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by Green
May 6th, 2013, 9:02 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Anyone Else in CT had to water a lot lately?
Replies: 27
Views: 628

Anyone Else in CT had to water a lot lately?

It's been like 3 weeks or more of sunny, 60-75 degree weather without rainfall, and my newly overseeded grass (August/September) has been getting stressed to the point of turning darker, wilting, and even some blade die-off occurring of late near the curb. The past week and a half (about a week afte...
by Green
May 6th, 2013, 1:53 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Those that applied 46-0-0 Urea in the fall
Replies: 10
Views: 672

Re: Those that applied 46-0-0 Urea in the fall

How are things coming up for you? My lawn is coming up gangbusters, deep, thick and green as I left it last year. ...and the best news, holding off on any N this spring has slowed growth so I'm only mowing every 4 days instead of every 2-3. My big question is how do you guys do it?? I mean hold off...
by Green
May 5th, 2013, 10:58 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Was it really Triv?
Replies: 4
Views: 214

Re: Was it really Triv?

Could have been annual rye, which seems to be fading. My hours and hours of painting the blades over the past 6 weeks seems to have paid off, just needed the weather to warm up. I think my lighter colored rye I just mentioned is annual. Has clasping auricles. It seems like it wants to go to seed (j...
by Green
May 5th, 2013, 6:19 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: It's Time for Proactive Fungus Control
Replies: 127
Views: 5398

Re: It's Time for Proactive Fungus Control

Am I the only one seeing a banner ad for "Proactive" brand acne control at the top of this page? I think it has to do with the title of this thread. And for some reason it's in Spanish.
by Green
May 5th, 2013, 6:13 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Was it really Triv?
Replies: 4
Views: 214

Re: Was it really Triv?

I have a fast-growing patch that is yellow-green, almost like Triv. I was afraid it was Triv, but it is on the other side of the driveway where there is no Triv. I went and inspected it closely, and it turned out to be Ryegrass (which is one of the grasses I planted on purpose). Sometimes ryegrass w...
by Green
May 4th, 2013, 11:47 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Spreading Experiment
Replies: 42
Views: 2492

Re: Spreading Experiment

Have to ask, what are you feeding and watering schedule? Watering is whenever it needs it, which isn't too often since it's in shade a lot of the time...so about once a week so far. Fertilizer so far was just synthetic as winterizer in December, and some Scotts organic stuff with feather meal mid A...
by Green
May 4th, 2013, 8:07 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Green's dormant seeding experiment thread
Replies: 22
Views: 1475

Re: Green's dormant seeding experiment thread

Update from 5/4:


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by Green
May 4th, 2013, 7:56 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Spreading Experiment
Replies: 42
Views: 2492

Re: Spreading Experiment

Update from today:


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by Green
May 4th, 2013, 1:37 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Looks like it is seeding time
Replies: 33
Views: 1192

Re: Looks like it is seeding time

Last week as I was cutting the lawn,I noticed a few seedheads forming on the lawn,today much more,maybe 2% of entire lawn.....within a week or so,I expect the entire lawn to be covered in seedheads and those hard to mow stalks.Anyone else seeing this yet in the transition zone? I've been seeing it ...
by Green
May 4th, 2013, 10:53 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Repairing unseen but felt tire rut damage
Replies: 5
Views: 178

Re: Repairing unseen but felt tire rut damage

As you may know, last year I had a dump truck do some sever tire rut damage. Thanks to Andy's advice I was able to pull the ruts up like a golf divot, add soil and seed. Grass came in nicely, it looks good, but when I walk over the area you can still feel the lumps/ruts. I was thinking of shampooin...
by Green
May 3rd, 2013, 9:50 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Back to my normal mowing height of 3 in...
Replies: 5
Views: 359

Re: Back to my normal mowing height of 3 in...

Is there a benefit to starting around 2" and gradually raising to 3"? For me, there definitely was. I left between 2 and 2.5 inches last Fall, so it allowed me to mow earlier and get things cleaned up (there was some snow mold that I had to rake out in early April). Also, being the first spring aft...
by Green
May 2nd, 2013, 11:17 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Back to my normal mowing height of 3 in...
Replies: 5
Views: 359

Back to my normal mowing height of 3 in...

With a freshly sharpened blade and having taken advantage of the rapid spring growth which pushed the grass from 2 to 3 inches in a week, and the fact that I am busy with work lately, I am ready to resume mowing at roughly 3 inches once again. The grass looks very thick now and has a rich green colo...
by Green
May 1st, 2013, 11:24 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Tenacity & Triv- am I crazy?
Replies: 11
Views: 427

Re: Tenacity & Triv- am I crazy?

Since this is brought up, I too hit several triv spots with wbg + cco, 2 times over a couple of weeks...I was hitting some chickweed anyway. Today I did notice browning triv and it hasn't grown. Do I think I killed it? Hell no. Maybe I take some photos tomorrow. It didn't seem to effect annua at al...
by Green
May 1st, 2013, 11:21 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Another quick question...BL Soil Conditioner
Replies: 7
Views: 357

Re: Another quick question...BL Soil Conditioner

Ok, I'm probably nuts for posting this...but anyone have an inkling if this product might be useful (or detrimental) for this purpose? Or maybe as one ingredient in a mixture? http://www.westliberty.edu/health-and-safety/files/2012/08/KODAK-Photo-Flo-200.pdf Propylene glycol, etc. My uncle was photo...
by Green
May 1st, 2013, 11:13 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Spreading Experiment
Replies: 42
Views: 2492

Re: Spreading Experiment

No one wants to guess...?

Ok, it was creeping red fescue.
by Green
May 1st, 2013, 11:10 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Tenacity & Triv- am I crazy?
Replies: 11
Views: 427

Re: Tenacity & Triv- am I crazy?

I am not even willing to put up with the brown dead spots for weeks from roundup in my front yard....to me it looks much worse than the triv! As you know, I used the 2,4-D/Triclopyr secret sauce several weeks ago. It turned it brown. But now it looks like the brown spots are getting smaller due to ...
by Green
May 1st, 2013, 11:07 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Buying Sod? Help!! (Also Grass in Pots)
Replies: 23
Views: 680

Re: Buying Sod? Help!! (Also Grass in Pots)

andy10917 wrote:You know, you guys COULD try pinging him to the thread. He like to help....
I did change the title...thought it might bring him over like a bear to honey...
by Green
May 1st, 2013, 9:05 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: POA ANNUA VS. KBG
Replies: 22
Views: 2418

Re: POA ANNUA VS. KBG

I have a 90/10 TTTF/KBG lawn. I just put it down in Sept. 2012. I know that I have Poa ANNUA. i know this because it is lime green compared to the surrounding dark green lawn, it has seed heads, and it looks just like pics of poa annua. I also have dark green grass with Seedheads. I can't remember ...
by Green
May 1st, 2013, 9:04 pm
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Anyone watering in MA?
Replies: 19
Views: 399

Re: Anyone watering in MA?

I've had to water in CT. ~2.5 weeks so far with no rain, and one more to go.

Some of the grass threatened to go dormant especially where there are tree roots. It's first spring post overseed, I can't allow that.
by Green
May 1st, 2013, 12:36 am
Forum: Cool-season grasses
Topic: Suggestions on grass selection (pics)
Replies: 92
Views: 3112

Re: Suggestions on grass selection (pics)

Creepng red fescue (I am pretty sure that's the main type of fine fescue I have, as it spreads up here in CT) does go to seed. In fact, mine is starting to get stalky right now. Here is a pic showing the seed heads last May. I have seen this grass take over for dead KBG in the original contractors' ...