KBGkicksazz lawn project

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Re: KBGkicksazz lawn project

Post by KBGkicksazz » July 21st, 2018, 1:54 pm

Ok here’s the update.

We have a 5-6 day moderate temp with rain spell coming up starting tomorrow. Temps for the next 10 days are 80-85 with nightly lows around 55-62
I have irrigation as well.

I do t want to start over as the grass is coming in and spreading so I hit the lawn with tenacity and over seeded.

What ever spots don’t germinate I can spot seed by late August as I need 28 days post tenacity to seed any washouts etc so this really gives me two cracks st it. This lawn has been a bear to get establish.

August 15 I will initial seed my side yard so starting now on the overseeed will also help me spread out the demand on my well.

My lawn even in most of the thin spots does have kbg in them so it will eventually spread and fill in. Not ideal but tenacity keeping the weed pressure in check makes this all possible.

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Re: KBGkicksazz lawn project

Post by andy10917 » July 21st, 2018, 10:32 pm

This lawn has been a bear to get establish.
It will likely remain a bear, if you keep practicing seeding and management at low-success-rate times of the season. You're looking for 5-day windows instead of what the most-likely scenario is for newly-germinated frail seedlings.

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Re: KBGkicksazz lawn project

Post by KBGkicksazz » July 21st, 2018, 11:36 pm

With the upcoming forecast and having irrigation I’m pretty confident I’ll have good success. This is northern New England and while we could get a hot spell it won’t last and I have the ability to water through it.

The poor germination from the new construction seeding I did in May was not helped when I seeded then went on a work trip and could not micromanage the watering so it ended up not watered enough.

I’m pretty sure I’ve turned the corner.

The new side yard will get seeded in few weeks so I hav will be a direct side by side comparison in the same yard

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Re: KBGkicksazz lawn project

Post by KBGkicksazz » July 23rd, 2018, 7:04 pm

What do you think this grass is? It’s near my mailbox and along the side of road and it part of the drainage swale.

It got hit hard with tenacity few days ago and if it lights up I’ll just hit it with glyphosphate.


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Re: KBGkicksazz lawn project

Post by KBGkicksazz » July 25th, 2018, 9:13 pm

Here’s a picture of tenacity going to work on weeds in my overseed. This is 4 days post overseed and tenacity application. Based on study data I expect most of this crabgrass will die with the single app but lawn will get tenacity again after I get a mowing in.

Temps have been perfect with rain spaced out. So far so good with water, sun, and temps.


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Re: KBGkicksazz lawn project

Post by KBGkicksazz » August 5th, 2018, 12:54 pm

Latest update. Hers the front yard 14 days after overseed. Sparse germination but had two huge downpours that wreaked havoc on me.
In the second picture you can see my drainage swale along the very front of the property that slope is steeper than it looks so I’m trying to nurse the spreading along as I definitely would not want to start over on that bank.

I will hit the sparse areas with more seed in couple areas butt plan is let the yard fill in and deal with the weeds with herbicides as they come. My yard drains very quickly so I have to work to build turf.
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Re: KBGkicksazz lawn project

Post by KBGkicksazz » August 18th, 2018, 6:03 pm

Did an overseed of my front lawn and used Pennington seed blankets on the bare spots and slop.

Did not apply any starter will apply once the bare spots germinate so it can all spread together.

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Post by KBGkicksazz » August 26th, 2018, 4:50 pm

Been watering and now plucking weeds. Spent about 40 minutes with the weed hound. Unfortunately there is some sedge but probably won’t be able to kill it all until next spring.

Short heat wave coming then I’m going to spot sprinkle seed into the bare spots. This soil does not take well to germinating grass it’s granular and doesn’t hold water so I’ve had to really work at getting grass to establish.




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Post by KBGkicksazz » August 27th, 2018, 9:12 pm

I peeked under the seeding mats and can see baby grass so making progress.

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Re: KBGkicksazz lawn project

Post by KBGkicksazz » August 28th, 2018, 7:12 pm

Showing the washouts and why seeding mats are the only real hope for my front slope.
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Re: KBGkicksazz lawn project

Post by KBGkicksazz » August 31st, 2018, 6:21 pm

Seed is down and we are on the clock. Irrigation got installed Yesterday.

Unfortunately that means soil got disturbed and no time to do a 10 day fallow.

He was my plan:
1. used seed mats along where the driveway will go in next Tuesday hip
2. Put down tenacity in morning so it has plenty of time to dry before initial watering. I did this prior to placing seed mats and seed.
3. I’m giving tenacity overnight to do its thing.
4. In the morning I will do the initial watering and then run the lawn roller over the lawn to try and depress the seed into the moist soil.

Tuesday contractor comes back to pave and they should not need to have any equipment on the lawn so hopefully this works as no time for a reseed.

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Re: KBGkicksazz lawn project

Post by KBGkicksazz » August 31st, 2018, 6:35 pm

Picture of my seed mats and side yard on Day 0

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Re: KBGkicksazz lawn project

Post by ken-n-nancy » September 1st, 2018, 11:40 am

It's great to see the updates. Hoping this works out for you!

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Re: KBGkicksazz lawn project

Post by KBGkicksazz » September 2nd, 2018, 6:20 pm

I hope Google earth takes a satellite photo during this reno so I can get a good laugh at the quilt of seeding blankets in my yard. Lmao






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Re: KBGkicksazz lawn project

Post by kbgfarmer » September 2nd, 2018, 11:27 pm

Interested to see your results with the seed blankets!

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Re: KBGkicksazz lawn project

Post by ken-n-nancy » September 3rd, 2018, 10:01 pm

KBGkicksazz wrote:
September 2nd, 2018, 6:20 pm
I hope Google earth takes a satellite photo during this reno so I can get a good laugh at the quilt of seeding blankets in my yard. Lmao
That would be awesome!

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Re: KBGkicksazz lawn project

Post by KBGkicksazz » September 4th, 2018, 6:05 am

Drone picture of the front and left side yard.


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Re: KBGkicksazz lawn project

Post by KBGkicksazz » September 9th, 2018, 11:35 am

Overseeded area with seed blankets. Drone shots highlight all the flaws with my front lawn lol

I’m getting decent germination under the seed blankets.
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Re: KBGkicksazz lawn project

Post by TimmyG » September 9th, 2018, 11:56 pm

Love the drone shot.

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Re: KBGkicksazz lawn project

Post by KBGkicksazz » September 29th, 2018, 5:52 pm

Today I removed some of the straw mats. Lawn is growing fast now and it’s definitely spreading. With proper feeding and watering I think by this time next year it will all be filled in.

I have two flaws to fix. One is eradicate them sedge and two is get the area on my slope to keep spreading.
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