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- April 26th, 2023, 8:13 pm
- Forum: Irrigation
- Topic: Zone Balancine via Cup Test
- Replies: 3
- Views: 447
Re: Zone Balancine via Cup Test
It's a decided meh. The 0.3" is a killer, the 0.65" aren't great. If you were targeting an inch, you'd target about 20-25 minutes, and that would short the low-end areas. You could fill in with a sprinkler, but that kind of defeats the purpose here. Run times of 45 minutes would solve some problems,...
Re: CT Trees
The white fence is five and a half feet tall or so; I can see over it, but not by a great deal when standing next to it. Today, 2023, growth has slowed; they haven't grown that much in the last five years because I don't feed them much. They now stand about 25 feet tall, interlocked, a solid wall of...
Re: CT Trees
June of 2024, with excellent care. Let's see if I have photos; I'm sure I do. I photograph everything. Fortunately, this is now and not next week when I'm setting up a new computer and juggling M.2 drives. They don't call them Thuja Green Giant for nothing. I was pushing these, but...yeah. 2009, abo...
- April 25th, 2023, 7:52 pm
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Quick Questions Prior to Pulling Soil Samples
- Replies: 8
- Views: 539
Re: Quick Questions Prior to Pulling Soil Samples
I'm not worried at all about the nitrogen source. Ammonium sulfate, urea, organic, whatever you like.
Skip iron sulfate and potassium sulfate until we get the test back and read it.
Skip iron sulfate and potassium sulfate until we get the test back and read it.
Re: CT Trees
Managed to cut out a burlapped root system two to three times wider than the width of the branches, did they, to a depth of four inches through the volume? Sure, they did. And totally without shocking them, I'm sure. Mind, trees can be forced harder than others, but no, they certainly didn't take th...
- April 25th, 2023, 10:50 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Runoff a major concern after heavy rain?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 299
Re: Runoff a major concern after heavy rain?
What bound to humate and attached to soil could have stayed put, but that's not going to be a vast amount. But some, sure. Anything that was in soil solution at the time is gone. Urea is a salt; it doesn't bind and washes out very easily--overapplication of urea on grass can be solved by watering it...
- April 25th, 2023, 10:37 am
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Quick Questions Prior to Pulling Soil Samples
- Replies: 8
- Views: 539
Re: Quick Questions Prior to Pulling Soil Samples
I'm not terribly worked up by nitrogen applications, so you can go ahead with May nitrogen apps if you like. Just don't drop iron sulfate until after your soil tests are taken. Say, end of May, beginning of June.
While I was momentarily tempted to...no. Just take the samples normally.
While I was momentarily tempted to...no. Just take the samples normally.
- April 24th, 2023, 6:34 pm
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: bob0755 Soil Test
- Replies: 2
- Views: 298
Re: bob0755 Soil Test
You aren't at the point where you need to worry overmuch about adding too much phosphorus, so I'm fine with the Milorganite. Although personally, for Michigan, I'd apply normally in early May, early August, early September, mid September, and follow up with ammonium sulfate in early October. Otherwi...
- April 24th, 2023, 6:28 pm
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Quick Questions Prior to Pulling Soil Samples
- Replies: 8
- Views: 539
Re: Quick Questions Prior to Pulling Soil Samples
Agreed, and that makes the first test date window for 5/21/23. I'd be inclined to wait a bit longer. Fifty pounds of gypsum isn't going to go down easily.
- April 24th, 2023, 6:24 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Runoff a major concern after heavy rain?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 299
Re: Runoff a major concern after heavy rain?
It does depend. If the fertilizer was water-soluble urea, it's most likely gone, although it depends on your undersoil and whatnot. And yes, it went into runoff, street, storm drain, and waterways. Not great. Water-soluble phosphorus, ditto, and that's actually worse (a shot of N in the water isn't ...
- April 24th, 2023, 7:40 am
- 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)
Morpheus...what is your current feeding schedule? I know you used to go heavy on organics but I think you have backed off a bit. The part that I struggle with is getting a firm monthly plan in place that I can work towards. I would like to have everything on hand in advance. Since this is the quick...
- April 23rd, 2023, 4:19 pm
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Gregt848’s 2023 soil test
- Replies: 5
- Views: 464
Re: Gregt848’s 2023 soil test
Epsom salt and potassium sulfate can go the same day as the liming if you want. For high-N fertilizer, I'm content with any fertilizer where the first number is way higher than anything else. So 46-0-0, 27-0-5, 36-2-2, something along those lines. If it looks like 20-0-10, that's fine too. A little ...
- April 23rd, 2023, 4:16 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Suspected poa triv not lighting up (white) from Tenacity
- Replies: 12
- Views: 749
Re: Suspected poa triv not lighting up (white) from Tenacity
I don't even want to tell you how old my Tenacity is (actually, I bought it the first year it was available; I still have about 1 Tbsp left in the jar). So far, I haven't found a use-by date that's actually applicable.
- April 23rd, 2023, 4:15 pm
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Dabeevm25 2013 Soil Test
- Replies: 4
- Views: 317
Re: Dabeevm25 2013 Soil Test
For 10-10-10, that would be 10 pounds per thousand.
You'll find the granular crystals kind of hard to use. I'd try for copper sulfate powder. Alternately, if you have the ability to grind the crystals to powder (they're a LOT harder than you think they are), that might work.
You'll find the granular crystals kind of hard to use. I'd try for copper sulfate powder. Alternately, if you have the ability to grind the crystals to powder (they're a LOT harder than you think they are), that might work.
- April 23rd, 2023, 4:11 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)
Fed it--a tad early, but it's organic. Dropped the GrubEx for the season. Did the second sharpening on the lawnmower blades. Realized I've misplaced the 100-grit diamond sharpener and I have no idea where it is...
- April 23rd, 2023, 3:27 pm
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Soil Testing Guidelines Template - Opinions?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 363
Re: Soil Testing Guidelines Template - Opinions?
That. And I'm not too confident of an AI making decent decisions about it for a long time, either...I've seen what it's done in the art world so far. Half the time I'm balancing half a dozen interlocks in my head and kind of saying to myself, "Meh, I don't like that...throw that one out in favor of ...
- April 21st, 2023, 8:08 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Suspected poa triv not lighting up (white) from Tenacity
- Replies: 12
- Views: 749
Re: Suspected poa triv not lighting up (white) from Tenacity
If not, post a photo and we'll see if we can ID it.
- April 20th, 2023, 7:10 pm
- Forum: Soil management and compost forum
- Topic: Dabeevm25 2013 Soil Test
- Replies: 4
- Views: 317
Re: Dabeevm25 2013 Soil Test
Well, there's a soil with an interesting personality. It's a bad personality, but an interesting one nonetheless. The back lacks calcium (but has enough magnesium), the front lacks magnesium (but has an excess of calcium), both lack potassium (in differing amounts). Both lack phosphorus. Boron and c...
- April 20th, 2023, 6:56 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Suspected poa triv not lighting up (white) from Tenacity
- Replies: 12
- Views: 749
Re: Suspected poa triv not lighting up (white) from Tenacity
You can certainly try another light shot, but it's most likely simply not P. triv. It should be turning ghostly pale after 2 weeks.