2017 TTTF backyard reno 25K sqft

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2017 TTTF backyard reno 25K sqft

Post by Coop_V » July 24th, 2017, 7:13 pm

So I figured I would make a thread for my backyard. Did my front yard this past fall and had pretty good results after a flare up of poa in the winter. Told myself if I could get it to stay alive in the summer I would do the backyard.It has done better than I imagined with the heat and lack of rain here lately. So I sprayed the backyard with glypho a couple days ago and will document the process each time I do something.
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Re: 2017 TTTF backyard reno 25 sqft

Post by Fronta1 » July 24th, 2017, 8:15 pm

Good for you coop. Look forward to following along.

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2017 TTTF backyard reno 25k sqft

Post by Coop_V » July 24th, 2017, 8:24 pm

Meant to put 25k sqft in title not sure how to permanently edit it. But here's a different angle of backyard.
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Re: 2017 TTTF backyard reno 25K sqft

Post by andy10917 » July 24th, 2017, 8:30 pm

Meant to put 25k sqft in title not sure how to permanently edit it.
Sometimes miracles happen.

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Re: 2017 TTTF backyard reno 25K sqft

Post by smast16 » July 27th, 2017, 8:25 am

25K, Whew that's alot. How you gonna water that beast?


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Re: 2017 TTTF backyard reno 25K sqft

Post by Coop_V » July 31st, 2017, 10:09 am

I'm actually thinking about using 2 rain trains with 150 ft hoses.

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Re: 2017 TTTF backyard reno 25K sqft

Post by kevreh » August 3rd, 2017, 11:52 am

What seed are you going to use?

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Re: 2017 TTTF backyard reno 25K sqft

Post by Coop_V » August 5th, 2017, 10:40 am

I had really good luck using titan rx in my front yard last fall so I'm going to go with that again. Probably do about 200 lbs Labor Day. And then another 200 2-3 weeks later.

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Post by andy10917 » August 5th, 2017, 12:45 pm

That's 16 lbs/K. Is there a reason for needing such a high rate? Typical seeding rate for TTTF is 6-8 lbs/K.

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Post by Coop_V » August 5th, 2017, 5:36 pm

Well to be honest I'm hoping to not have to need to drop the second batch. If I get lucky and have no washout. But last year we got over a foot of rain as soon as I seeded and I had a ton wash away so I'm planning for the same.

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Post by Coop_V » August 5th, 2017, 5:40 pm

Some pics from the other day. I will be spraying glypho probably one more time. I missed some spots
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Re: 2017 TTTF backyard reno 25K sqft

Post by probasesteal » August 7th, 2017, 2:41 pm

Good luck. Where in "Northeastern NC" are you located?

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Re: 2017 TTTF backyard reno 25K sqft

Post by Coop_V » August 7th, 2017, 3:34 pm

Place called Moyock. About 30 minutes north of Kitty Hawk, OBX.

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Post by smast16 » August 7th, 2017, 8:10 pm

I figured that was all bermuda territory. You must be one of the few that isn't bermuda.

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Re: 2017 TTTF backyard reno 25K sqft

Post by Coop_V » August 7th, 2017, 8:56 pm

they sod new developments bermuda around here and 95% aren't taken care of and the 5% that are taken care of I'm still not impressed by as far as looks compared to Fescue and they are brown for 9 months. The few yards that are the best looking around here and taken care of are fescue. And honestly I was surprised how well mine hung in this summer. I had to bust out the sprinkler a few times in July between rains but not bad at all.
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Re: 2017 TTTF backyard reno 25K sqft

Post by probasesteal » August 8th, 2017, 8:42 am

Coop_V wrote:
August 7th, 2017, 3:34 pm
Place called Moyock. About 30 minutes north of Kitty Hawk, OBX.
Ok, familiar with it, but have never been to Moyock.

Good luck with the reno.

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Re: 2017 TTTF backyard reno 25K sqft

Post by Coop_V » September 9th, 2017, 2:58 pm

Core aerated, starter fert, and seed down today.

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Post by Coop_V » September 10th, 2017, 10:08 pm

Also heavily aerated my front yard that got a hard hit from disease in middle of august. I messed up and used the same fungicide the whole summer instead of rotating. Was using eagle and finally got an app of patchpro down after i noticed the damage. It happened super fast! Sucks but whatever I seeded that area and I will not be making that mistake this time.
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Re: 2017 TTTF backyard reno 25K sqft

Post by Coop_V » September 15th, 2017, 12:07 pm

Day 6 since seed down and I'm seeing pretty good germination. Can't wait to see what it's like at 2 weeks!


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Re: 2017 TTTF backyard reno 25K sqft

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