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by MorpheusPA
May 25th, 2023, 8:56 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Grass turning Yellow
Replies: 5
Views: 641

Re: Grass turning Yellow

That's a clay loam, not clay, bordering a sandy clay loam and pure loam, not at all a bad place to be and not at all unmanageable. Magnesium is a tad higher than I would like to see for that soil with potassium a bit lower, probably making it tight and water-refusing, so I'd go for the soap/sodium l...
by MorpheusPA
May 25th, 2023, 8:47 pm
Forum: Lawn Care Basics 101
Topic: What's with Milo pricing this year (at least near me)?
Replies: 11
Views: 3510

Re: What's with Milo pricing this year (at least near me)?

Home Depot here is $25, which is the top end. Walmart and Meijer it goes for $17. $17 delivered from Walmart for free if you buy 3 bags or more...I jumped all over it. So happy there is finally some competition for HD/Lowes. Rural King sells it for $15, but it's quite a far drive. Thanks for this, ...
by MorpheusPA
May 25th, 2023, 1:42 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Grass turning Yellow
Replies: 5
Views: 641

Re: Grass turning Yellow

You just gave us the answer, I think. 1.5" doesn't hold a lot of water, and hotter weather taps it fast. You can either water a little bit very often, let it go yellow, or work on that clay (that probably isn't clay, but a compact silt; I'd have to see an isolated soil test of it). I'd suggest BLSC ...
by MorpheusPA
May 25th, 2023, 1:38 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Dimension and Overseeding
Replies: 4
Views: 373

Re: Dimension and Overseeding

It does vary. Crabgrass is a summer sprouter; May to July. Most sedges sprout in late May to June and, further north, a bit later. Creeping Charlie doesn't get going for me until June. So I need to keep the shield up through Independence Day, after which it can start to drop, although I'll still get...
by MorpheusPA
May 25th, 2023, 1:35 pm
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: BLSC and KH Questions
Replies: 134
Views: 11676

Re: BLSC and KH Questions

Kelp is an add-on, not a primary, and tends to do small things. I note that use in the garden leads to better blossoms than otherwise, but double-blind testing isn't possible as I'm the one doing the application. However, plants that are treated do notably better than those that are not. At this poi...
by MorpheusPA
May 25th, 2023, 1:07 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Northern GA K31 Summer Mow Height?
Replies: 3
Views: 396

Re: Northern GA K31 Summer Mow Height?

Yeah, play it by ear. However, yes, Kentucky-31 is pretty bulletproof, so short, tall, it should do pretty well. If you like 4" tall, great. It'll tolerate periods of drought extremely well; water it when it starts to turn gray. It really only requires 2-3 pounds of nitrogen per year, maximum.
by MorpheusPA
May 11th, 2023, 8:15 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Dimension and Overseeding
Replies: 4
Views: 373

Re: Dimension and Overseeding

Picture me saying slowly, "Maybe." Get a dry spell in there and no, it's not. Decay will slow. I'm smelling a weather shift on the wind as we move from La Nina to neutral to El Nino, so I can't predict this summer at all. Post-seeding, you'll really need to wait at least six, eight weeks, at least i...
by MorpheusPA
May 9th, 2023, 7:55 am
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: JPack's Soil Test Results - 2023
Replies: 9
Views: 537

Re: JPack's Soil Test Results - 2023

The water rate was a little low; I'd expect to see this around an inch of water, but for the front yard, if you're irrigating and haven't seen any bleaching, I'd say you're good to go. Sure, compress the timing if you like. The fertilizer really shouldn't have a major interaction with the gypsum if ...
by MorpheusPA
May 6th, 2023, 5:57 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Robot Mowers on cool season turf
Replies: 16
Views: 732

Re: Robot Mowers on cool season turf

1) Yes. I don't allow mine out on Monday mornings because of the Great Accident with the trash company. She starts at noon on Mondays. While I have my entire lawn set as one huge zone, if you do it zonally, I'm pretty sure you can set time per zone. Even if not, simply disallow mowing when theft is ...
by MorpheusPA
May 4th, 2023, 6:42 am
Forum: Trees
Topic: CT Trees
Replies: 17
Views: 830

