Yes, that makes more sense. I'm dropping to 0.5 lbs per K this year...we'll see if I notice a difference in the spring.
by jimmo
November 25th, 2019, 4:29 pm
Forum: Organic lawn care
Topic: Any natural remedies to getting rid of clover in my yard??
Replies: 12
Views: 2255

Re: Any natural remedies to getting rid of clover in my yard??

I'd agree, embrace a little clover in the backyard. It's a kids area for playing. Leave it be.
by jimmo
November 25th, 2019, 4:24 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: How Do You Rate The 2019 Season For Your Lawn?
Replies: 20
Views: 759

Re: How Do You Rate The 2019 Season For Your Lawn?

Moving towards a lower input / more organic lawn and testing what can and can't be dropped without noticeable impact. It's been interesting. Mostly we get indoctrinated by the lawn industry or by our peers on what we "should" do. Didn't do a pre-emergent application in the spring and had only very m...
by jimmo
November 25th, 2019, 1:35 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Urea Down...heavy rain...do it again?
Replies: 7
Views: 440

Re: Urea Down...heavy rain...do it gain?

No, 1.3 inches over 10 hours should be completely fine (assuming you didn't apply to frozen ground). The real issue is summer thunderstorms that dump an inch or more an hour. No need to reapply. Not to mention that it hard to imagine your yard even usefully taking up 2 lbs / K as a winterizer app. W...
by jimmo
November 23rd, 2019, 9:37 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Out of curiosity, how many times did you mow this year?
Replies: 18
Views: 795

Re: Out of curiosity, how many times did you mow this year?

Probably makes sense to specify whether or not you irrigate. I do not, well outside of dragging out the hoses a couple times in Sept. I came up with 29 mows this year give or take a couple. Which averages to about once a week. More specific, every 4-5 days in spring, but only about once every two we...
by jimmo
November 9th, 2019, 2:14 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Tru-Green Winterizing the Snowy Lawns?
Replies: 2
Views: 323

Re: Tru-Green Winterizing the Snowy Lawns?

It's just irresponsible. Will result in fertilizer runoff polluting local waterways. Same reason you don't want to be a week late on winterize app onto frozen ground.
by jimmo
May 17th, 2019, 9:38 pm
Forum: Trees
Topic: Okame Cherry tree not taking root
Replies: 2
Views: 466

Re: Okame Cherry tree not taking root

Also my cherry was slow to root as well. Took about a year before it seemed properly anchored.
by jimmo
May 17th, 2019, 9:36 pm
Forum: Trees
Topic: Okame Cherry tree not taking root
Replies: 2
Views: 466

Re: Okame Cherry tree not taking root

I'd agree that you should use no less than 50/50 existing soil to amended, but at this point I wouldn't start over. Just stake it good so it doesn't blow around until the roots spread. Also really tamp down the soil around tree to help anchor it and remove air pockets.
by jimmo
May 17th, 2019, 9:25 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Post your mow!
Replies: 94
Views: 6633

Re: Post your mow!

Oldschool wrote:
May 11th, 2019, 9:04 pm
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Beautiful. Love the nature setting and dark green grass.
by jimmo
May 17th, 2019, 9:21 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Are you up to the max height of cut for your lawn yet?
Replies: 28
Views: 1403

Re: Are you up to the max height of cut for your lawn yet?

I'm at about 3.75in on my NoMix in central Ohio. I start at 3in for first cut and work my way up to 4in by June.
by jimmo
May 17th, 2019, 9:14 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Post pics of your peonies
Replies: 10
Views: 399

Re: Post pics of your peonies

I counted about 40 buds on there ready to burst. We had rain last night and the whole works is about to fall over. My wife likes to cut a few of the blooms and bring them inside to enjoy. Might as well. I have a love/hate relationship with peonies...beautiful flowers, but plant proportions are off. ...
by jimmo
May 17th, 2019, 8:56 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: 2019: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
Replies: 391
Views: 19031

Re: 2019: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?

Mowed, planted Solomon’s seal, liatris, New England aster, Cardinal flowers, black eyed Susan’s, and trout lilies. Great choices in native flowers! I really like Cardinal flowers but tough finding a suitable area that is wet and sunny. Mowed last night and put my first input on the yard this year. ...
by jimmo
March 23rd, 2019, 12:08 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Starter Feed and Pre-Emergent Concurrently?
Replies: 3
Views: 259

Re: Starter Feed and Pre-Emergent Concurrently?

Sorry to hear you were not allowed to fertilize at all for like ten years. That is not a good situation. How is the grass doing? Did it survive with no fertilizer all that time? Couldn't help but LOL at this. It wasn't all that long ago that residential lawn fertilization wasn't common practice. Gr...
by jimmo
November 28th, 2018, 11:01 pm
Forum: Trees
Topic: Tree Identification Help - Oak Variety?
Replies: 9
Views: 2783

Re: Tree Identification Help - Oak Variety?

I'd say either a Willow Oak or a Laurel Oak given your location and the leaves. I confuse the two.
by jimmo
November 28th, 2018, 10:46 pm
Forum: Trees
Topic: Do you consider Honey Locust to be "weed trees"?
Replies: 2
Views: 1453

Re: Do you consider Honey Locust to be "weed trees"?

My parents have a probably 60 year old Honey Locust in their front yard. It's also the hybrid thorn-less variety. I think it's a beautiful tree. It is messy in the fall when it drops the long flat seed pod things, but we always just buzzed them up with the lawn mower and by spring they had long deco...
by jimmo
November 19th, 2018, 11:23 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: 2018: What did you do on your lawn today?
Replies: 725
Views: 27736

Re: 2018: What did you do on your lawn today?

Well good thing I didn't try to put down winterizer yesterday. Rain "showers" turned into another inch of rain overnight on already saturated ground. Lots of puddles in the yard and a small stream running between neighbor's yard and mine. What a wet year!
by jimmo
November 18th, 2018, 11:34 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Where Are You With Fall Regimens?
Replies: 84
Views: 3534

Re: Where Are You With Fall Regimens?

This will be my first time putting down a proper winterizer app of urea. Based on the comments I see around here, seems there's a lot of consternation around getting the winterizer down at just the right time. How long is the actual window to get it down where top growth has stopped but roots still ...
by jimmo
November 18th, 2018, 11:25 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: 2018: What did you do on your lawn today?
Replies: 725
Views: 27736

Re: 2018: What did you do on your lawn today?

I mowed. Took just a whisker off, then I cleaned some leaves around the curbs. The sun was out and it felt great this afternoon. Good to see another person in the Columbus, Ohio area. I mulched leaves in the front yard today. Growth has either stopped or nearly so here. I almost dropped the winteri...
by jimmo
November 9th, 2018, 6:31 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Anyone ever used "Winterizer" app as the only app?
Replies: 14
Views: 811

Re: Anyone ever used "Winterizer" app as the only app?

My dad does one fertilizer app in the fall and that's it. Well and does a Grub-x treatment about every other year in June which provide some addl N. And his lawn looks pretty dang good provided we get sufficient rain (he does not irrigate). It's an established 50 year old KBG lawn. He doesn't bag gr...
by jimmo
October 26th, 2018, 4:49 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Questions on Winterizer App and "Best Practices"
Replies: 4
Views: 330

Re: Questions on Winterizer App and "Best Practices"

Thanks for the response, Andy. I'm looking forward to the results of trying a new approach. Beautiful landscaping and tree lined property. Oh, and nice grass too. :)