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by turf_toes
November 1st, 2022, 9:47 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: How to handle lawn rust during the pause?
Replies: 3
Views: 264

Re: How to handle lawn rust during the pause?

Try a liquid fungicide. My normal go to would be feeding the grass. But you are too late in the season and in the pause. Your other approach is to wait until you your last dose at the end of the pause. Rust looks bad. But it’s not going to kill your whole lawn like other pathogens. Rust is a disease...
by turf_toes
November 1st, 2022, 9:29 am
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: Help with Zoysia suppression
Replies: 5
Views: 346

Re: Help with Zoysia suppression

You’re too late in the year to do anything about Zoysia in NJ. Nothing is going to suppress zoysia that’s gone dormant. The time to deal with it is June/July when the grass is thriving. But I got to say, if you don’t want to kill it all off and start new, I don’t think you’re going to have much succ...
by turf_toes
October 23rd, 2022, 12:24 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: New Grass turning Yellow
Replies: 3
Views: 221

Re: New Grass turning Yellow

I’d take a sample to your local county coop extension for analysis, if it were me.
by turf_toes
October 23rd, 2022, 10:36 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: New Grass turning Yellow
Replies: 3
Views: 221

Re: New Grass turning Yellow

This time of year, it could be a lot of different things. Localized dormancy. Fungal issues, etc.
by turf_toes
October 22nd, 2022, 9:00 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Hoosier state, anyone put Urea down yet?
Replies: 9
Views: 530

Re: Hoosier state, anyone put Urea down yet?

A couple of days of warm weather won’t move the soil temperature needle all that much.
by turf_toes
October 21st, 2022, 12:49 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: K31 Germination and Growth
Replies: 2
Views: 189

Re: K31 Germination and Growth

It’s fall - even in Atlanta (tonight’s low there is forecast in the 30s according to the National Weather Service).

Grass growth just slows down in the cooler weather.
by turf_toes
October 17th, 2022, 6:07 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Coiling Hoses
Replies: 1
Views: 192

Re: Coiling Hoses

Lay them out in the afternoon sun. Wait an hour and then have at it. It’s always worked for me, even in Winter
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by turf_toes
October 16th, 2022, 8:16 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: NH Overseed Advice
Replies: 7
Views: 274

Re: NH Overseed Advice

No need to apologize. I wanted to be sure to make it clear that over seeding is actually a common and useful practice. It’s not frowned upon here. Have you read the plan? The reason I ask is if my recollection is correct, you’re far too late in the season to begin thinking about how plan will work i...
by turf_toes
October 16th, 2022, 3:18 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: NH Overseed Advice
Replies: 7
Views: 274

Re: NH Overseed Advice

No one here says overseeding won’t work. So I’m not sure what you mean by that.

Overseeding is fine, depending on your expectations. Though generally there is some research indicating seeding KBG into a Rye lawn won’t be successful.
by turf_toes
October 14th, 2022, 7:29 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Ethofumesate for crabgrass prevention?
Replies: 5
Views: 209

Re: Ethofumesate for crabgrass prevention?

Why waste resources on a lawn you already plan to kill a few months later? It’s your choice. But if it were my yard, I’d focus on spot killing the bent with roundup. Apply Dimension in the spring (roughly late March) to keep crabgrass at bay. Live with the dead spots from the spot spray. Then do the...
by turf_toes
October 13th, 2022, 5:02 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Ethofumesate for crabgrass prevention?
Replies: 5
Views: 209

Re: Ethofumesate for crabgrass prevention?

Yeah. It doesn’t work well as a pre-emergent for crabgrass. Years of experience tell me that if you are planning a renovation next fall, you shouldn’t play around with the bentgrass now. If it were me, I’d hit the bent with roundup and live with the dead spots until August. It’s not like the Bent wo...
by turf_toes
October 13th, 2022, 8:04 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Ethofumesate for crabgrass prevention?
Replies: 5
Views: 209

Re: Ethofumesate for crabgrass prevention?

Generally not great. Why not use something more mainstream, like Tenacity. Even better, if you’re open to fertilizing in the spring (not all of us are), use the Scotts product with the same active ingredient. Since this is a forum aimed at regular home owners, I tend to use the brand name users will...
by turf_toes
October 10th, 2022, 1:50 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Regrowth in Dead Patches
Replies: 13
Views: 696

Re: Regrowth in Dead Patches

The fall nitrogen regimen (written up by Andy) tends to be the best thing you can do to encourage faster spread. That’s assuming you can follow all the steps. Ymmv
by turf_toes
October 10th, 2022, 12:00 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Regrowth in Dead Patches
Replies: 13
Views: 696

Re: Regrowth in Dead Patches

The KBG spreads via underground runners. In my experience, the thin layer of dead grass on top isn’t going to stop those rhizomes from spreading (underground) If you have an inch or more of real thatch (not dead grass clippings but real thatch), it might make sense. But most folks think that thatch ...
by turf_toes
October 9th, 2022, 7:57 pm
Forum: Water cooler
Topic: Olivia Died
Replies: 10
Views: 2054

Re: Olivia Died

Sorry for your loss of Myrtle. That’s a pretty expensive ”mistake” on the waste management company’s part.
by turf_toes
October 9th, 2022, 6:17 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Regrowth in Dead Patches
Replies: 13
Views: 696

Re: Regrowth in Dead Patches

The idea that KBG spreads best at 2.5-inches. That has not been my experience.
by turf_toes
October 8th, 2022, 10:49 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Regrowth in Dead Patches
Replies: 13
Views: 696

Re: Regrowth in Dead Patches

That’s not been my experience at all.
by turf_toes
October 8th, 2022, 12:33 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Newly Established Tall Fescue - When Should I Overseed to Fill-In Gaps
Replies: 7
Views: 771

Re: Newly Established Tall Fescue - When Should I Overseed to Fill-In Gaps

Yep. I’d only mow it with a lightweight Reel mower.. I’ve always kept a Scott’s reel mower around just for that purpose. I’d not suggest using a powered mower on it.