Re: CT Trees

8 foot, center to center, straight line. That seems to have height-limited them to around 25 feet, which for me, is just fine. That created a solid green wall, which is what I wanted. Closer will work, but will limit height more. Further away will also work, and lets the trees grow taller. 15' is re...
by MorpheusPA
May 3rd, 2023, 6:25 am
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: DevilDawg81’s New Lawn - 2023 Edition
Replies: 22
Views: 1440

Re: DevilDawg81’s New Lawn - 2023 Edition

Seed won't mind standing water for a day or three or even five (in nature, it's not like it's completely stagnant, usually, across the entire section). Erosion...erosion would be a problem. Fortunately, the weather looks to clear this weekend and warm rapidly, so that's nice. I'm putting in the gard...
by MorpheusPA
May 2nd, 2023, 8:51 am
Forum: Trees
Topic: Ficus Nitida Suddenly died.
Replies: 1
Views: 144

Re: Ficus Nitida Suddenly died.

I'd be inclined to take that to a University extension office to find out. If you have a row of them, what killed one can now easily take out all of the others...
by MorpheusPA
May 2nd, 2023, 8:50 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Fertilizer and rainfall.
Replies: 6
Views: 550

Re: Fertilizer and rainfall.

I wouldn't do it, personally. At this point, I'm waiting for the ground to de-saturate a bit before I even consider feeding. It's. Still, Raining. And it's not forecast to stop until the end of the week, so while the weather is fine to put in the gardens and has been for ten days, they're only about...
by MorpheusPA
May 1st, 2023, 9:29 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Fertilizer and rainfall.
Replies: 6
Views: 550

Re: Fertilizer and rainfall.

Modest to high. I vaguely considered dropping urea on the garden yesterday when we were "supposed" to get 0.5" of rainfall. Surprise, there was a thunderstorm in there that dumped 2" of pouring rain on us in the middle of that as temperatures dramatically rose ten degrees. Grand total rainfall for t...
by MorpheusPA
April 29th, 2023, 1:24 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Suspected poa triv not lighting up (white) from Tenacity
Replies: 12
Views: 749

Re: Suspected poa triv not lighting up (white) from Tenacity

Technically? Two weeks. If you're VERY VERY SURE, you can do it now. If you're not very, very sure, you can also do it now, but you may find even good grasses turning rather pale.
by MorpheusPA
April 29th, 2023, 1:23 pm
Forum: Trees
Topic: Have a couple tree/shrubs I need ID'd
Replies: 2
Views: 196

Re: Have a couple tree/shrubs I need ID'd

This is a little off the beaten path here, but I'm thinking Drummond's Willow, at least for the second? The first looks much the same, with slight leaf differences, which could simply be how early it is in the season.
by MorpheusPA
April 28th, 2023, 8:25 pm
Forum: Trees
Topic: CT Trees
Replies: 17
Views: 830

Re: CT Trees

This ain't rocket science (scary fact; I knew a rocket scientist who came to our company from NASA. She was one of the densest, most narcissistic, least flexible people I've had the displeasure to meet). Just a little basic care really does go a very long way.
by MorpheusPA
April 28th, 2023, 8:08 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Suspected poa triv not lighting up (white) from Tenacity
Replies: 12
Views: 749

Re: Suspected poa triv not lighting up (white) from Tenacity

If you're going to hit it with glyphosate... I usually let the Tenacity do its job and kill it out on its own. But PA isn't CT.
by MorpheusPA
April 28th, 2023, 8:07 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Fertilizer and rainfall.
Replies: 6
Views: 550

Re: Fertilizer and rainfall.

I'd wait. Look for something up to 1" absolute maximum, with 0.25" to 0.75" being optimal.
by MorpheusPA
April 27th, 2023, 8:41 pm
Forum: Trees
Topic: CT Trees
Replies: 17
Views: 830

Re: CT Trees

Wow, thank you so much for the detailed info and all the pics. This is definitely food for thought, as I'm looking at (on average across a few estimates) about $6k for 16 x 5/6' ($372 each, installed, on average), $8k for 6/7' or $10k in 7/8'. Though I did have one guy quote $8k for 8' trees. Bleed...