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by starpartyguy
September 30th, 2019, 8:19 pm
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019
Replies: 34
Views: 771

Re: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019

Looks like we have sprouting. New growth in larger areas in front and rear. Also looking like some old fescue has revived. Lots of areas still bare yet. Need rain!
by starpartyguy
September 30th, 2019, 11:54 am
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019
Replies: 34
Views: 771

Re: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019

Ordered the iron from 7 springs farms. With shipping, $60 for 50lbs. Camping was awesome. Beautiful dark sky on Thursday night. Shot the Ring Nebula for 4 hours. Came out great. Hardly any rain last week. Getting a front push through today. Been watering 30 minutes 2x per day. No growth yet but it’s...
by starpartyguy
September 23rd, 2019, 2:00 pm
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019
Replies: 34
Views: 771

Re: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019

I'm going camping later in the week and won't be back till Sunday. I have a pair of 4 port water timers set up, one in front and one in back. 10 sprinklers covering most of the lawn. Best I can do without irrigation. My water pressure is 65 psi. But output is 7.5 gpm. I have a 1/2 inch pipe going ou...
by starpartyguy
September 22nd, 2019, 7:53 pm
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019
Replies: 34
Views: 771

Re: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019

Got it all down. Exhausted! Distributed 2 cubic yards of compost over lawn too. 5 hours of shoveling. Got some irrigation set up. Not perfect but it will do for the moment

Shower time and football
by starpartyguy
September 22nd, 2019, 12:07 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Serious lawn problems (long post)
Replies: 40
Views: 2704

Re: Serious lawn problems (long post)

Seed is down in front and sides along with Pennington Super Green starter fert. It has a little iron in it. It's hot! 80's. Got 9 impact sprinklers. Next year we bury lines for irrigation. Last year we had >150 days of rain. This year, it's tough to remember the last day it rained. Hardly even a thu...
by starpartyguy
September 21st, 2019, 11:27 pm
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019
Replies: 34
Views: 771

Re: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019

Update: I bagged 16 bags of thatch for hauling to the lawn waste field *Monday probably). Put down Bio-Advanced grub control over entire lawn. Set up 2 pairs of sprinklers. Pattern could be better. Bought two 4 zone timers. Going to do 2 waterings a day to start, 30 minutes each. Will do front on th...
by starpartyguy
September 21st, 2019, 10:29 pm
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019
Replies: 34
Views: 771

Re: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019

They have it as a feed supplement. Actually called iron sulfate. $34/50 lb.
by starpartyguy
September 21st, 2019, 12:03 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Serious lawn problems (long post)
Replies: 40
Views: 2704

Re: Serious lawn problems (long post)

I believe my planting window is much larger than I thought. Don’t know much about using soil temperature to guide planting but my soil temp from Greencast says 69.2 degrees. The videos I watched said 70-55 is ok to plant. History says hard freeze soil temperature is around January 2.
by starpartyguy
September 20th, 2019, 11:07 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Serious lawn problems (long post)
Replies: 40
Views: 2704

Re: Serious lawn problems (long post)

I dug and spotted one grub wiggling around. Going to use Bio advanced. Primary ingredient Dylox. Says it can be applied with seeding. Just trying to hold the line till spring application. Sound good? Seed going down tomorrow. I’ll apply iron in 2 weeks around same time as lime. Starter fertilizer fr...
by starpartyguy
September 20th, 2019, 2:35 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Serious lawn problems (long post)
Replies: 40
Views: 2704

Re: Serious lawn problems (long post)

Could I use grubex in the meantime just to hold the line until winter?
by starpartyguy
September 20th, 2019, 2:29 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Serious lawn problems (long post)
Replies: 40
Views: 2704

Re: Serious lawn problems (long post)

I’m going to verify one way or another by digging around the perimeter of the bare spots to see if anything is there
by starpartyguy
September 20th, 2019, 2:18 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Serious lawn problems (long post)
Replies: 40
Views: 2704

Re: Serious lawn problems (long post)

Could I put the Dilox down after the pout and sprout phase?
by starpartyguy
September 20th, 2019, 9:28 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Serious lawn problems (long post)
Replies: 40
Views: 2704

Re: Serious lawn problems (long post)

We have Stauffers of Kissel Hill as the Garden Center listed under Southern States. But I already bought the urea. Will check on them for the Iron Sulfate though.
by starpartyguy
September 19th, 2019, 11:03 pm
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019
Replies: 34
Views: 771

Re: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019

I have the urea, 50 lbs of 46-0-0. Having problems finding iron sulfate but I’ll look. I have 2 cu yards of leaf compost on the driveway under a tarp. Also pulled out a cubic yard or more of thatch from 10k of lawn a few weeks ago. You don’t have to worry about having leaves on my lawn. My neighbors...
by starpartyguy
September 19th, 2019, 6:10 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Serious lawn problems (long post)
Replies: 40
Views: 2704

Re: Serious lawn problems (long post)

Soil test is in. Just posted today in appropriate forum. Will wait for recommendations. Got next week off.
by starpartyguy
September 19th, 2019, 5:34 pm
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019
Replies: 34
Views: 771

Soil test Starpartyguy September 2019

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Here is the soil test prior to reseeding. My lawn front and back has ~3000 sq feet of bare ground. Planning on using tttf to get green on the ground before winter hits.

Thanks.
by starpartyguy
September 14th, 2019, 10:09 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Serious lawn problems (long post)
Replies: 40
Views: 2704

Re: Serious lawn problems (long post)

The soil samples are on the way. Delivery Monday
by starpartyguy
September 13th, 2019, 6:46 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Serious lawn problems (long post)
Replies: 40
Views: 2704

Re: Serious lawn problems (long post)

Looked through the material. Will gather samples tomorrow and get it out via UPS. Maybe I'll get the results by next weekend. I'm going to tarp up the compost in the driveway till I get the results. Weather is getting much cooler. Was 90's for highs. Now topping at 75.
by starpartyguy
September 13th, 2019, 6:18 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Serious lawn problems (long post)
Replies: 40
Views: 2704

Re: Serious lawn problems (long post)

I'll get samples tomorrow. Get them in the mail Monday. Going to tarp the 2 scoops of compost I got today and hold off planting till results come in. MIght hit some dead areas with the rake or the tow behind rake to get down to bare ground. Some spots don't look like the seed will get past the thatc...
by starpartyguy
September 13th, 2019, 5:50 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Serious lawn problems (long post)
Replies: 40
Views: 2704

Re: Serious lawn problems (long post)

I’ll do that. Cool!