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by ken-n-nancy
November 5th, 2014, 12:59 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Allyn Hayes aka the Lawnnut used to be my idol
Replies: 11
Views: 1116

Re: Allyn Hayes aka the Lawnnut used to be my idol

I've really enjoyed the Lawn Nut videos -- bumped into them for some tips before finding this site. There's definitely a lot of different advice out there for maintenance practices -- his advice generally seems pretty sound, and he clearly loves maintaining his lawn!
by ken-n-nancy
November 4th, 2014, 5:24 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Need help with yellow strips on my lawn!
Replies: 24
Views: 1772

Re: Need help with yellow strips on my lawn!

Thanks for the tips :) I will try that when I apply the winterizer fertilizer this week. Having a 0 degree C night this Friday. Current "consensus" on these forums seems to be to make the final "winterizer" fertilizer application (usually N-only via urea or ammonium sulfate) after top growth stops ...
by ken-n-nancy
November 4th, 2014, 2:37 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Planning 2015 Lawn Program
Replies: 25
Views: 941

Re: Planning 2015 Lawn Program

It's good to be thinking about next year well in advance if sourcing needed items is difficult in your area. Your seasonal plan is also going to be potentially different from most (nearly all) readers on here, as your weather is very different than what most of us experience. Gosh, your latitude is ...
by ken-n-nancy
November 4th, 2014, 9:25 am
Forum: Water cooler
Topic: Election Results.
Replies: 4
Views: 229

Re: Election Results.

I can't personally translate the text, but google helped find some articles related to the photo: http://www.wnd.com/2014/11/obama-literally-spanked-in-brand-new-images/ http://madworldnews.com/putin-humiliating-obama/ The latter article above implies that the description is "Targeted sanctions." an...
by ken-n-nancy
November 4th, 2014, 12:14 am
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: HSB's lawn reno 2014
Replies: 16
Views: 701

Re: HSB's lawn reno 2014

Scotts winterguard is 32-0-10. 2/3 of the N is urea, the other 1/3 is mostly fast release as well. The only concern with you northern guys is the high P content. There are a few posts on here recently about P in late fall leading to increase chance in snow mold and other fungus. The lesco is 19-0-7...
by ken-n-nancy
November 3rd, 2014, 12:52 pm
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Ken-n-Nancy Soil Test - Summer 2014
Replies: 43
Views: 2490

Re: Ken-n-Nancy Soil Test - Summer 2014

... Your TEC is low. Very low. You have a sandy soil, and sandy soils struggle to hold onto stuff. This is coming from a shortage of all three major cations in the front (Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium (K)), and a lesser deficiency of Calcium and Potassium in the side. The low organic matter is also...
by ken-n-nancy
November 3rd, 2014, 9:25 am
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: HoosierLawnGnome's 2014 Backyard Renovation - flush
Replies: 376
Views: 16614

Re: HoosierLawnGnome's 2014 Backyard Renovation - *pause*

HoosierLawnGnome wrote:Talking to my neighbor, he and I figured the raccoons were digging for earthworms. There are PLENTY of those pretty close to the surface.
Hopefully the 'coons you caught didn't tell any of their friends and your 'coon problem is gone for good!
by ken-n-nancy
November 2nd, 2014, 10:49 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: What did you do to or on your lawn today?
Replies: 3681
Views: 105960

Re: What did you do to or on your lawn today?

Did nothing on the lawn today, except watch the gale-force winds blow leaves off the trees, out of the woods, across the yard, and every which way. It's kind of nice that the mulched leaves that have settled down in the lawn don't seem to be affected by the wind at all. Looks like I'll have more mul...
by ken-n-nancy
November 1st, 2014, 3:27 pm
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: HoosierLawnGnome's 2014 Backyard Renovation - flush
Replies: 376
Views: 16614

Re: HoosierLawnGnome's 2014 Backyard Renovation - *pause*

HoosierLawnGnome wrote:Woke up to a yard free of new raccoon damage. Today was a good day.
w00t!
by ken-n-nancy
November 1st, 2014, 1:55 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Can I do one more app of urea?
Replies: 7
Views: 471

Re: Can I do one more app of urea?

