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Kentucky bluegrass, Fescue, Rye and Bent, etc
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silver8ack
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You know you're a BestLawner when you ...

Post by silver8ack » May 21st, 2012, 3:55 pm

Mow 3 times in 2 days just to get the leaves worked in.

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xapabwa
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Re: You know you're a BestLawner when you ...

Post by xapabwa » May 21st, 2012, 4:00 pm

obsess over any variation in the shade of green.

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GeorgiaDad
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Re: You know you're a BestLawner when you ...

Post by GeorgiaDad » May 21st, 2012, 4:01 pm

Drool when you see a Milorganite sale.

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CTShoreGuy
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Re: You know you're a BestLawner when you ...

Post by CTShoreGuy » May 21st, 2012, 4:03 pm

.....Use hand held sciccors for edging AFTER you edged

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MorpheusPA
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Post by MorpheusPA » May 21st, 2012, 4:07 pm

Worry about a slight deficit of a few PPM of calcium in your soil...


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Post by HanLawn » May 21st, 2012, 4:09 pm

Have a hard time leaving those lonely bags of Leafgro and peatmoss just sitting there on the shelves of the store....damn things are like puppies,I just gotta bring them home!

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Re: You know you're a BestLawner when you ...

Post by NJDave » May 21st, 2012, 4:23 pm

Crank up the pump sprayer at 10pm to throw down some shampoo, molasses, milk, etc. after the wife calls it a night...Smart enough to leave the herbicides and iron apps for daytime though :good:

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Post by Barley » May 21st, 2012, 4:25 pm

One acronym: BTEP.

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xapabwa
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Post by xapabwa » May 21st, 2012, 4:25 pm

CTShoreGuy wrote:.....Use hand held sciccors for edging AFTER you edged
I've been doing that all the way around because my weed whacker konked out! Slow going, but a very nice, even cut :D

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Re: You know you're a BestLawner when you ...

Post by SyNtAxx » May 21st, 2012, 4:39 pm

when you park your cars out in the driveway because all your mowers are in the garage!

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Re: You know you're a BestLawner when you ...

Post by Michael Wise » May 21st, 2012, 4:40 pm

SyNtAxx wrote:when you park your cars out in the driveway because all your mowers are in the garage!
Damn straight!

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Re: You know you're a BestLawner when you ...

Post by rutgers1 » May 21st, 2012, 5:35 pm

....have taken more photos of your lawn over the past week than your own children.

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Re: You know you're a BestLawner when you ...

Post by CTShoreGuy » May 21st, 2012, 5:47 pm

rutgers1 wrote:....have taken more photos of your lawn over the past week than your own children.

Damn straight!

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Re: You know you're a BestLawner when you ...

Post by Bentface1 » May 21st, 2012, 5:54 pm

When you walk around the lawn wearing a backpack sprayer despite odd looks from the neighbors and jokes about joining the Ghostbusters from your wife.

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Re: You know you're a BestLawner when you ...

Post by McLovin » May 21st, 2012, 5:59 pm

Your wife asks if you need anything from the store, and you say "yes please get some shampoo and blackstrap molasses for the lawn"

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Post by B.LaB » May 21st, 2012, 6:21 pm

You go out to your lawn every day and count the stolons in your bare spots....

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Re: You know you're a BestLawner when you ...

Post by tiemco » May 21st, 2012, 6:51 pm

You almost get into daily car accidents looking at other peoples' lawns instead of the road.

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Re: You know you're a BestLawner when you ...

Post by uncle_al » May 21st, 2012, 6:52 pm

...actually know what Milorganite is, still use it and, enjoy the aroma!!!!

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Re: You know you're a BestLawner when you ...

Post by NJDave » May 21st, 2012, 6:55 pm

tiemco wrote:You almost get into daily car accidents looking at other peoples' lawns instead of the road.
Ain't that the truth :rotfl:

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Re: You know you're a BestLawner when you ...

Post by sc4dr » May 21st, 2012, 7:28 pm

Find yourself steering people away from the scotts when your picking up lawn crack

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