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by schreibdave
June 5th, 2011, 9:42 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Tenacity --Monitoring
Replies: 190
Views: 6425

Re: Tenacity --Monitoring

Did my first app of tenacity today for Poa A & T. This is after doing 2 apps earlier in the spring of certainty. What was great was that I could use a tracker with the tenacity. With certainty I had to create a grid using string and stakes. That was time consuming and a PITA. It was great to be able...
by schreibdave
June 5th, 2011, 5:24 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Anyone loving their color now?
Replies: 89
Views: 2852

Re: Anyone loving their color now?

I am loving the deep blue/green color of my lawn. That might have something to do with the Lesco blue tracker that I sprayed on it this morning with my tenacity. Even the dead triv is now a beautiful green. :yahoo:
by schreibdave
June 3rd, 2011, 6:32 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Frost Advisory!!
Replies: 4
Views: 183

Re: Frost Advisory!!

I'll trade you our 98 degree days and 75 degree nights with high humidity. It's a little early this year, but July and August around here can be a beast. I would not survive in that climate. I can take the cold, but I really suffer in the heat. The bigger problem with Syracuse is not so much the co...
by schreibdave
June 2nd, 2011, 3:55 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Frost Advisory!!
Replies: 4
Views: 183

Re: Frost Advisory!!

TheWags wrote:Howdy neighbor. Gotta love Upstate NY!
I do love it, but our summers are short enough as it is. Now we have frost in June?

I am actually in Pompey which is about 15 minutes off of 81 just south of the city.
by schreibdave
June 2nd, 2011, 3:38 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Frost Advisory!!
Replies: 4
Views: 183

Frost Advisory!!

You have got to be kidding me. A frost advisory? We were in the 90s the last few days.

Weather Channel
by schreibdave
May 28th, 2011, 4:35 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Watering
Replies: 49
Views: 1129

Re: Watering

Parkus wrote:I remember when we didn't have rain for 9 days in a row; it was snowing instead. My lawn is currently a bog.
ditto.
by schreibdave
May 26th, 2011, 8:32 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Out of Certainty. Switch to Tenacity?
Replies: 12
Views: 585

Re: Out of Certainty. Switch to Tenacity?

Ok, last idea from me!! Have you ever used a construction laser? Nice. I am always looking for a reason to buy a new toy - I mean tool. I would need two of them though, to create the left and right boundary. It would need to go at least 100 ft or so. Please keep the ideas coming. The neighbors who ...
by schreibdave
May 26th, 2011, 8:20 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Out of Certainty. Switch to Tenacity?
Replies: 12
Views: 585

Re: Out of Certainty. Switch to Tenacity?

On a related note, my schedule was to hit the Triv every 2 weeks with certainty. Beacuse of work and the rain, there was a section that had to wait more like 16 days rarther than 14 for the 2nd app. And boy could you see a difference. The section that had to wait 2 extra days had several areas of he...
by schreibdave
May 26th, 2011, 8:17 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Out of Certainty. Switch to Tenacity?
Replies: 12
Views: 585

Re: Out of Certainty. Switch to Tenacity?

Forgive me for being a cheap redneck, but my step-dad is a marine who used the word "improvise" every other day. In my family we call that "pulling a grandpa." Which usually means fixing soemthing with bailing wire and duct tape - like my grandfather always did. Could you use the riding mower and a...
by schreibdave
May 26th, 2011, 8:10 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Out of Certainty. Switch to Tenacity?
Replies: 12
Views: 585

Re: Out of Certainty. Switch to Tenacity?

Yes, you can use a Tracker, and it does make enough of a difference. excellent. So, I'll pick up the Lesco tracker and some more surfactant. Given what I am trying to accomplish, at what rate and frequency would you guys recommend? Besides the tracker and surfactant, anything else I should add to t...
by schreibdave
May 26th, 2011, 6:54 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Out of Certainty. Switch to Tenacity?
Replies: 12
Views: 585

Re: Out of Certainty. Switch to Tenacity?

