2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
-
- Posts: 579
- Joined: April 11th, 2017, 7:09 pm
- Location: Columbus, OH
- Grass Type: KBG, PRG, Fescue mix
- Lawn Size: 2 acre-5 acre
- Level: Some Experience
Re: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
Mowed everything that wasn’t under water
-
- Posts: 621
- Joined: May 19th, 2013, 9:46 am
- Location: Western MA (center pioneer valley) ZONE 6A
- Grass Type: Northern Mix
- Lawn Size: 3000-5000
- Level: Some Experience
Re: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
Spot sprayed WBG yesterday.
I see a little clover and oxalis so CCO will be next.
No rain since beginning of May.
Fleeting shower at the moment.
I'm hoping for some rainy days so I can drop my fertilizer.
The lawn needs it badly!
Seedheads popping up however.
I see a little clover and oxalis so CCO will be next.
No rain since beginning of May.
Fleeting shower at the moment.
I'm hoping for some rainy days so I can drop my fertilizer.
The lawn needs it badly!
Seedheads popping up however.
-
- Posts: 479
- Joined: July 2nd, 2019, 9:22 pm
- Location: South Central PA
- Grass Type: Northern Mix
- Lawn Size: 20000-1 acre
- Level: Some Experience
Re: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
Mowed today and it seems that I need to cut about every 3-4 days. The grass is healthy and thick. Unfortunately, I'm also dealing with quite a bit of poa in my back yard in some often wet areas. I know a "guy" who may be able to acquire some velocity, so we'll see. Sadly the yard looks great except for the light spots.
-
- Posts: 196
- Joined: March 25th, 2020, 1:41 pm
- Location: s. plainfield NJ, central nj
- Grass Type: Bluegrass in back, Northern mix in front
- Lawn Size: 5000-10000
- Level: Experienced
Re: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
Mowing every 3-4 days. Been working on terminating Poa A plants but can't really see them with the billions of KBG seedheads.
-
- Posts: 579
- Joined: April 11th, 2017, 7:09 pm
- Location: Columbus, OH
- Grass Type: KBG, PRG, Fescue mix
- Lawn Size: 2 acre-5 acre
- Level: Some Experience
Re: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
Rainy day so on my lunch break I cleaned out the mower deck and sharpened the blades for the 3rd time this year.
-
- Posts: 60
- Joined: August 11th, 2022, 10:27 pm
- Location: Central Ohio
- Grass Type: Mazama KBG
- Lawn Size: 5000-10000
- Level: Experienced
Re: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
Spent yesterday calibrating my new backpack sprayer. Sprayed my first PGR app and FAS app today. Excited to see how that goes.
Got out in the veggies garden and put down some mulch and Gardentone.
On 5/22 I get to take soil cores and ship'em to Logan Labs. I've been waiting a month, so I am very excited to get the results back and get to talkin' shop about soil.
Got out in the veggies garden and put down some mulch and Gardentone.
On 5/22 I get to take soil cores and ship'em to Logan Labs. I've been waiting a month, so I am very excited to get the results back and get to talkin' shop about soil.
-
- Posts: 95
- Joined: April 16th, 2020, 7:48 pm
- Location: Central Virginia
- Grass Type: Tall Fescue
- Lawn Size: 10000-20000
- Level: Experienced
Re: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
Mulched mowed, put down GrubEx and remaining spring split app granular Dimension preM.
-
- Posts: 579
- Joined: April 11th, 2017, 7:09 pm
- Location: Columbus, OH
- Grass Type: KBG, PRG, Fescue mix
- Lawn Size: 2 acre-5 acre
- Level: Some Experience
Re: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
Mowed the lawn and sprayed BLSC on entire yard
-
- Posts: 3874
- Joined: January 3rd, 2009, 2:28 am
- Location: Utah (Wasatch Front)
- Grass Type: Western, Streambank, Crested wheatgrass in front (with blue grama added in the heckstrips), sheep fescue in back; strawberry clovetr in both
- Lawn Size: 3000-5000
- Level: Experienced
Re: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
I broke down and bought a battery powered mower for those times when I let the grass get too long (like now) for the manual reel mower.
The guy at home depot took care to point out that the one I was looking at was not propelled, so I'd have to push it myself. When I described my current mower, he was less concerned.
Charged the battery and mowed the front and side yards.
The guy at home depot took care to point out that the one I was looking at was not propelled, so I'd have to push it myself. When I described my current mower, he was less concerned.
Charged the battery and mowed the front and side yards.
-
- Posts: 36
- Joined: August 1st, 2022, 9:07 am
- Location: Nashville, TN
- Grass Type: Fescue With Invading Bermuda
- Lawn Size: 1000-3000
- Level: Some Experience
Re: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
Spot sprayed some crabgrass and dandelions. New yard and no one put down pre-em
-
- Posts: 60
- Joined: August 11th, 2022, 10:27 pm
- Location: Central Ohio
- Grass Type: Mazama KBG
- Lawn Size: 5000-10000
- Level: Experienced
Re: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
My first cut since 5/19. Sprayed some kelp too. Any day I'll get my soil cores and send'em off to Logan Labs.
