Renovators: Sprout and Pout

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Re: Renovators: Sprout and Pout

Post by LeftField11 » August 17th, 2016, 8:12 am

This hasn't been bumped yet this year, so here it is for my fellow reno rookies as we put seed in the ground. Even after reading this, and understanding it, I'm sure I'm going to go a little nuts when it happens.

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Re: Renovators: Sprout and Pout

Post by DevilDawg81 » August 18th, 2017, 1:29 pm

Bumping for 2017 renos...

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Re: Renovators: Sprout and Pout

Post by greenrebellion » August 18th, 2017, 2:31 pm

Last year it took 9 - 10 months for my grass to get out of Pout, anything less than that this year will be a dramatic improvement.

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Re: Renovators: Sprout and Pout

Post by andy10917 » August 18th, 2017, 4:12 pm

Bumping for 2017 renos...
Psssst!!! You're not supposed to resurrect this thread until the seed is down for the second week of renovators!! After they're 8000% committed, THEN we tell them about Sprout-and-Pout. By that time, they're thoroughly drunk after worrying about thunderstorms, 6-million birds in the yard, and whether the seed they bought was a dud.

Notice the date that was the original thread creation date...

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Re: Renovators: Sprout and Pout

Post by MorpheusPA » August 18th, 2017, 6:41 pm

You shoulda waited, alas, to give us time to enjoy the panic!


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Re: Renovators: Sprout and Pout

Post by Liquid3d » August 18th, 2017, 8:08 pm

greenrebellion wrote:
August 18th, 2017, 2:31 pm
Last year it took 9 - 10 months for my grass to get out of Pout, anything less than that this year will be a dramatic improvement.
Same here that late seeding was a killer (oct 2nd)
didn't take off till late spring but look pretty good now.
So good i am taking on the front yard this year. will be starting a thread soon on it.
This year i have 100 pots going and it's only 600 sqft so thinking of planting mostly the pots then laying some seed in the bare areas. That way i can give it a little head start. These water regulations suck for seeding and they will not grant an exception in this town.

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Re: Renovators: Sprout and Pout

Post by DevilDawg81 » August 19th, 2017, 11:36 am

andy10917 wrote:
August 18th, 2017, 4:12 pm
Bumping for 2017 renos...
Psssst!!! You're not supposed to resurrect this thread until the seed is down for the second week of renovators!! After they're 8000% committed, THEN we tell them about Sprout-and-Pout. By that time, they're thoroughly drunk after worrying about thunderstorms, 6-million birds in the yard, and whether the seed they bought was a dud.

Notice the date that was the original thread creation date...
:sorry: :banghead:

I have a set of notes that I go through and I remember reading this post in the spring. I searched for it and found it, saw the previous bumps from years past. Rookie mistake, I will not commit in 2018 :no:

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Re: Renovators: Sprout and Pout

Post by andy10917 » August 19th, 2017, 12:07 pm

Don't worry about it!! It's just a joke that we don't tell them about Sprout and Pout until there is nothing they can do but deal with it.

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Re: Renovators: Sprout and Pout

Post by northeastlawn » August 19th, 2017, 3:15 pm

andy10917 wrote:
August 18th, 2017, 4:12 pm
Bumping for 2017 renos...
Psssst!!! You're not supposed to resurrect this thread until the seed is down for the second week of renovators!! After they're 8000% committed, THEN we tell them about Sprout-and-Pout. By that time, they're thoroughly drunk after worrying about thunderstorms, 6-million birds in the yard, and whether the seed they bought was a dud.
Thunderstorms = Check

6 Million Birds = Check

Didn't think about the dud seeds yet, but now I get to worry about millions of KBG seeds all washed to certain areas.

I don't have time yet to worry about sprout and pout....

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Re: Renovators: Sprout and Pout

Post by smast16 » August 19th, 2017, 4:57 pm

northeastlawn wrote:
August 19th, 2017, 3:15 pm

I don't have time yet to worry about sprout and pout....
Yep, still worrying about sprout before I can worry about pout.

Coming from a tttf guy, this is stressful!!!!!! :| :| :|

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Re: Renovators: Sprout and Pout

Post by DevilDawg81 » August 19th, 2017, 9:13 pm

andy10917 wrote:
August 19th, 2017, 12:07 pm
Don't worry about it!! It's just a joke that we don't tell them about Sprout and Pout until there is nothing they can do but deal with it.
:good: I have to admit, up until finding ATY I was unaware of sprout and pout. This site is great

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Re: Renovators: Sprout and Pout

Post by Turk » September 8th, 2022, 10:45 am

andy10917 wrote:
August 18th, 2017, 4:12 pm
Bumping for 2017 renos...
Psssst!!! You're not supposed to resurrect this thread until the seed is down for the second week of renovators!! After they're 8000% committed, THEN we tell them about Sprout-and-Pout. By that time, they're thoroughly drunk after worrying about thunderstorms, 6-million birds in the yard, and whether the seed they bought was a dud.

Notice the date that was the original thread creation date...
Bump. TTTF Seed has been down officially for at least two weeks.

Must. Be. Patient.

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Re: Renovators: Sprout and Pout

Post by Chris Jacobie » September 8th, 2022, 1:08 pm

TheWags wrote:
August 22nd, 2011, 9:20 pm
Would a light dose of starter fertilizer do more harm or good? Would milorgonite be better? Especially if it can be done without too much traffic on the seedlings?
Seems like Milo or some other kind of slow-feeding organic is your move here.

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