Given that Tenacity seems to be as effective as Certainty on Triv, with the added benefits of being effective on Poa A, more gentle and less expensive ... I would be ok "starting over" with a new Tenacity routine. One factor that would really seal the deal for me is if you told me that I could use T...
by schreibdave
May 25th, 2011, 11:26 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Out of Certainty. Switch to Tenacity?
Replies: 12
Views: 585

Out of Certainty. Switch to Tenacity?

I just completed the 2nd of three certainty applications to kill my Poa Triv. Problem is that I used up all the certainty. I have a large yard and did two apps last year as well. Instead of buying more certainty for the 3rd app, can I switch to tenacity? Any reason to stick with the certainty or can...
by schreibdave
May 23rd, 2011, 10:49 am
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Tweak my Micros?
Replies: 9
Views: 309

Re: Tweak my Micros?

andy10917 wrote:One lb if you're less than 10,000 sq ft, 2 lbs if more.
I'm about 30K sqft, so I'll get 3lbs.

Do I apply the zinc with milorganite like I did with the 20 mule last year?

What rate do I need to use for the zinc and 20 mule? thanks
by schreibdave
May 23rd, 2011, 10:34 am
Forum: Shrubs
Topic: fertilizing landsacpe shrubs, trees, perennials
Replies: 5
Views: 546

Re: fertilizing landsacpe shrubs, trees, perennials

+1 Simpson. I'm never that exact, I just throw the stuff on them when I feed the lawn. I use lawn rate for anything I'm happy with, two to four times that for anything I want to grow some more. Soy, alfalfa, Milorganite, Ringers, it's all great. Do you work it under the mulch or let it sit on top?
by schreibdave
May 23rd, 2011, 8:42 am
Forum: Shrubs
Topic: fertilizing landsacpe shrubs, trees, perennials
Replies: 5
Views: 546

fertilizing landsacpe shrubs, trees, perennials

We had a bunch of new landscape beds planted last fall and I am wondering what I should be doing in terms of fertilizer. I am hoping that I can use one all purpose (preferably organic) fertilizer for all of them. Here's a list of what I have: hydrangea, roses, black eyed susans, day lillys, junipers...
by schreibdave
May 23rd, 2011, 8:30 am
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Tweak my Micros?
Replies: 9
Views: 309

Re: Tweak my Micros?

andy10917 wrote:Do you have Zinc Sulfate and at least 20 Mules?
I have the 20 mule. Is this the zinc sulfate that I need? zinc sulfate on ebay

What quantity should I buy?
by schreibdave
May 22nd, 2011, 9:45 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Which spreader would you buy
Replies: 13
Views: 1605

Re: Which spreader would you buy

I plan to buy a Lesco brand one with a 50lb hopper for about $180. I like to be able to try these things out before I buy and there's no way to do that with the Earthway. I hate my scotts and cant wait to kick it to the curb.
by schreibdave
May 22nd, 2011, 9:02 pm
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Tweak my Micros?
Replies: 9
Views: 309

Re: Tweak my Micros?

andy10917 wrote:Dave:

Zinc and Boron are just into the "acceptable range" (in other words, not deficient) - but I'll move you into Optimal levels if you'd like ("tweaking").

Let me know...
Lets have at it. Tweak away!
by schreibdave
May 22nd, 2011, 5:46 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: A couple of First's today...
Replies: 6
Views: 270

Re: A couple of First's today...

I was out spraying certainty with my backpack sprayer, and a grid of twine layed out in they yard so that I didnt overlap. My wife came out on the deck. Watched me for a minute, shook her head and went back inside without saying a word. Mostly, my neighbors are too polite to say much of anything - t...
by schreibdave
May 22nd, 2011, 5:32 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Apply Tenacity on top of Certainty?
Replies: 4
Views: 147

Re: Apply Tenacity on top of Certainty?

I'll take some pics tomorrow when the light is better, but the triv is definitely hurting. The real grass is looking good thanks to the iron. It's kind of hard to judge right now though because we have had so much rain and so little sun that I think the lawn is stressed just from that.