-
- Posts: 60
- Joined: August 11th, 2022, 10:27 pm
- Location: Central Ohio
- Grass Type: Mazama KBG
- Lawn Size: 5000-10000
- Level: Experienced
Re: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
Pulled those soil cores. Going to make soil slurries and test with my Hanna pH pen and see if the results match Logan Labs. Been a long month waiting to pull these cores. It takes a lot longer to pull cores than you'd think.
-
- Posts: 60
- Joined: August 11th, 2022, 10:27 pm
- Location: Central Ohio
- Grass Type: Mazama KBG
- Lawn Size: 5000-10000
- Level: Experienced
Re: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
Follow-up - Mixed the soil cores thoroughly and made my slurries according to Hanna's directions. Tested each yard's soil twice with different scoops from the bags going to Logan Labs and both pH tests came within 300ths of each other. Doing direct soil testing with the Hanna pen tended to give me the distilled water pH and not the soil. Slurries seem accurate so far based on past Logan Labs tests.
Front yard came in at 6.6 pH and backyard at 7.1.
Did some watering too for some small first-year grass sections that were already stressed. I generally found while pulling coils that the soil is drying out but not bone dry yet.
Front yard came in at 6.6 pH and backyard at 7.1.
Did some watering too for some small first-year grass sections that were already stressed. I generally found while pulling coils that the soil is drying out but not bone dry yet.
-
- Posts: 60
- Joined: August 11th, 2022, 10:27 pm
- Location: Central Ohio
- Grass Type: Mazama KBG
- Lawn Size: 5000-10000
- Level: Experienced
Re: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
I've done Logan Labs a few times and thought I needed one cup of soil...nope! Takes two cups. Had to go out and get more cores today.
Retested with the Hanna pH pen with the new and old soils being homogenized.
Front 6.7
Back 6.9
Not sure why the back came down two-tenths as I tried to evenly pull cores, but as long as Logan Labs matches, at least I know the pen works and my testing process works.
You find out a lot about your soil when you probe around everywhere. I have a fair amount of rocks in general throughout the yards, but especially around sidewalks/driveway/curbs...made a separate thread in the soil forum. I also kept slicing into earthworms with the soil probe. Glad they're there though. Happened a dozen times.
Retested with the Hanna pH pen with the new and old soils being homogenized.
Front 6.7
Back 6.9
Not sure why the back came down two-tenths as I tried to evenly pull cores, but as long as Logan Labs matches, at least I know the pen works and my testing process works.
You find out a lot about your soil when you probe around everywhere. I have a fair amount of rocks in general throughout the yards, but especially around sidewalks/driveway/curbs...made a separate thread in the soil forum. I also kept slicing into earthworms with the soil probe. Glad they're there though. Happened a dozen times.
-
- Posts: 579
- Joined: April 11th, 2017, 7:09 pm
- Location: Columbus, OH
- Grass Type: KBG, PRG, Fescue mix
- Lawn Size: 2 acre-5 acre
- Level: Some Experience
Re: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
Mowed, ran weed eater, watered 3 trees we’ve recently planted.
-
- Posts: 487
- Joined: February 20th, 2009, 8:42 pm
- Location: Western WI
- Grass Type: KGB
- Lawn Size: 3000-5000
- Level: Experienced
Re: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
I've been working on my sprinkler system, had a fence installed late last year causing a re-think of the sprinkler layout . We've had a lot of rain so I haven't needed it but a dry spell is upon us. Going to water in some Milo this morning in the front yard and work on the sprinkler system in the back.
-
- Posts: 116
- Joined: February 26th, 2021, 12:51 pm
- Location: Annapolis, MD
- Grass Type: TTTF
- Lawn Size: 20000-1 acre
- Level: Some Experience
Re: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
Got down some 20-0-3 and Dimension "weed and feed" before the rains started.
-
- Posts: 60
- Joined: August 11th, 2022, 10:27 pm
- Location: Central Ohio
- Grass Type: Mazama KBG
- Lawn Size: 5000-10000
- Level: Experienced
Re: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
Put down some Milo, SOP, and Hydretain (using up what I've already purchased).
Watering it all in.
Watering it all in.
-
- Posts: 479
- Joined: July 2nd, 2019, 9:22 pm
- Location: South Central PA
- Grass Type: Northern Mix
- Lawn Size: 20000-1 acre
- Level: Some Experience
Re: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
Hot and dry... had the sprinklers out the last few days.
- MorpheusPA
- Posts: 18137
- Joined: March 5th, 2009, 7:32 pm
- Location: Zone 6 (Eastern PA)
- Grass Type: Elite KBG
- Lawn Size: 10000-20000
- Level: Advanced
Re: 2023: What Did You Do On Your Lawn Today (Cool Season)
I'm watching mine dance on the edge of dormancy as we're now 26 days with no appreciable rain. There are 3 major cities with low rainfall this month, mine is #2 at 0.26" in May...the beginning of May.
I broke down and watered and it's running now. There's a 30% chance of showers which will fall to 0% by the time they get anywhere near here.
I broke down and watered and it's running now. There's a 30% chance of showers which will fall to 0% by the time they get anywhere near here.
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 46 guests