Fusebox 2017 Front/Side Reno
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Re: Fusebox 2017 Front/Side Reno
That looks good! I'm guessing the germination blankets were by the sidewalk in the second pick?
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Re: Fusebox 2017 Front/Side Reno
Looks like things are coming along nicely. I've been following your thread and was really curios as to how things would turn out being you started the reno so early in the year and its progressing well it seems. On a separate note I really like the exterior siding of your house. The blue with the white trim looks awesome.
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Re: Fusebox 2017 Front/Side Reno
Thanks SNOWBOB11. Appreciate the kind words and encouragement.
Updated front pic after "seed-down #1 areas" first haircut (1.5" down from ~2"). Top-right area eroded a bit due to oak tree branches cascading water in the same spot. Will probably do some fixing/fill/plug in the fall. All in all, things are going as planned and the elite KBG is actually doing better than I expected in terms of speed of establishment.
Updated front pic after "seed-down #1 areas" first haircut (1.5" down from ~2"). Top-right area eroded a bit due to oak tree branches cascading water in the same spot. Will probably do some fixing/fill/plug in the fall. All in all, things are going as planned and the elite KBG is actually doing better than I expected in terms of speed of establishment.
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Re: Fusebox 2017 Front/Side Reno
STL - yes I put the blanket next to the sidewalk to help with runoff. It served its purpose excellently. I didn't do the whole front slope because once I had bambinos I wanted to remove the blanket and not have to deal with it anymore. If I didn't have the sidewalk there to walk on I would've done a lot of damage. Overall, it really is making a lot of progress the past couple of weeks so I'm likely not going to need to do an overseed but will instead do some plugs if need be --- otherwise I'll just let nature do its thing!
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Re: Fusebox 2017 Front/Side Reno
I have some washboarding erosion from some of the heavy rain on the front slope. Is there a preferred way to smooth out the ripples/unevenness? 1/2 full roller or otherwise? Thanks in advance!
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Re: Fusebox 2017 Front/Side Reno
I haven't come up with a good way to fix ripples from erosion -- fundamentally, the eroded soil needs to be replaced...
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Re: Fusebox 2017 Front/Side Reno
It will probably even out within the first year, as growth occurs. My experience is that when grass grows, the soil profile raises a bit, and small imperfections become averaged out.
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Re: Fusebox 2017 Front/Side Reno
Hand-pulled 5 suspicious looking clumps of grass ( Poa Annua ) with deep roots (soil is very wet). "Not in my house, hahahahaha." (in voice of Dikembe Mutombo).
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Re: Fusebox 2017 Front/Side Reno
Updates after a week out of town...
Making big progress. Pulled some plugs to find out that the thinner areas have bad/hard/hydrophobic soil. Big surprise! Applied a yucca wetting agent at 2oz/gal water. Pulled Poa annua by hand. Plugs look nice. Pic shows 4-5 inch roots developing (in the good soil areas at least).
Making big progress. Pulled some plugs to find out that the thinner areas have bad/hard/hydrophobic soil. Big surprise! Applied a yucca wetting agent at 2oz/gal water. Pulled Poa annua by hand. Plugs look nice. Pic shows 4-5 inch roots developing (in the good soil areas at least).
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Re: Fusebox 2017 Front/Side Reno
That's great that you found out what may be causing the thinner areas! Finding out the root cause is usually about half of the work to get a solution!
Keep plugging away!
Keep plugging away!
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Re: Fusebox 2017 Front/Side Reno
ken-n-nancy -- your pun game is strong!
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Re: Fusebox 2017 Front/Side Reno
Looks great fuse! Just curios, what seeding rate did you go with?
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Re: Fusebox 2017 Front/Side Reno
Thanks STL. I went pretty light overall. 2.5 lbs per 1000. Due to the slopes, some areas received more seed but I've started pulling plugs out of those areas.
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Re: Fusebox 2017 Front/Side Reno
Just my two cents, where are you from? I ask because your seed date is too early for most. If you can,I would take my time with the kill. The idea is to let enough time pass after the first app to allow the remaining weeds to sprout to achieve total elimination.
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Re: Fusebox 2017 Front/Side Reno
Read the full thread before handing out unsolicited advice.Fronta1 wrote: ↑July 10th, 2017, 5:04 pmJust my two cents, where are you from? I ask because your seed date is too early for most. If you can,I would take my time with the kill. The idea is to let enough time pass after the first app to allow the remaining weeds to sprout to achieve total elimination.
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Re: Fusebox 2017 Front/Side Reno
Oh, haha. I thought it was only one page. My bad. You'll have to find it in your heart to forgive me, lol.edenl01 wrote: ↑July 10th, 2017, 5:34 pmRead the full thread before handing out unsolicited advice.Fronta1 wrote: ↑July 10th, 2017, 5:04 pmJust my two cents, where are you from? I ask because your seed date is too early for most. If you can,I would take my time with the kill. The idea is to let enough time pass after the first app to allow the remaining weeds to sprout to achieve total elimination.
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Re: Fusebox 2017 Front/Side Reno
I agree that if you were on the last page of the thread you would think is this guy nuts? But the rest of the thread tells the story.
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Re: Fusebox 2017 Front/Side Reno
A little top dressing compost/soil to smooth out and add OM to front areas. Will need to get more for smaller areas but one test area I did last week has started looking better so I decided to do more today. Very happy with the way the top dressing is fixing my "problem" areas. Would rather get this straightened out now than once I can't access the bed when the turf thickens/spreads.
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