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by andy10917
May 28th, 2010, 10:28 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Why would an animal do this?
Replies: 16
Views: 517

Re: Why would an animal do this?

Don't credit them with too much intelligence. If they sense food where they are, they don't care that there is a 7-course buffet 50 feet away. Nature programmed them to take what is in front of them when the getting is good.
by andy10917
May 28th, 2010, 10:25 am
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: 1st time homeowner in CT w/ bad lawn // soil test results
Replies: 62
Views: 1859

Re: 1st time homeowner in CT w/ bad lawn // soil test results

+1 Gary, with a few caveats and comments... I am of the belief that killing the weeds is first, so to allow some room for the grass to grow. ... good idea, unless you have "continents" of weed areas with no grass. Bare soil just begs for nature to populate it with new weeds. Do a blanket spray this ...
by andy10917
May 28th, 2010, 8:12 am
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Gbig2's soil test results, you called it Morpheus!
Replies: 21
Views: 588

Re: Gbig2's soil test results, you called it Morpheus!

Andy, how did you get your organic matter up on an acre lot? Sounds like you had a homemade compost pile? So you just used compost? I'm debating trying to get 30 yards of compost down or if I should just use lots of sbm and cracked corn? Also, will mulch mowing increase organic matter over the year...
by andy10917
May 27th, 2010, 8:55 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: B&D cordless mower opinions
Replies: 5
Views: 293

Re: B&D cordless mower opinions

They lack torque, and many people report that mowing twice is a common occurrence to get a smooth cut. And that's not with 6"-7" TF.
by andy10917
May 27th, 2010, 7:58 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Is this tall fescue?
Replies: 40
Views: 7817

Re: Is this tall fescue?

If so where is a good place to get truck load of soil? 1000 sq feet time 3 inch that is about 187 cub feet. Lots of soil to add. Check your math. One cubic foot of soil will cover 4 square feet of ground 3" deep. So, you would need 250 cubic feet of topsoil. A cubic yard is 27 cubic feet. So, you n...
by andy10917
May 27th, 2010, 6:33 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: What are these?
Replies: 15
Views: 578

Re: What are these?

Poa Annua most often has a "crinkled" look to the blades - they're not smooth. Poa Trivialis almost never is crinkly. When looking at pictures, it is one of the easiest ways to tell them apart, although not all pictures show the crinkles well.
by andy10917
May 27th, 2010, 6:01 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Roll over Rover, we're overrun with clover!
Replies: 15
Views: 3622

Re: Roll over Rover, we're overrun with clover!

In the meantime, I'm going to mow high, water deep infrequently, and poke the milorganite to it about every two weeks or so...this make sense too? No, you're actually better if you do the soil samples REAL soon. The fertilizer probably hasn't reached the 3"-4" zone that we take soil samples from. T...
by andy10917
May 27th, 2010, 11:42 am
Forum: Water cooler
Topic: A Horrible Thought...
Replies: 11
Views: 400

Re: A Horrible Thought...

A little Vinaigrette and we can call it a "Morph Salad". :good:
by andy10917
May 27th, 2010, 10:41 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: What is THIS!!!!
Replies: 115
Views: 2212

Re: What is THIS!!!!

I don't know that Simpson's experience offers any insight as to whether Certainty can control this weed or not. He experienced heavy rain 30 minutes after application - that would render any application results a "no decision" in my opinion, as there is no way to know whether any of the herbicide ma...
by andy10917
May 27th, 2010, 9:34 am
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: 1st time homeowner in CT w/ bad lawn // soil test results
Replies: 62
Views: 1859

Re: 1st time homeowner in CT w/ bad lawn // soil test results

Kickflip:

Don't get the idea that I'm trying to talk you into a renovation. I get grief around here for always pointing out that renovations are Big Work. I just wanted to point out to you that the decision is easiest made now, before you make investments of time and money into the existing lawn.
by andy10917
May 27th, 2010, 9:03 am
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: 1st time homeowner in CT w/ bad lawn // soil test results
Replies: 62
Views: 1859

