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by suffolk_lawn
April 14th, 2020, 9:29 pm
Forum: Warm-season grasses
Topic: Sun Requirements
Replies: 1
Views: 221

Sun Requirements

I’m planning on reno’ing the yard this year so I’m trying to make a selection on grass based on what’s availableat my local sod farms. Today I took pictures of my yard each hour between 8am-6pm, then divided the yard in 4 sections (East to west) and determined each section gets a pretty even 6 hours...
by suffolk_lawn
April 13th, 2020, 2:10 pm
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: Regrading Lawn
Replies: 2
Views: 923

Regrading Lawn

https://i.postimg.cc/vD7J6QSR/IMG-3722.jpg Planning on finally getting around to redoing the landscaping in the front yard this year. I had a giant pine at the corner of the house taken down last year so right now the lawn is about 60% unknown zoysia that seems to spread about 1" per year, 20% dirt...
by suffolk_lawn
March 27th, 2019, 11:47 am
Forum: Warm-season grasses
Topic: When is it too late to scalp Zoysia?
Replies: 2
Views: 317

Re: When is it too late to scalp Zoysia?

Thanks Dchall_San_Antonio. What I meant by not being able to find it is any information on when (or why) it would be counterproductive to scalp because it’s too late. I see a lot of articles and forums including this site suggesting it with zoysia for both faster greenup through warmer soil temps an...
by suffolk_lawn
March 25th, 2019, 7:13 am
Forum: Warm-season grasses
Topic: When is it too late to scalp Zoysia?
Replies: 2
Views: 317

When is it too late to scalp Zoysia?

I can’t seem to find this information anywhere. I’m in zone 8a, I’m not great at determining %greeness but I’d say about 25%.

My plan was to scalp this weekend, which really will be around a 1” cut. Would this be too late? Could it ever be too late to the point that it damages the grass?
by suffolk_lawn
March 23rd, 2019, 11:43 pm
Forum: Organic lawn care
Topic: Using pond for irrigation
Replies: 2
Views: 367

Using pond for irrigation

I have a small pond in front of my house. Fully established pond with fish,frogs, aquatic plant growth, etc. I could potentially hook up a sump pump to use this as a source for irrigation. Are there any benefitial nutrients or microbes typically present in ponds that would make this worth while over...
by suffolk_lawn
March 19th, 2019, 7:18 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Seeking advice on potential plans to fix my lawn
Replies: 0
Views: 421

Seeking advice on potential plans to fix my lawn

Last year I attempted a new lawn of TTTF in my backyard. The previous grass including all weeds had been completely picked clean to the dirt by our 6 chickens (who have now been locked off to a different area) so that saved me the step of killing and scalping everything. I had a soil test from last ...
by suffolk_lawn
October 14th, 2018, 9:11 am
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: What’s wrong with my TTTF
Replies: 1
Views: 200

What’s wrong with my TTTF

2 weeks old today, my yard is still recovering from heavy rains late Thursday night. I noticed last night that a lot of the blades are breaking about halfway up as shown in the photos. My fear is damping off. Any ideas or suggestions? https://i.postimg.cc/QF0PPc3q/0-E867440-7189-42-F4-8-D02-98-DB45-...
by suffolk_lawn
October 12th, 2018, 8:27 am
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: 2" of rain on 12 day old TTTF
Replies: 1
Views: 119

2" of rain on 12 day old TTTF

My reno is at about the 2.5" mark and yesterday/last night we got almost 2" of rain. now its all laid over and has big wet oak leaves on it. What do I need to do? anything? luckily the weather looks sunny and dry for the next few days.
by suffolk_lawn
October 9th, 2018, 5:16 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Looking for guidance post-germination
Replies: 9
Views: 270

Re: Looking for guidance post-germination

Green wrote:
October 8th, 2018, 11:19 pm

Anyway, I've used two of those cultivars, and loved the results. I hear good things about all 3. Good choices.
Green do you have any photos? which 2 did you use? This was actually a 1/3rd each preblend at my local hardware store, thought they picked excellent cultivars for my area!
by suffolk_lawn
October 9th, 2018, 4:16 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Looking for guidance post-germination
Replies: 9
Views: 270

Re: Looking for guidance post-germination

not mowing yet. Im around the 2" mark in most areas, I would expect to be around 3" and ready to mow in the next 10 days. I did not do any tenacity at seed down. I tilled 1 yard of compost and some lime into the soil, other than that, just seed and rolling. Andy, winter kill and snow mold are genera...
by suffolk_lawn
October 9th, 2018, 9:10 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Looking for guidance post-germination
Replies: 9
Views: 270

Re: Looking for guidance post-germination

Wouldn’t I want to swap out the starter fertilizer for something high in nitrogen after the seedlings have germinated?

I’ve read somewhere that Urea is a good choice in low doses at 2 and 4 weeks. Thoughts?
by suffolk_lawn
October 8th, 2018, 8:04 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Looking for guidance post-germination
Replies: 9
Views: 270

Re: Looking for guidance post-germination

Thanks Andy, my mistake. It actually came back as "M" for both P and K so my statement remains the same. whether the assumption is correct or not is another story..

would you recommend an early fertilizer application since I skipped the starter?
by suffolk_lawn
October 8th, 2018, 4:18 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Looking for guidance post-germination
Replies: 9
Views: 270

Looking for guidance post-germination

hello all, about a week into my ~2300 sqft backyard TTTF renovation (Titanium 2LS, Firecracker SLS, SuperSonic). So far so good, the weather has been excellent so germination started on day 4 and Im at I would say about 80-90% germination at this point. What Im looking for is a lawncare guide beyond...