If I were you, I'd dormant seed. When you dormant seed, the natural spring moisture helps the seeds to germinate.

The only caveat on foliar iron sprays is that you don't want to do them when it's too hot out (I think the breakpoint is when the highs are over 85). When it's hot, the iron can cause leaf burning. But it's definitely a way to tell whether the plant needs iron. Then the question really becomes wheth...

Your garage is fine. Someplace dry. Hi Mallory. He is in Ohio which is in zone 6, just 10 degrees warmer than where I live. He could be in 6a or 6b, I'm not sure since I don't know his zipcode. I've monitored our unheated garage and temp usually goes down below 0F and 10F in January. I'm guessing t...

I think dormant seeding can be a viable option. It depends on the circumstances. I've come to the conclusion that for me, it's the best option. We're still seeing highs in the 90s and our first frost is October 10. We often get snow in mod October. If I try a "traditional" fall seeding, I just barel...

Day 6 post seeding is a bit early to expect green for KBG. KBG might start germinating that soon under ideal conditions, but 3 weeks is the expected time span.

Bestlawn wrote:That is really cook, Ron. Thanx, but I do need the depths of each individual layer.

I'm guessing that you meant "really cool" but I like the expression "really cook" and I'm going to try to get it introduced into standard usage.

From what I understand, glyphosate is deactivated when it hits soil, so there's nothing to worry about.

"Water in afterward to get it off the leaves and into the soil" Why not leave it on the leaves? Won't the leaves absorb some of the iron if it's sprayed on directly? It's supposed to be fairly cool on LI for the next week or so (I checked zip 11101) so it won't cause the burning that occurs when it'...

Good luck! I think you'll decide to do the rest of the lawn when you see how good the initial part looks.

The chocolate thing varies. It's more of a problem for dogs than for cats and some dogs can eat quite a bit without getting sick, while a fairly small amount can prove fatal for others. With cocoa mulch, the danger is further muddied because several suppliers of cocoa mulch started removing the theo...

I think it might make some sense to add fertilizer at seeding time for the P and K (ignoring the N since it will be gone by the time the new grass needs it), but if you're overseeding, you can't ignore the N because the existing grass will get a boost from it and have a good growth spurt so it could...

Mallory--I'm curious where you found those rates. When I was looking for seeding rates for fine fescues, I found 2-3 lbs per 1000 sq ft for overseeding and 4-5 lbs per 1000 for new lawns. I may have been looking for creeping red and sheep fescue, but I thought the seed sizes for all the fine fescues...

First, welcome to BestLawn. I think you're in for a struggle. Your climate is more appropriate to perennial rye and fine fescue than KBG. The rye is a bunch grass and most fine fescues are, as well (creeping red fescue spreads a little). The fescues are probably dominating in the shady areas and the...

If it gets really hot and/or humid there, you might want to store the seeds someplace where it's a little cooler. If the temperature (in degrees F) + relative humidity exceed 100, the viability of seeds starts to drop (that's a rule of thumb I read somewhere, anyway.

If it is coarse bladed, I don't think it would be chewing or creeping fescue. Those both fall into the fine fescue category. It's more likely some kind of tall fescue.

Patrick--I assume you mean UCG (Used Coffee Grounds) and not CGM (Corn Gluten Meal). I don't think UCG would have much of an effect on slugs. As you noted, most of the caffeine is gone. The comments on ammonium sulfate reminded me of another thing that works (but takes some manual intervention). Mix...

That's it, Cactus, although I think you're supposed to have a little air between the top of the beer and the inverted top of the soda bottle so they climb in, fall down and drown.

If you take a two liter soda bottle and cut the top off to make sort of a funnel, then invert that into the lower part and fill it part way with stale beer, then maybe partially bury it to make it even easier, they'll be attracted to the beer, crawl in and drown. You can sometimes get good results j...

If you can put a plate in there, it may be designed to be a mulching mower. If so, I don't think you need to use mulching blades in addition to the plate. The plate keeps the grass under the deck and causes it to be cut several times. I think the gator blades are used in cases where you can't instal...

'I'm not sure if I can mail soil across the border. " I'm pretty sure there are restrictions on soil going in either direction. There are restrictions on things like seeds and other agricultural items, also. I think it's possible to get a permit, but I think it's pretty involved and usually is only ...