2018: What did you do on your lawn today?

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Re: 2018: What did you do on your lawn today?

Post by Green » December 10th, 2018, 12:04 am

Went to Sullivan County, NY today to visit family, and there was still a bit of snow on the lawn; they must have gotten some fairly recently. The roads were also entirely coated with that spray-on salt. First time there...did not realize how close to PA we were. The lawns in that area were so old...from the 70s and before.

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Re: 2018: What did you do on your lawn today?

Post by Green » December 14th, 2018, 8:24 pm

Finished picking up the last few leaves, etc. Winterized aunt and uncle's front lawn in Zone 7a.

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Re: 2018: What did you do on your lawn today?

Post by bpgreen » December 23rd, 2018, 11:14 pm

The snow melted off, so I dropped the deck on my mower to mulch the last of the leaves in. My plan was to mow lower so I could see where I mowed and also to increase the odds that I'd pick up more leaves.

Unfortunately, with the lower deck, I hit the remaining stump of the tree that blew down a couple of years ago, and after that, the mower was a doorstop.

So I grabbed the blue grama seeds from the freezer and strewed them in the bare spots. I also strewed them lightly throughout the lawn. I don't know whether I'll get much germination, but any that I get is a bonus. I'm hoping that eventually I'll have enough native grass that I'll be able to stop watering altogether instead of watering once a month (the grass seed costs more than the water, but it's the principle).

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Re: 2018: What did you do on your lawn today?

Post by Chris LI » December 25th, 2018, 10:25 pm

I walked on it a little to pick a few sticks off of it and fill up the bird feeder. I enjoyed seeing a little greenup and recovery from a late season fungal outbreak, since the recent cold spell we had. I wish all a healthy, happy, holiday season. Happy New Year and best wishes for 2019! :yahoo:

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Re: 2018: What did you do on your lawn today?

Post by darkcrisis » December 31st, 2018, 10:46 am

Got out yesterday and did a cleanup mow of the yard yesterday. Also mulched around the mailbox with a leftover bag of mulch. It felt good to get out and do something after sitting on the couch for a month or so. Winterizer went down about 2 weeks ago.


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Re: 2018: What did you do on your lawn today?

Post by andy10917 » December 31st, 2018, 11:18 am

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