Re: 1st time homeowner in CT w/ bad lawn // soil test results

Sure, but you'll be killing everything you paid and worked hard to build. It will be a hard thing to get yourself to kill it.
by andy10917
May 27th, 2010, 8:11 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Roll over Rover, we're overrun with clover!
Replies: 15
Views: 3622

Re: Roll over Rover, we're overrun with clover!

any chance of buying the empty lot next door for cheap? empty is good.
C&C, you keep mixing those up - you want to be a Land Baron owner, not an owner of Barren Land.
by andy10917
May 27th, 2010, 8:06 am
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: 1st time homeowner in CT w/ bad lawn // soil test results
Replies: 62
Views: 1859

Re: 1st time homeowner in CT w/ bad lawn // soil test results

The direct costs of doing a 5,000 sq ft renovation are not huge. Figure 3 lbs per 1000 sq ft of Elite KBG at $6/lb delivered. That's $90. RoundUp, starter fertilizer, blah. blah, blah another $100. We're not talking the national debt here. There are fertilizer and lime, etc costs to prep the soil, b...
by andy10917
May 27th, 2010, 7:33 am
Forum: Organic lawn care
Topic: New Organic Broadleaf Weed Killer
Replies: 21
Views: 4327

Re: New Organic Broadleaf Weed Killer

Go Canucks!....er, I mean.....Go Canadiens!.....damn, they're out too.
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Look on the bright side. At least you're not serving a lifetime sentence as an Islanders fan, like me.
by andy10917
May 26th, 2010, 10:06 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Roll over Rover, we're overrun with clover!
Replies: 15
Views: 3622

Re: Roll over Rover, we're overrun with clover!

I actually find it very nice, but I'm sure that that is the last thing you want to hear... About the CCO Killer - it is a reasonably slow killer, roughly 14-16 days. Don't panic when you see nothing in 5 or 6 days, and don't hit it again until at least 14 days. I'd definitely find out what the exist...
by andy10917
May 26th, 2010, 9:38 pm
Forum: Organic lawn care
Topic: New Organic Broadleaf Weed Killer
Replies: 21
Views: 4327

Re: New Organic Broadleaf Weed Killer

"Iron HEDTA undergoes rapid biodegradation in soil and water, and no unreasonable adverse effects to the environment are expected from the use of Iron HEDTA when label instructions are followed" Sorry, Freyja and NLG - those are the US toxicology results. Here are the Canadian studies: Iron HEDTA u...
by andy10917
May 26th, 2010, 9:07 pm
Forum: Water cooler
Topic: A Horrible Thought...
Replies: 11
Views: 400

Re: A Horrible Thought...

Cause they don't have it at Home Depot. :-)
Yes they do!! It's right between the Soybean Meal and the Manganese Sulfate.
by andy10917
May 26th, 2010, 5:53 pm
Forum: Organic lawn care
Topic: New Organic Broadleaf Weed Killer
Replies: 21
Views: 4327

Re: New Organic Broadleaf Weed Killer

Yeah. The lawn will be affected just like it would if you applied Chelated Iron. Do you know Why? Because it IS Chelated Iron. One-quarter of one percent. Google "Iron HEDTA" and see what you get... Does it come as RTU only, or as a concentrate also? The concentrate could precipitate out and lose th...
by andy10917
May 26th, 2010, 5:39 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Certainty and heat/drought stress
Replies: 4
Views: 131

Re: Certainty and heat/drought stress

I can't speak for more than one lawn, but I applied mine in the last week of July last year and didn't notice any symptoms that I couldn't attribute to "normal" Certainty stress. The three week treatment included the infamous Dog Days of early August.
by andy10917
May 26th, 2010, 1:51 pm
Forum: Water cooler
Topic: A Horrible Thought...
Replies: 11
Views: 400

Re: A Horrible Thought...

It's far less direct than observing the grass
...and far more quantifiable.
plus requires special tools
Why is a $50 refractometer any more a "special tool" than a backpack sprayer is?