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by starpartyguy
March 5th, 2020, 10:32 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Bare spots in spring
Replies: 4
Views: 366

Bare spots in spring

After killing some clover patches with t-zone last year, I’m left with 3 bare spots 2 feet wide. I want to use prodiamine but then I can’t seed. I heard Tenacity can be used when seeding. Could I seed and apply Tenacity to the spots(they are all close to each other), then cover with a tarp while spr...
by starpartyguy
November 30th, 2019, 10:30 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: How Do You Rate The 2019 Season For Your Lawn?
Replies: 20
Views: 760

Re: How Do You Rate The 2019 Season For Your Lawn?

This year 1/3 to 1/2 of my lawn was dead by end of Summer. Thanks to all the people that helped me get the ground back in shape for seeding and a bit of help from above my lawn now is 90+% green. Looking forward to seeing my lawn emerge out of the Winter freeze that should be here soon. What I learn...
by starpartyguy
October 28th, 2019, 1:04 pm
Forum: Lawn Care Basics 101
Topic: Questions about mulching vs bagging vs throwing
Replies: 2
Views: 686

Questions about mulching vs bagging vs throwing

I've been in this house for 2 years now. The lawn was in pretty poor shape. The first year I tried using the 4 step Scotts treatment and only had minimal luck. This year we hit a drought and I didn't have any sprinkler system up. Lost a third of the lawn to weeds, grubs, etc. Over the past couple mo...
by starpartyguy
October 25th, 2019, 1:41 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: When to apply lime?
Replies: 5
Views: 304

Re: When to apply lime?

Lime (Encap) going down today. 9 lb/k. I'm going to have to stretch it so I won't make 9 lbs. I have 3 bags (120 lbs total) of Lawn Doctor lime too. I'm going to throw that down too. Normal bag rate is 50/k but I don't have that much. Won't do much I assume but it should be enough to make up the dif...
by starpartyguy
October 24th, 2019, 6:18 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: When to apply lime?
Replies: 5
Views: 304

Re: When to apply lime?

Ok. Might get lime down Friday then. We have several days of rain coming
by starpartyguy
October 23rd, 2019, 10:25 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: When to apply lime?
Replies: 5
Views: 304

Re: When to apply lime?

I have a topic on the soil test forum but I misread the advice. I was asking about applying iron and lime at the same time. I was told that lime suppresses the absorption of iron. Not sure if thats true. Was going to wait till spring to put down iron. Just wanted to know if I can put down lime now o...
by starpartyguy
October 23rd, 2019, 10:14 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: When to apply lime?
Replies: 5
Views: 304

When to apply lime?

I am 4 1/2 weeks into a lawn repair and doing pretty good. 3000 square feet of damage from grubs over a 10-12000 sq. ft. lawn. Area: Lancaster County, Pa. 4 weeks ago I put down Pennington Starter fertilizer, Bio-Advanced Grub control, and 35 lbs of TTTF (Hancock). At 3 weeks I mowed at max height (...
by starpartyguy
October 12th, 2019, 7:30 pm
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019
Replies: 34
Views: 772

Re: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019

2 before pictures and one current image after mowing. 3 weeks in so far. https://i.postimg.cc/RNb9Fhbt/E67-E6882-62-EF-4760-92-EE-0-E213423-DAC9.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/sQnHcQW9/156-EC732-6743-4953-9624-DFD01-A95-BD4-D.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/LhXbsDdy/B140817-A-FC3-E-44-F7-A7-A5-D4110-C6976-EA.jpg
by starpartyguy
October 11th, 2019, 9:06 am
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019
Replies: 34
Views: 772

Re: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019

Going to mow tomorrow. Pulling up sprinklers and hoses. Cutting should encourage the grass to spread.
by starpartyguy
October 10th, 2019, 5:42 pm
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019
Replies: 34
Views: 772

Re: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019

I think I forgot to put seed on the bare 10 foot strip along the far side of the driveway. I had some year old seed. Figured might as well put it down and water it. Would go in trash anyway.
by starpartyguy
October 10th, 2019, 3:45 pm
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019
Replies: 34
Views: 772

Re: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019

Here’s the view from the house side.

Looks a lot better than 3 weeks ago
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by starpartyguy
October 10th, 2019, 12:47 pm
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019
Replies: 34
Views: 772

Re: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019

https://i.postimg.cc/Yvv27BVB/050-A335-B-4-BA0-4-ADA-9207-5-D074-CD7282-F.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/KRqcC805/A51-D0-CD4-6716-4-A4-C-84-C5-7-BC62-CEA147-D.jpg Not bad. This was taken last weekend. It looks better than this now. We got 3 days of light rain starting Sunday. It’s starting to thicken but...
by starpartyguy
October 5th, 2019, 11:34 pm
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019
Replies: 34
Views: 772

Re: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019

Im 62 and diabetic too.

Going to leave well enough alone and let the grass grow. Watering once a day now 30 minutes each station. I think I might be able to mow in another week or two (probably 2).
by starpartyguy
October 5th, 2019, 8:34 pm
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019
Replies: 34
Views: 772

Re: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019

At the beginning of this thread, I think there was some confusion about the condition of the lawn. It was mentioned to apply iron, lime, urea nitrogen,etc. It sounded like a lot of stuff for new seed. In Pa. we get weird weather in the late fall. 2 years ago we had snow on Thanksgiving. Last year we...
by starpartyguy
October 5th, 2019, 7:25 pm
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019
Replies: 34
Views: 772

Re: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019

Planted 2 weeks ago today.
by starpartyguy
October 5th, 2019, 1:16 pm
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019
Replies: 34
Views: 772

Re: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019

I found encap locally at ace. Can I put that down on new growth? Can you give me suggestions on a timeline for applying encap and when to use the iron? Thanks
by starpartyguy
October 5th, 2019, 12:16 pm
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019
Replies: 34
Views: 772

Re: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019

Ok. Thanks. I only bought 3 bags. I’ll put it in the shed till next year. I can go shopping for the other products you mentioned.
by starpartyguy
October 5th, 2019, 11:03 am
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019
Replies: 34
Views: 772

Re: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019

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Here are the pictures from the bag. The info says calcitic limestone. It also says only 1% magnesium.

Will that be ok?
by starpartyguy
October 5th, 2019, 8:46 am
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019
Replies: 34
Views: 772

Re: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019

Iron sulfate should be here this week. Grass has 2 weeks of growth. About 2-3 inches high. Some slower sprouting seeds just germinated. I was told to apply iron at 2 lbs/k and pelletized lime at 9 lbs/k. When should I do that? Was thinking iron next weekend and lime the weekend after. Will that be ok?
by starpartyguy
October 1st, 2019, 6:38 pm
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019
Replies: 34
Views: 772

Re: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019

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Started seeing some sprouts today and yesterday. Sprouted faster than that Scotts stuff.