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by MorpheusPA
September 8th, 2023, 12:01 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Kelp Help with Prodiamine?
Replies: 2
Views: 453

Re: Kelp Help with Prodiamine?

That's fine. I actually do combine the BLSC with Prodiamine as well, I just follow behind myself and water it off for ten minutes to assure it's off the grass and down onto the soil.
by MorpheusPA
July 3rd, 2023, 9:37 pm
Forum: Irrigation
Topic: Waterlogged
Replies: 1
Views: 1466

Re: Waterlogged

As soon as you say "water" and "property," the only response should be "get a professional to evaluate this." We can't say much about the pitch of your land or where the water is entering or exiting, nor the laws that cover this in your locale.

Spitballing on the topic doesn't really help.
by MorpheusPA
July 3rd, 2023, 9:35 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Lysol for cleaning mower blades
Replies: 2
Views: 2599

Re: Lysol for cleaning mower blades

I can't imagine that would be a problem, hosed off or not. Apparently it can be used to disinfect pruning blades, but it's unknown how effective it is (ten percent bleach water is recommended for that; we know it works). Lysol is mostly water and alcohols, so it'll dissipate fast and that's most of ...
by MorpheusPA
June 30th, 2023, 9:03 am
Forum: Flowers & Annuals
Topic: New Guinea Impatiens - What's Wrong?
Replies: 2
Views: 404

Re: New Guinea Impatiens - What's Wrong?

I have ten minutes while I wait for others to get off their rear ends so... Just say no to Impatiens. At least lately in PA. I gave up on them about ten years ago. Even my shadier areas are getting sunnier plants that can take heat blasts. If you must say yes, give them more sun than you think you s...
by MorpheusPA
June 27th, 2023, 10:45 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Soil Tests
Replies: 4
Views: 643

Re: Soil Tests

Still reading. Horrendously busy. Will catch up.
by MorpheusPA
June 18th, 2023, 12:52 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Foliar FAS application and time to take effect
Replies: 2
Views: 397

Re: Foliar FAS application and time to take effect

Really, once it's dry it stops absorbing. Redamping will restart the process, and I've taken advantage of a damp evening for that. Once redamping doesn't produce a noticeable scent when you swipe your hand across the grass, it's deactivated. FAS isn't harmful to animals in tiny amounts, so the re-en...
by MorpheusPA
June 14th, 2023, 3:46 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Mesotrione VS Clover, Landscaping, especially Juniper?
Replies: 1
Views: 382

Re: Mesotrione VS Clover, Landscaping, especially Juniper?

Tenacity isn't labeled for juniper, so use is not at all recommended.
by MorpheusPA
June 11th, 2023, 3:23 pm
Forum: Water cooler
Topic: Canada wildfires
Replies: 8
Views: 1626

Re: Canada wildfires

The weirdest part was that during a meeting I was complimented on my dark green shirt (most people I work with know I dye my own fabrics). I was wearing a plum shirt. The orange light from the windows, plus the weird camera interpretation on the laptop, turned it green. I had the interior lights off...
by MorpheusPA
June 11th, 2023, 3:19 pm
Forum: Trees
Topic: dogwood doomed?
Replies: 3
Views: 2839

Re: dogwood doomed?

Agreed. That having been said, ten year old dogwoods aren't generally expensive trees, worth sinking a lot of money into, or difficult to replace in MA. I'd be inclined to cut away the damage, see if it recovers, and if it doesn't, replace it. Mine didn't; it got anthracnose. I put a Jane magnolia i...
by MorpheusPA
June 10th, 2023, 2:04 pm
Forum: Water cooler
Topic: Canada wildfires
Replies: 8
Views: 1626

Re: Canada wildfires

I got little sympathy from our California team members from the Los Angeles area, either. They just said, "That's our summer."

Yeah, but this is Pennsylvania. No earthquakes, no tornadoes, no wildfires, droughts are rare, the weather is temperate, and even hurricanes are almost unheard-of.
by MorpheusPA
June 10th, 2023, 10:20 am
Forum: Water cooler
Topic: Canada wildfires
Replies: 8
Views: 1626

Re: Canada wildfires

Noon was halfway Silent Hill and halfway Fallout 4 from a radioactive storm on Wednesday. It smelled something like a wildfire then segued into a tire fire later.

