Right now my main concern is getting the ground smoothed out. There will be no better time to get the ground smoothed out than during the renovation of the grass. Hopefully others on the forum with yards of 1+ acres can provide some advice in this, as techniques that work well for a couple thousand...

Look at the label chemicals of what you sprayed and then refer to this chart http://www.agry.purdue.edu/turf/tips/2008/04_10delays.html Gary, that's an awesome chart, thanks! However, unless I'm misunderstanding the original poster's question, or misunderstanding the chart, it seems that the chart ...

There are actually three different periods in Fall, and applying Nitrogen during them is different for each one. ... Early Fall Where I live, this period starts around Labor Day. ... The idea is to have the last of the time-release Nitrogen peter out right around the time of average first-frost. Mi...

I've been cutting at 4" all season so far, and haven't yet decided what my fall strategy will be. I'm hoping to learn from the plans of others on this forum. What I have done in past years is stay at maximum height until the leaves start falling from the trees around my yard. (The birch drop their l...

I am mowing today and want to know is there any reason to mower lower than I normally do after spraying the WBG? Just mow at your normal height. It's best to wait a couple days after spraying the weed-killer to give it a chance to be fully taken in by the weeds before cutting. (But, you're two days...

Thanks, Andy, for the explanation and analogies on the micronutrients!

Paul wrote:What would adjusting the Boron and Copper do? How would it effect the grass plant?

I'm curious to hear about this too - I speculate the micronutrients are off in my soil, too, and am wondering what kind of effect it might have.

JustAGuy wrote:14 day pictures - This a a picture of a spot where I tipped the spreader over and had a pile of seed.

Wow, that's awfully dense for just 14 days!

So it's no 30 bags in a Rogue, but I'm pretty impressed that I still have rear suspension travel on my Mazda hatchback after piling in a thousand pounds of processed human waste. http://[COMPLETELY MADE UP DOMAIN] image.com/XxAARoxl.jpg This is awesome. Now, I've just got to do a road trip to Quincy.

Follow the only rule there is for Milorganite: only apply it on days that end in a "Y". Great, thanks! Ended up putting Milorganite down the next morning (Aug 18) at 0.7#N/1Ksqft. Can you advise on micros to accompany the next Milorganite app (probably in mid-Sept)? Which ones do I need to buy, wit...

Looks encouraging for only 10 days after seeding! Any "before" pics?

Came home to this... that would be from my neighbors lawn company. How big is your neighbor's yard? How does it look compared to yours? How well do you get along with your neighbor? If his yard isn't too big, yours looks better, and you get along with your neighbor pretty well, maybe you could ask ...

Somebody find the flashlight for Nick... I just finished rolling out my seed 90 minutes after sunset by using a headlamp. Worked pretty well. Interesting part of working after dark is that fewer neighbors walk down the street wanting to chat and ask what you're doing. However, those that do walk by...

Day 0 - Seed Down That took longer than I expected! Needed to turn on the floodlights around the house and use a headlamp to finish! Tonight, I managed get down starter fertilizer (3#/1Ksqft of 24-25-4), spread seed (4#/1Ksqft), roll the seed in, and perform the first watering on all 3000 sqft bein...

Heading out for "seed-down" tonight... We'll see how this goes!

I'm no soil test expert, but that soil sure doesn't test like a native Massachusetts soil anymore! If that soil were in my yard, maybe my grass would thrive, too! (I hope to get there someday.) You've done good. I'm curious to see the soil test team's recommendations for you. I've still got a lot to...

I remember my grandfather trying to keep the neighbor's dogs off his lawn back when I was a kid. He eventually came up with a solution that worked very well: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61VrX7BzdhL._SL1500_.jpg The neighborhood dogs were smart enough to know that when they'd been zapped on...

Thanks for the reassurance that this "white fuzz" after application of Milorganite is not only benign, but a sign of the soil microbes / fungi "doing their thing" to break down the Milorganite! I'll continue to monitor the fuzz to see when it goes away. For those that have seen it before, how long d...

Paul wrote:New to forum but I have been following it for 2 years now. I'm a lawn fanatic and perfectionist like the rest of you and have been at this for 25 years now.

Gorgeous yard! Thanks for the introduction and the inspiring photos!

This weekend's yard work wasn't in the back yard (which is currently fallowing) but was instead trying an experiment to address the problem I've had with the town snowplow removing the topsoil from the first couple feet of lawn along the road edge in the first plowing every winter. We often get our ...