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- March 16th, 2020, 1:45 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Zoysia for Hellstrip
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1159
Re: Zoysia for Hellstrip
Zoysia can be killed, some old posts of mine talk about it. The short answer is that you need to kill it in summer when it is growing. In my experience, it takes 3 applications of Glyphosate spaced two weeks apart to be sure it is dead, so you have to be willing to accept a brown lawn for 4+ weeks p...
- March 10th, 2020, 12:32 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Zoysia for Hellstrip
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1159
Re: Zoysia for Hellstrip
Personally I hate the stuff (and we are warmer here than NJ), but it will work. As long as you are OK with the brown and understand it can be hard to remove once established, go for it. It can be much lower maintenance than TTTF or KBG.
- March 10th, 2020, 12:24 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Bare spots in spring
- Replies: 4
- Views: 382
Re: Bare spots in spring
You can apply Tenacity at seeding and it will carry you for ~30 days depending on dose. You may want another dose depending on how fast the seed is germinating/establishing. Once established, you can then apply a traditional pre-emergent (with Tall Fescue you should be OK without needing a second Te...
- March 10th, 2020, 10:23 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: It's Finally the Day I Consider the Beginning of Spring!!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 828
Re: It's Finally the Day I Consider the Beginning of Spring!!
My back yard is starting to pick up growth again. It always starts before the front. The roses are also starting to grow which means, as usual, I missed the spring pruning window on many of them.
- September 24th, 2019, 11:06 am
- Forum: Lawn Care Basics 101
- Topic: MILO study - not safe
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1362
Re: MILO study - not safe
Manure products are very common in commercial agriculture - not just with the Amish. Pig and Poultry are what is typically used. If anyone is interested in a non horse powered application video...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1ew5vW7yYM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1ew5vW7yYM
- July 31st, 2019, 8:32 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Prodiamine and spot seeding
- Replies: 3
- Views: 187
Re: Prodiamine and spot seeding
Prodiamine won't move much in the soil. If you are spraying and careful, you can theoretically spray right up to the edge of the seeded area, but... I would leave a 1-2 foot space like suggested.
- July 8th, 2019, 9:49 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: How destructive are fungicides?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 573
Re: How destructive are fungicides?
I have looked at the data on Fungicides on lawns. There is definitely an effect. While total fungal population numbers stay roughly the same or decline slightly, there are dramatic shifts in the members of the population with non targeted fungi taking the place of the the targeted fungi. After stopp...
- July 4th, 2019, 2:02 pm
- Forum: Irrigation
- Topic: Adjustable sprinkler heads
- Replies: 5
- Views: 422
Re: Adjustable sprinkler heads
I assumed there is a small narrow spot between two garden beds or something like that so OP would need coverage for 0-55 and 180-205 with no spray coverage in between them from 55-180 and 205-360. Otherwise why the question?
OP only has one post so who knows if they are coming back.
OP only has one post so who knows if they are coming back.
- July 2nd, 2019, 12:26 pm
- Forum: Flowers & Annuals
- Topic: HLG's new rose / tree peony bed
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1503
Re: HLG's new rose / tree peony bed
As a general rule: More aggressive pruning of spent blooms will give fewer, but larger flowers. Less aggressive pruning (i.e. not cutting as far back on the stem) will give more but smaller blooms. Not pruning at all will give fewer, smaller blooms. This varies a bit by rose type. Hybrid Teas respon...
- July 1st, 2019, 1:59 pm
- Forum: Flowers & Annuals
- Topic: HLG's new rose / tree peony bed
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1503
Re: HLG's new rose / tree peony bed
I'm going to guess that roses in your area are going to need winter protection to prevent losses. Even in St. Louis, some of the more fragile roses won't make it over winter without a covering of mulch. I have gravitated to non-grafted roses on their own roots which tend to tolerate winter temps bet...
- July 1st, 2019, 9:23 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Summer watering schedule for 2nd year lawn...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 359
Re: Summer watering schedule for 2nd year lawn...
Ideally, you want to water just before the lawn starts to show drought stress. That is tricky to do as there will be at best subtle signs of low water levels. As you get to know the lawn better, you will start to get a feel for when to water. It will depend on factors that affect water loss such as ...
- July 1st, 2019, 9:18 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Serenade - advice
- Replies: 9
- Views: 432
Re: Serenade - advice
Yup, a battery powered backpack sprayer is amazing for frequent applications. The effectiveness of a biological prevention plan depends on frequent applications and may not be enough in areas with heavy disease pressure or with certain diseases. For example, I have been unable to effectively control...
- July 1st, 2019, 9:14 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Yellow nutsedge sucks...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2801
Re: Yellow nutsedge sucks...
Yellow Nutsedge will grow through any small crack in the fabric and then start growing in the mulch on top. I have areas that still have Yellow Nutsedge after 5 years of treatment. I just keep hitting it every time it pops up. I figure in about 10 years or so, it might be eradicated.
- July 1st, 2019, 8:35 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: To Mow or Not To Mow?...That is the Question
- Replies: 13
- Views: 701
Re: To Mow or Not To Mow?...That is the Question
I grew a small ~4x5 foot patch of KBG that went unmowed in my garden to see what would happen. It got fertilizer and watered when the roses got watered, but I didn't spray to prevent disease. It died out after 2 years. It would be good in the spring, but towards the middle of summer it would start t...
- June 22nd, 2019, 3:08 pm
- Forum: Irrigation
- Topic: Adjustable sprinkler heads
- Replies: 5
- Views: 422
Re: Adjustable sprinkler heads
I don't know of any heads that allow two adjustable arcs. I think your only option is two install two heads - one for each arc.
- June 22nd, 2019, 3:04 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Yellow nutsedge sucks...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2801
Re: Yellow nutsedge sucks...
Yellow Nutsedge is very hard to kill. It has a tendency to come back next year even if you were on top of spraying. Roundup isn't a guaranteed kill with multiple applications in my experience. I even solarized a garden bed for an entire year and it is coming back.
- June 3rd, 2019, 9:14 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: KBG, reel mower, and HOC
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2750
Re: KBG, reel mower, and HOC
You might try maintaining the lawn at ~1.5-2 inches with what you have before dropping the bucks on reel mower. They aren't cheap. Trying the lower height will give you chance to see if are OK with the increased work of maintaining the lower height. You will have to mow more frequently to avoid taki...
- May 30th, 2019, 5:31 pm
- Forum: Lawn Care Basics 101
- Topic: Zoisia and shade
- Replies: 2
- Views: 338
Re: Zoisia and shade
Some of the issue is competition for water and other resources by the tree. Some is directly related to shade from the tree. While Zoysia will tolerate shade better, I don't tend to think of it as a shade tolerant grass. I also don't have a lot of experience with warm season turf. You might get more...
- May 20th, 2019, 8:41 pm
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Heritage DF in backpack sprayer
- Replies: 4
- Views: 214
Re: Heritage DF in backpack sprayer
I have used water dispersable granule products in a backpack sprayer (it is a Chapin battery powered sprayer) without agitation just fine. I simply shake the backpack at the end of each pass by dancing around a bit. I have never had a problem with clogging. If the application is uneven, it is not en...
- May 20th, 2019, 9:22 am
- Forum: Cool-season grasses
- Topic: Huge chunks in Lime
- Replies: 2
- Views: 158
Re: Huge chunks in Lime
Moisture will lead to clumping of lime. I would bet the long term outside storage is the culprit. Even plastic bags seem to have some permeability to water.