Discuss how to and whether you should renovate your lawn
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HoosierLawnGnome
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by HoosierLawnGnome » August 21st, 2016, 9:16 pm
Good call raking up that matted stuff. I had to power rake 5500 s.f. today from this wet mess.
Hopefully by next weekend you'll see the first green babies emerge. Its a several week process so don't expect 5 days everywhere!
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HoosierDaddy
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by HoosierDaddy » August 21st, 2016, 9:31 pm
Understood. I was beginning to wonder if the rain was ever going to let up. Seed bed was nice and damp. That raking was the hardest of the work I did today. I just knew that there was way too much matting in many areas for the seed to ever make contact with the soil.
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HoosierDaddy
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by HoosierDaddy » August 22nd, 2016, 6:37 pm
Come on little green babies!
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HoosierLawnGnome
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by HoosierLawnGnome » August 22nd, 2016, 6:44 pm
How many times did you check today?
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HoosierDaddy
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by HoosierDaddy » August 22nd, 2016, 6:46 pm
Only once, and I was even home all day.
And I was checking more for consistent moisture on the peat from the irrigation... yeah, that's what I was doing... I'm going with that story.
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Tsmith
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by Tsmith » August 23rd, 2016, 8:08 am
Congrats on seed down.
I learned my lesson two years ago when I did my back after I left my lawn too high when I sprayed then didn't take down right away, turned into a matted mess. Raking was much easier this time but still not fun.
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HoosierLawnGnome
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by HoosierLawnGnome » August 24th, 2016, 4:47 pm
Did your reno make it through the tornado system that just moved through? CRAZY.
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HoosierDaddy
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by HoosierDaddy » August 24th, 2016, 5:06 pm
I'm scared to look! Actually not too bad here. Everything was north or south of us. We just got some sprinkles.
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HoosierDaddy
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by HoosierDaddy » August 26th, 2016, 4:03 pm
Dodged another storm this morning. But I'm at day 5 with no germination. I know, I know.. be patient. Pots germinated at day 5. So do I start drinking now? Or should I have already been drinking to prepare for this?
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g-man
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by g-man » August 26th, 2016, 6:20 pm
How are you missing all these storms? I had the storm this am and now. I don't think I have the patience for a reno.
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HoosierDaddy
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by HoosierDaddy » August 26th, 2016, 6:26 pm
We were on the northern edge of the one this morning. The one now is hitting pretty hard. I haven't checked the rain gauge though.
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g-man
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by g-man » August 26th, 2016, 7:08 pm
Angela Buckman was just talking about rain everyday until Wednesday.
I wonder what grass seed will be good for a swamp.
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HoosierDaddy
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by HoosierDaddy » August 26th, 2016, 8:25 pm
I've got pretty good drainage. Just worried about washout and if it'll ever get dry enough to put more down.
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HoosierDaddy
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by HoosierDaddy » August 27th, 2016, 10:56 am
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edenl01
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by edenl01 » August 27th, 2016, 1:03 pm
Make sure you have batteries for the flashlight!
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HoosierLawnGnome
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by HoosierLawnGnome » August 27th, 2016, 1:37 pm
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HoosierDaddy
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by HoosierDaddy » August 28th, 2016, 7:57 am
No need for flashlight batteries... I have a rechargeable LED light.
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HoosierLawnGnome
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by HoosierLawnGnome » August 28th, 2016, 12:15 pm
A green filter really helps them stand out.
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ryanbum
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by ryanbum » August 28th, 2016, 1:37 pm
Sweet!
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HoosierDaddy
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by HoosierDaddy » September 1st, 2016, 6:38 pm
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