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by edslawn
September 14th, 2022, 12:36 pm
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: DevilDawg81’s New Lawn - 2022 Front Yard
Replies: 35
Views: 8831

Re: DevilDawg81’s New Lawn - 2022 Front Yard

Babies! Looking good.
by edslawn
September 6th, 2022, 10:52 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Recovering from drought
Replies: 11
Views: 2057

Re: Recovering from drought

I feel your pain... 2" of rain in South Central PA yesterday through today has me a little happier. More in the forecast.
by edslawn
September 5th, 2022, 11:30 am
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: DevilDawg81’s New Lawn - 2022 Front Yard
Replies: 35
Views: 8831

Re: DevilDawg81’s New Lawn - 2022 Front Yard

Quite the family project...Looks awesome! So glad to hear the rain helped without washout. Good luck with it!
by edslawn
September 5th, 2022, 11:08 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: 2022: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
Replies: 213
Views: 20050

Re: 2022: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?

Walked the property yesterday and sprayed some Bifen-IT around the house perimeter. Between the drought and my continuing mole problem, the yard is depressing. I have good SSS seed and fert ready, but a little unsure when to do it. I have a supply of water from my creek, but it has been hard to keep...
by edslawn
September 4th, 2022, 12:19 pm
Forum: Water cooler
Topic: Olivia Died
Replies: 10
Views: 2054

Re: Olivia Died

Morph, I'm the next one will be even better and you can rest assured that you gave Olivia a very good (albeit short) life :)
by edslawn
September 4th, 2022, 12:15 pm
Forum: Water cooler
Topic: No more triathlons for me this year
Replies: 23
Views: 4030

Re: No more triathlons for me this year

Wow... the varia looks very cool. Also, it was hard to give up and certainly, my cardio health has paid a price. The yard seems to be my exercise these days.
by edslawn
September 4th, 2022, 12:10 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Difficulty cutting thick lawn
Replies: 12
Views: 3149

Re: Difficulty cutting thick lawn

Horsepower baby! That SFC30 is a beauty! I have the Toro Timemaster with the 223cc B&S engine and it rips--even in the spring when the lawn is growing like crazy. It looks like the SFC has a 224cc commercial grade Kohler. I'll bet this engine will rip too. I've considered the Time Master, but I rea...
by edslawn
August 28th, 2022, 6:34 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: 2022: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
Replies: 213
Views: 20050

Re: 2022: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?

I put down kelp help and BLSC (following @morpheusPA's lead) today... It was a little heartbreaking to recall the beautiful spring flush and look at the straw field now. My front is hilly and gets the brunt of the afternoon sun, so it is weird. The backyard looks pretty good and the front looks like...
by edslawn
August 28th, 2022, 6:31 pm
Forum: Water cooler
Topic: No more triathlons for me this year
Replies: 23
Views: 4030

Re: No more triathlons for me this year

Glad that you got to the hospital on time and things are improving for you! I have had two friends killed on road bikes over the last few years. When the second person was hit a few years ago, I sold my bike. I used to ride 100 miles a week. It is too dangerous with idiots living on their phones and...
by edslawn
August 26th, 2022, 1:33 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Milo on dormant lawn
Replies: 18
Views: 2933

Re: Milo on dormant lawn

The grasshopper comments are making me laugh since I just watched Jurassic World Dominion and they have very large locusts flying around.
by edslawn
August 26th, 2022, 1:03 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Difficulty cutting thick lawn
Replies: 12
Views: 3149

Re: Difficulty cutting thick lawn

My Toro dealer is also a SCAG dealer. They're going to let me demo a new SFC30! Sweet! Mrs. Hammbone just rolls her eyes. +1 for buying from a dealer and not Home Depot! Horsepower baby! That SFC30 is a beauty! I have the Toro Timemaster with the 223cc B&S engine and it rips--even in the spring whe...
by edslawn
August 22nd, 2022, 2:46 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Milo on dormant lawn
Replies: 18
Views: 2933

Re: Milo on dormant lawn

Put down the wake-up Milo on Sunday. It rained yesterday and again today. Still on the lookup for those locusts...
by edslawn
August 17th, 2022, 8:26 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Milo on dormant lawn
Replies: 18
Views: 2933

Re: Milo on dormant lawn

I watched that 30% chance of showers dwindle to no rain at all for at least 9 days. There's a faint, off-chance of a thunderstorm today, but with 45% humidity, I'm not counting on it. The lawn actually still looks pretty good, and this year, again, it's a sharp dividing line between mine and the ne...
by edslawn
August 17th, 2022, 8:22 am
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: llO0DQLE Front Lawn 2022
Replies: 12
Views: 2311

Re: llO0DQLE Front Lawn 2022

llO0DQLE wrote:
July 26th, 2022, 11:32 pm
2 month progress.

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Congrats on getting it sorted out. Looks really nice!
by edslawn
August 17th, 2022, 8:20 am
Forum: Other/Misc
Topic: Rabbits
Replies: 26
Views: 2872

Re: Rabbits

Eight per gallon seems...excessive. Two to three is more normal, with surfactant to make sure the moles really don't like it. :-) Plus it mixes with the water when you add surfactant to form an emulsion. I think I'm getting it under control now. The original activity was mostly underground with the...
by edslawn
August 15th, 2022, 8:06 pm
Forum: Other/Misc
Topic: Rabbits
Replies: 26
Views: 2872

Re: Rabbits

Check the price of castor oil by the gallon at Soaper's Choice and see if it's cheaper. Maybe so, maybe no. I was lazy and Amazon was easy, and I started to panic as the moles reacted to the spray by moving into other areas. You warned us, but I was pressed for time with summer travel (after COVID ...
by edslawn
August 10th, 2022, 1:23 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: 2022: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
Replies: 213
Views: 20050

Re: 2022: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?

bauer time wrote:
July 27th, 2022, 7:20 am
Literally have thrown up my hands when it comes to irrigating to keep up with this drought. I don't think we have had rain in over 3 weeks and were in a week long heatwave. I'm just going to let the yard be for now and hopefully we get some decent rain soon.
I feel your pain... same here.
by edslawn
August 9th, 2022, 11:44 am
Forum: Other/Misc
Topic: Rabbits
Replies: 26
Views: 2872

Re: Rabbits

This has turned into war! I feel like I have a family of twenty moles eating my whole front yard. Makes me want to cry, but I am using the castor oil and also a sprinkling of mole killing worms strategically placed. I also have stepped up from the 4oz bottles from CVS to... https://i.postimg.cc/VdZY...
by edslawn
July 26th, 2022, 4:09 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: New Sod - identify the inconsistency?
Replies: 5
Views: 378

Re: New Sod - identify the inconsistency?

My backyard was sodded in Aug 2020 and mine had inconsistencies like this too. This included areas that I was sure were dead. You may recall that the summer of 2020 was pretty hot and dry, and I was watering a lot. The contractor assured me that it would be ok. He was right... https://i.postimg.cc/H...
by edslawn
July 16th, 2022, 8:56 am
Forum: Lawn Care Basics 101
Topic: Lesco Spreader
Replies: 6
Views: 1435

Re: Lesco Spreader

I’d like to chime in. I get striping all the time now. Never used to. Not sure why. I don’t walk as fast. Maybe that’s a problem for me? What's the spreader? Maybe it just needs to be cleaned to get an even drop from the shoot. Also, my spreader has an "edge guard" that allows you to run close to t...