Fortunately, I work from home and could run the filters on high all day.

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by MorpheusPA
June 10th, 2023, 10:17 am
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Borax and Copper Sulfate - Safe for trees?
Replies: 5
Views: 686

Re: Borax and Copper Sulfate - Safe for trees?

Boron and copper are both required for every plant on the planet. Bork it up and you just rendered your soil completely sterile. However, the amounts we recommend aren't easily in the "borkable" range. We're usually targeting 0.5 to 0.7 PPM for boron, 2 PPM or so for copper. Sterility starts around ...
by MorpheusPA
June 4th, 2023, 12:09 am
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Chris' Soil Tests - Spring 2023
Replies: 7
Views: 654

Re: Chris' Soil Tests - Spring 2023

Then it does seem unlikely you're related; he's Ukranian via the wilds of Maryland.

You can certainly use another carrier, although we haven't tested them, but anything granular really should work just fine.
by MorpheusPA
June 3rd, 2023, 2:26 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
Replies: 129
Views: 10834

Re: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)

I'm watching mine dance on the edge of dormancy as we're now 26 days with no appreciable rain. There are 3 major cities with low rainfall this month, mine is #2 at 0.26" in May...the beginning of May. I broke down and watered and it's running now. There's a 30% chance of showers which will fall to 0...
by MorpheusPA
June 3rd, 2023, 2:24 pm
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: 2023 Soil Test Interpretation Queue
Replies: 20
Views: 10088

Re: 2023 Soil Test Interpretation Queue

Chris Jacobie wrote:
May 19th, 2023, 5:34 pm
viewtopic.php?t=27398
I pulled Chris' just because of the last name.
by MorpheusPA
June 3rd, 2023, 2:23 pm
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Chris' Soil Tests - Spring 2023
Replies: 7
Views: 654

Re: Chris' Soil Tests - Spring 2023

Sorry for the delay. Work's insane. They're literally throwing awards with money at us to keep us happy. Huh. With that last name, you might be distantly related to my husband. For the landscape bed, you just gave a literal definition of "acidic, neutral, neutral, low phosphorus, high phosphorus, av...
by MorpheusPA
June 3rd, 2023, 11:15 am
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Gregt848’s 2023 soil test
Replies: 5
Views: 464

Re: Gregt848’s 2023 soil test

Sorry for the delay here, work's been...irregular. At least I got an award out of it for not throwing a fit.

29-0-4 would go at about 4 pounds per thousand. 10-10-10 goes at 10 pounds per thousand.
by MorpheusPA
June 3rd, 2023, 9:46 am
Forum: Irrigation
Topic: Irrigreen Irrigation System
Replies: 2
Views: 6253

Re: Irrigreen Irrigation System

I'm going to figure that I do better calculations in my head for far less money. When the grass wilts, I water. My yard has complicated shapes, handled by setting half circles at the correct spots, quarter circles at the correct spots, and so on. And similarly, I never water if it's windy--another m...
by MorpheusPA
May 26th, 2023, 7:58 am
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Rocks in the soil
Replies: 2
Views: 321

Re: Rocks in the soil

There's not much you can do, really. If you want to lift the sod, dig the soil, sift the rocks, and put it back (replacing it with new soil--not potting soil as that's organics and they'll just rot, you'll want to match your soil type), you could, though. It's a lot of work. I have a burn point at t...
by MorpheusPA
May 26th, 2023, 7:56 am
Forum: Lawn Care Basics 101
Topic: What's with Milo pricing this year (at least near me)?
Replies: 11
Views: 3510

Re: What's with Milo pricing this year (at least near me)?

Plus the delivery because my butt is superlatively lazy lately. This happens when Tuesday rolls around and "Oh, did I forget to mention our one entire manufacturing facility is having an audit today? I didn't know either, sorry. Can you support it? Great, thanks." On the up side, for payment I got a...