Andy, thanks so much for your time on this. I've already got the calcitic lime, epsom, and SOP. Last year you recommended 9lbs/K of lime every 90 days, is that still the case? I was confused by what you wrote in your last reply. I know that adding OM is a marathon, but these results indicate a need ...

Out of respect for the OP, I'll hold off unless they think it will be helpful to them, which it probably will be. Otherwise, I'll start another thread.

Morpheus, if patches on your lawn still look like this at this point in the season, would you worry?

Andy, here are the latest results. This seems to make a lot of sense now. My only additional question to what I wrote above would be how to improve the roadside soil, so it actually becomes something that resembles soil rather than gravel/sand. Thanks again for your time and help. https://i.postimg....

Ok, I will follow up ASAP. Seems like this might be a fun challenge...for me anyway. Although last year you did say you liked a challenge too!

Andy, I was really surprised by the difference as well. Aside from the difference in sampling methods described above, I can only think of there being a difference in WHERE I took the samples. I took ~12 cores from various spots in the lawn. And despite the lawn only being 25 feet wide, you can see ...

Thanks to all of the volunteers that take their time to help out with these interpretations. It's much appreciated. https://i.postimg.cc/1gbrdW8S/Andy-V-2021-Soil-Test.png First, a disclaimer: Last year when I took samples, I used a trowel and sampled at 4", but I included the entire sample depth, n...

In Reading, MA, I have a few buds that opened up this weekend. I put down Dimension yesterday. Unfortunately, there are a handful of weeds that had already come through, so I hand pulled those before I put down the pre-M. I also dug up nearly 100 wild onion and wild garlic bulbs. I should have taken...

Just starting to pop here outside of Boston. Got the preM down last night for today’s rain I'm in Reading, MA and mine (which have southern exposure) have not opened yet. It's amazing the differences even short distances apart. Two towns over in Winchester, the leaves are already partially out on m...

Forsythia has not bloomed here yet, but should within a couple weeks. Wanted to apply Pre-M tomorrow because we are supposed to get 0.6 inches of rain on Sunday. If it doesn't rain, I'll water it in, but I'd like the free water since my water costs over 3 cents a gallon. We had a major drought here ...

Yes, the CA warnings are totally off the rails. Has anyone been to a coffee shop there? I'll give you the punchline now. There's cancer warnings about coffee.

Yeah, if I end up wanting/needing to do Iron, that would make sense. Thanks for your advice.

As I prepare for the upcoming season, I'm thinking about sprayers. I'd love to get a real nice one like the Flowzone Typhoon 2.5, but I'd only want to spring for one of them, given the cost. Is using a single sprayer a bad idea if you're running the triangle approach? Like, how hard is it really to ...

Thanks, guys. I have 10 blades to maintain (2 sets of 3 for my tractor, and 2 sets of 2 for the push mower), so we will see how I decide to do it. For now, I plan on using the mill bastard file by hand.

Thanks, Morpheus. The circled part.

This is probably a dumb question, but do you need to sharpen the curved part of a mulching blade? I assume so since it comes sharp when purchased. Lots of people online say no. I know...taking online opinions is dangerous. But the folks here are a lot more trustworthy than most other places online. ...

Checking back in. Yesterday was 8 days after my last cut, and I went out to do some more mulching and cutting. I'm talking about the non-irrigated section only right now. There are parts of the lawn that get minimal direct morning sun because the sun isn't high enough to get over the trees at this t...

As some here know, I have a large lawn (2 acres, 1 acre grass) that I have been working on for the first time this season. Thanks to those that made this a very successful first season, by the way! I have a small front lawn - 3000k - that I renovated in the fall and is the only part of my lawn that ...

Everyone that reads this forum knows that peat moss is recommended to cover seed when doing a reno. Someone always wants to know if they can us straw instead, and they are always kindly advised to avoid it. I get it, peat moss is expensive, especially if you need a lot of it. But it's worth it. And ...

Thanks, Andy. You and the other members have taught me a lot. I was really happy with how things turned out after my first season. Looking forward to next year already.