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by __JT__
April 23rd, 2019, 9:44 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: 2019: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
Replies: 391
Views: 19053

Re: 2019: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?

First mow of the year, then applied serenade mixed with kelp help/molasses and Nu-film 17 as sticker. It’s been wet and humid for about 4 days, and got a couple days break before more of it. Trying to pre-empt red thread.

sprayed my yaku rhodys too...
by __JT__
April 18th, 2019, 6:43 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Pushing out red thread
Replies: 10
Views: 186

Re: Pushing out red thread

I got it at Agway. It think it was 10ish. 3 bags for me is ~15#K. I've never been to the TSC in Millis, and one just opened in Woonsocket, looks like they carry it too. I didn't get sprouts last year, but a lot of rodent activity tho... This "thread" is a good reminder. I think I will ramp up agains...
by __JT__
April 17th, 2019, 9:23 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Pushing out red thread
Replies: 10
Views: 186

Re: Pushing out red thread

For me it was visible last year around May 15, and lasted around 5 weeks. Surprisingly, I didn’t see it in the fall. My thinking is that it’s there a few weeks before visible symptoms. I’m putting some organics (bay state .44#N) down this week end, but that’s also to get a better spread for SOP, and...
by __JT__
April 14th, 2019, 1:27 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: 2019: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
Replies: 391
Views: 19053

Re: 2019: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?

Sprayed the yard with prodiamine. Getting a rain tonight into tomorrow.
by __JT__
April 8th, 2019, 8:30 am
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: __JT__'s soil test
Replies: 2
Views: 89

Re: __JT__'s soil test

Thanks Andy!!!!! I appreciate it. I was surprised about the TEC value. I’ve gotten previous tests from my local extension (UMass), and three years straight it was @8. I think my sample method is solid (use a pro plugger and took from a lot of points), but definitely double check the depth next year....
by __JT__
April 6th, 2019, 10:04 pm
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: __JT__'s soil test
Replies: 2
Views: 89

__JT__'s soil test

I have a 10,500 sf lawn (sampled 4” from twenty spots). I’m going on 3 years as a lawn enthusiast. I renovated the lawn with the help of this site. I mulch mow about every five days. I have an irrigation system, but use it sparingly. The disease I tend to get is red thread in the spring. My ph has c...
by __JT__
March 30th, 2019, 8:44 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: 2019: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
Replies: 391
Views: 19053

Re: 2019: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?

Gave the yard a light raking, mostly sticks and pine cones from a wooded edge. Then put down an application of lime and GrubEx. A little early with GrubEx, but wanted to time it all with some rain tomorrow…
by __JT__
November 18th, 2018, 6:28 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: 2018: What did you do on your lawn today?
Replies: 725
Views: 27740

Re: 2018: What did you do on your lawn today?

Mulched leaves and got winterizer (i.e. urea 1#N/K) down. I had a leaf cover and partial snow dilemma, but was able to blow a lot leaves off the snow, into some clear areas, and mulch up them there. Went right into dark, then opened a growler of IPA.
by __JT__
October 4th, 2018, 6:55 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: 2018: What did you do on your lawn today?
Replies: 725
Views: 27740

Re: 2018: What did you do on your lawn today?

Sprayed yard with mixture of serenade/KH/yucca/molasses, even thru in an enzyme product someone gave me. It’s on the late side for serenade (actually wanted to do this a few weeks ago) last fall I got a few small spots of red thread round this time. Things do look good now, I just want to keep it th...
by __JT__
September 26th, 2018, 5:58 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: 2018: What did you do on your lawn today?
Replies: 725
Views: 27740

Re: 2018: What did you do on your lawn today?

Got a good soaking, so ground is pliable for migrating plugs from mulch-bed edges, to patching lawn. Parceling it out, trying to do ten each day, assuming I get a chance. Using a weasel popper instead of the pro plugger (which I have and like). The popper does better when hitting a stone or root. It...
by __JT__
September 22nd, 2018, 10:28 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: 2018: What did you do on your lawn today?
Replies: 725
Views: 27740

Re: 2018: What did you do on your lawn today?

Mowing every four days (that’s what my schedule allows), 3 days or 2 days would be better. Aggressive fall N aps really do generate copious amounts of OM thru clippings! And I’m going aggressive ‘lite” with a northern mix (average .25# N urea weekly), however I’ve been feathering in milog since 8/15...
by __JT__
September 1st, 2018, 8:03 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Yeah!! Finally the Critical Season. Where's the Urea?
Replies: 17
Views: 645

Re: Yeah!! Finally the Critical Season. Where's the Urea?

Got a mow in, and dropped .22#N/K BSF, mixed in with .5#N/K (10-10-10).

I had to sneak it in when the boss was out. She thinks the honey do list takes priority this week end.
by __JT__
August 27th, 2018, 7:34 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: 2018: What did you do on your lawn today?
Replies: 725
Views: 27740

Re: 2018: What did you do on your lawn today?

Sharpened my mower blades.
by __JT__
August 22nd, 2018, 7:16 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Show me Your Lawn!
Replies: 67
Views: 4654

Re: Show me Your Lawn!

2016 renovation. It’s doing some late summer shedding.
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2017 renovation, a year from seed down.
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by __JT__
August 16th, 2018, 9:36 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: 2018: What did you do on your lawn today?
Replies: 725
Views: 27740

Re: 2018: What did you do on your lawn today?

Dropped .4#N of BayState. I had a partial bag of 10-10-10, so I mixed in .3#N-P-K of that with it. Got half the lawn done last night, going to wrap it up tonight.
by __JT__
August 4th, 2018, 10:55 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Who's Using Nu-Film P or 17?
Replies: 5
Views: 414

Re: Who's Using Nu-Film P or 17?

What do you use for mixing rates. I looks like it doesn't take much (looking at an online label) so a gallon would last a while.
by __JT__
July 25th, 2018, 1:08 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Need help with disease ID
Replies: 3
Views: 108

Re: Need help with disease ID

Thanks seiyafan! I just read this at www.turffiles.ncsu.edu: "Flushes of slime mold growth are often observed after heavy rain storms that were preceded by long periods of dry weather." Pretty much describes this summer, so far. Thanks Chris! The back fared pretty well this summer, altho the front (...
by __JT__
July 25th, 2018, 8:31 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Need help with disease ID
Replies: 3
Views: 108

Need help with disease ID

I’ve been getting some patches of this stuff in back yard (part sun, 5-6 hours). Looks blackish or greyish in am… https://s15.postimg.cc/82faaj9xz/IMG_1586.jpg Then looks whitish or greyish in pm…Like a frosted look…or dipped in sugar… https://s15.postimg.cc/ip93g3fk7/IMG_1588.jpg Overall the grass ...
by __JT__
July 19th, 2018, 7:32 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: 2018: What did you do on your lawn today?
Replies: 725
Views: 27740

Re: 2018: What did you do on your lawn today?

Got a mow in yesterday. Today, stocked up on Bay State. I had struck out a few times this spring, and went with Milorg as a backup.

Tonight, sprayed Serenade/KH/molasses/yucca mix.
by __JT__
July 10th, 2018, 11:10 am
Forum: Organic lawn care
Topic: hybrid fertilizers "derived from biosolids"
Replies: 5
Views: 521

Re: hybrid fertilizers "derived from biosolids"

Thanks. My first impression was that in order to get that higher nitrogen concentration, was that the OM might be converted at the mill. Then FWIW, I was reading about a method where the bio-solid particle is sprayed with a urea coating. This one's label is pretty straight forward that the organic m...