Our temps are hovering around freezing with daily highs around 41 F and daily lows of 26.6 F. I did my winterizer on October 19 with Scotts Greenmax. ... but I'm tempted to do one more app. Will there be any benefit or will it be a waste? Sounds like your winterizer of October 19 was about perfectl...
by ken-n-nancy
November 1st, 2014, 11:39 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: What did you do to or on your lawn today?
Replies: 3681
Views: 105960

Re: What did you do to or on your lawn today?

Got out in the yard this morning to mulch up the leaves on the side lawn in advance of the rain's arrival at lunch time. The oak leaves seem to be falling now - there's already a reasonable spread of oak leaves on the back yard that was just blown clear of leaves yesterday morning... Glad to get a b...
by ken-n-nancy
October 31st, 2014, 11:24 pm
Forum: Water cooler
Topic: Oklahoma Solar Customers May See Charges For Grid Costs
Replies: 30
Views: 892

Re: Oklahoma Solar Customers May See Charges For Grid Costs

What I don't understand is : if you are generating your own electricity needs, (and not creating demand on the power companies) why would the power companies create a surcharge, if and when you need them. The basic reason is implied by, but buried in, a sentence in the original post: The utility al...
by ken-n-nancy
October 31st, 2014, 11:00 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: What did you do to or on your lawn today?
Replies: 3681
Views: 105960

Re: What did you do to or on your lawn today?

Mowed the front lawn again to mulch up leaves. There weren't as many leaves as at the prior mowing 4 days ago, but wanted the lawn to look nice before the trick-or-treaters started showing up.

Grass is still growing, but still slowing...
by ken-n-nancy
October 31st, 2014, 12:03 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Post article on "Grass Roots" at National Arboretum
Replies: 1
Views: 155

Re: Post article on "Grass Roots" at National Arboretum

Thanks for sharing, that's really cool to learn about!

Sounds like a must-visit-stop for readers of this forum on a trip to DC!

Lots of pics on the National Arboretum's "Grass Roots Initiative" facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/NTFGrassRootsInitiative
by ken-n-nancy
October 30th, 2014, 2:17 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Questions about "The Pause"
Replies: 29
Views: 926

Re: Questions about "The Pause"

llO0DQLE wrote: Like this?
;)
Exactly.
by ken-n-nancy
October 30th, 2014, 2:13 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Best place to buy grass seed?
Replies: 18
Views: 2472

Re: Best place to buy grass seed?

Okay, here is a URL list I saved a few months ago. Listed in NO particular order and NOT a complete list. ... Seed prices and availability are continually changing, making it hard to compare suppliers in general. However, for what it's worth, I spent some time these past couple days trying to track...
by ken-n-nancy
October 30th, 2014, 9:01 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Questions about "The Pause"
Replies: 29
Views: 926

Re: Questions about "The Pause"

Was there any sort of climate event that coincided with the grass growth slowing? I've been wondering if there are other "leading indicators" that would be helpful. I haven't seen one yet, but I keep hoping. One that had me curious was whether or not you've turned on the heat in your house yet. We ...
by ken-n-nancy
October 30th, 2014, 12:02 am
Forum: Hardscapes
Topic: What Hardscapes do you have?
Replies: 19
Views: 1589

Re: What Hardscapes do you have?

... the Belgian border ... probably protects the edge of the driveway from driving over it too. Absolutely. That was one of the reasons we wanted it there. We used to have crushed rock along the driveway to protect the edge, but that was a maintenance hassle. We love how the granite cobblestones ca...
by ken-n-nancy
October 29th, 2014, 11:20 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Questions about "The Pause"
Replies: 29
Views: 926

Re: Questions about "The Pause"

BoatDrinksQ5 wrote:Also i would be very wary about 'no growth' after 3 days after mowing... I wouldn't qualify that as a 'no growth' at next mow ... I would want to see at least 6 - 8 days.
+1
by ken-n-nancy
October 29th, 2014, 10:05 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Questions about "The Pause"
Replies: 29
Views: 926

Re: Questions about "The Pause"

First frost is when you get your first frost. That's absolutely true, but using the "actual first frost" as the start of The Pause can cause trouble in anomalous years. I think that's why Andy doesn't recommend using the "actual first frost" as the start of The Pause. If one wants to "play it safe"...