2019: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
- andy10917
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Re: 2019: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
This is the year of the never-ending Spring Flush here - growth is out-of-control. Compounding this is that the Honda HRX-217 needs attention/parts due to what seems like a fuel-supply issue - it starts OK but stalls after about 3 minutes of use. Ugh!
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Re: 2019: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
The party went well and the weather was perfect. I had to smile when my 20-something nephew was talking to me and said, "man, your lawn looks reallly good". Made my dayken-n-nancy wrote: ↑June 22nd, 2019, 8:48 amGood luck with the party! Ours went great last weekend -- here's to hoping you have an equally successful one!
- HoosierLawnGnome
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Re: 2019: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
Try putting seed in the mail and having the post office slice it open thinking you're mailing pot around.
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Re: 2019: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
Kenster is right! The bar will be continually raised by yourself. Monies will be diverted to fund your never ending journey. Time will be spent you thought unimaginable. Just tell yourself repeatedly it’s a joy. There is no turning back. Just joking—sort of...
- ken-n-nancy
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- PSU4ME
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Re: 2019: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
Put is a full shift on the lawn today. Changed the blades it and cleaned the bottom of the mower. Spread about 12 bags of baystate, trimmed up trees, weed whacked, cut the lawn at 4” HOC, put down a spray of phosphite and a KH/serenade app and finished it off with some liquid fence to keep the deer from the Apple trees!
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Re: 2019: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
Hand picked some weeds. My yard used to be 70% weeds, so this is more remarkable that it may appear.
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Re: 2019: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
Put down two 50 lbs bags blue seal soybean meal @ $16.50 bag in one 5,000 square feet section of lawn one week ago. Lots of rain last 7 days already seeing color change.
On 5-25 tried same rate of soybean meal on a different 5,000 square foot section. Significant color change and healthy thickening of mostly KGB lawn hat continues one month into it.
Impressed with both. Trying SBM to compare it with Oceangro (milorganite- type local product). Seems to me that SBM is as good if not better at color changes and healthy thickening as Milorganite or Oceangro. Zone 7a.
On 5-25 tried same rate of soybean meal on a different 5,000 square foot section. Significant color change and healthy thickening of mostly KGB lawn hat continues one month into it.
Impressed with both. Trying SBM to compare it with Oceangro (milorganite- type local product). Seems to me that SBM is as good if not better at color changes and healthy thickening as Milorganite or Oceangro. Zone 7a.
- andy10917
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Re: 2019: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
SBM behaves much like a 7-2-0 fertilizer.
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Re: 2019: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
Got more of my Spring Nitrogen down.
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Re: 2019: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
Trimmed and mowed. Rain crept in early but got the KH and SLS down before it picked up.
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Re: 2019: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
HoosierLawnGnome wrote: ↑June 23rd, 2019, 3:46 pmTry putting seed in the mail and having the post office slice it open thinking you're mailing pot around.
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Re: 2019: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
Was going to try and get one last app of BSF in before July, but the lawn looks very long and on a growth kick.
It could be because I went from cutting 2" to 3" in two weeks, but with the humidity coming and some BSF still in my bare spots, I think I am going to call it for the summer. I have put a lot of BSF down this spring, and now is probably the time to let it slow down, even if I still have spots I need to fill in.
I just did a 4oz serenade app, Ill just pull some POA annua seed heads if I feel the need to go do something :-)
It could be because I went from cutting 2" to 3" in two weeks, but with the humidity coming and some BSF still in my bare spots, I think I am going to call it for the summer. I have put a lot of BSF down this spring, and now is probably the time to let it slow down, even if I still have spots I need to fill in.
I just did a 4oz serenade app, Ill just pull some POA annua seed heads if I feel the need to go do something :-)
- andy10917
- Posts: 29739
- Joined: February 23rd, 2009, 10:48 pm
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- Grass Type: Emblem KBG (Front); Blueberry KBG Monostand (Back)
- Lawn Size: 1 acre-2 acre
- Level: Advanced
Re: 2019: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
I haven't had to resort to irrigation yet for my standard Deep/Infrequent watering (just used for watering in fertilizer apps), but my son asked last night that I water to hit the gardens. 30 minutes later, a pop-up thunderstorm hits and drops 1.2" of rain in 40 minutes. Isn't that how it always goes?
- HoosierLawnGnome
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Re: 2019: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
Mowed yesterday after doing some bedknife tweaking and greasing it up.
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Re: 2019: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
Haven't mowed in a week, probably around 5" now, but its really helping it from looking its usual brown self by now. Did a quick water spray to cool the crowns in some tough areas.
- ken-n-nancy
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Re: 2019: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
Replaced the mower's pull-start cord on my 1980s mower for the N+1th time and mowed the portion of the lawn I wasn't able to mow a couple nights ago when the rope broke.
At least I've replaced the pull cord enough times now that it isn't a challenge, but it still ends up being more work than it should. Maybe one of these times I'll figure out a different fastener to use for the starter recoil bracket than simply replacing the standard rivets each time...
At least I've replaced the pull cord enough times now that it isn't a challenge, but it still ends up being more work than it should. Maybe one of these times I'll figure out a different fastener to use for the starter recoil bracket than simply replacing the standard rivets each time...
- jfd.lew
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Re: 2019: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today?
Tossed down another application of some good old spring N on the new KBG front and mowed both front and back. Finding milo right now is an exercise in futility so I went with some 18-24 I had lying around at half rate.
I have to admit, I was timid about putting down N on the new reno while its been this hot out, but man it loves it. It has been spreading very, very nicely and compared to the back NoMix, it's night and day. Now I just need to get some iron down. I'm seriously considering a Reno on the back, but that brings up whole other issues (highly active dogs, 10k+ sq ft, etc).
I have to admit, I was timid about putting down N on the new reno while its been this hot out, but man it loves it. It has been spreading very, very nicely and compared to the back NoMix, it's night and day. Now I just need to get some iron down. I'm seriously considering a Reno on the back, but that brings up whole other issues (highly active dogs, 10k+ sq ft, etc).
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