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17 minutes ago, backedgeapproaching said:

Looks good. Surprised that fescue patch has survived and looks that good in what looks like deep deep shade.

Right? That side of the drain side gets about 4 hours max, left gets about 3. I also do all organics on that side vs synthetics on the left. Neither get any additional water than what falls from the sky. Left side is just as dark but shorter and less dense. Both sides have only been mowed twice this year.

14 minutes ago, Supernovice said:

 

Thanks- i honestly don't know what type of grass, the guy that did the redesign put it down....i'll take some pics at lunch. Lawn faces East so good sun until 1-2ish in the afternoon. 

How much water is the correct amount? 

 

The baseline is 1" per week. I don't think there is much science behind it though because it depends on temps, soil type, time in the sun, etc. Most sprinkler systems and straight garden hoses (if the lawn is not massive) put that down in 1-2 hours (unless it was modified when the sod was put down), thus why I would check how much one watering cycle of yours puts down. 

Quabbin is stupid right now. Maybe 5-10% of smallies are spawning, rest are eating jerkbaits on the edges of windy spawning flats like I've never seen before. Fished 1-4pm Wednesday and had over 40 smallmouth, only a couple under 2 pounds. Biggest went 4-13. 

Threw this down last week instead of milo. It's a 5-5-0, has the slow release nitrogen and iron like milorganite plus phosphorus for the younger roots.  The iron really evened out the color and it won't stop growing. Only watered three times in the last two weeks for about 30 minutes. The couple lighter spots are the chickweed/clover spots dying from the tricylopyr and all the damn things falling from the trees. Really need to mow and make a striping kit next, figure some pvc filled with sand or a heavy metal bar.  Only 9 months from seed so still not quite where I want it. 

https://www.farmandfleet.com/products/1217185-estate-2500-sq-ft-36-lb-all-natural-5-5-0-fertilizer.html#

My goal is to get it all as dark as this "test" patch of tall fescue I planted about 2 years ago. Hoping it is more to do with the age of the grass and not the difference in shade.

Cut...damn rookie foot marks lol

14 minutes ago, Supernovice said:

So max height, cut Saturday and had to cut again yesterday. Put it down April 25th.. I mean it looks fairly good...some parts are a little more meh than others but i have 2 kids under 3 running around on it. 

I put the disease X down to combat potential fungus i thought. but i don't know anything so...I do notice some yellowing of the blades in spots.

Makes sense. Max height (I'm assuming 3.5 - 4") + a lot of water (30 minutes of night water that's likely just sitting on it) + warm wet temps = fungus. It's never drying out. 

Do you know what type of grass it is and how much sun it gets a day? I'd also put out some plastic containers before running then see how much water you're putting down. My guess is way too much, like exponentially too much. Once you figure out how much water you're putting down you can adjust.

I was watering ~4 times a week for 15-25 minutes around noon time since I overseeded and noticed some yellowing a couple weeks ago in my older sections. Started cutting at 2.5", watering twice a week for 30 minutes, and no more yellowing.

21 hours ago, Supernovice said:

hey guys, did my lawn over- fresh sod.  My neighbor who's lawn looks like the 18th at Augusta told me I should put DiseaseX down. So i did on Saturday and already I've noticed a difference.

What else should I be doing for regular maintenance/ feeding?  I don't wanna keep going back to my neighbor though I guess I could.  Any other tips/fertilizer schedules I should use? I do have a sprinkler system now, and it runs twice a day at 530am and 930pm for a half hour.  Anything would be greatly appreciated.

How long ago did you put the sod down and what height are you mowing it at? I ask because that night time watering with the warmer temps and high dews this week can lead to fungus issues.

21 hours ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said:

So @PowderBeard...what’s the ideal mixture to use for top dressing the lawn come fall for my purposes?

I have an uneven lawn but it’s quite acidic. Lime applications hasn’t done much the past two years. So I’d like to core aerate and top dress. Thanks.

What have you done for lime apps in the past? I started throwing lime in June because my soil was acidic  as well (think it was around 5.4) and it takes a while for lime to help (did 50lbs of pellets over my 2000 sq feet) in early June then again mid July. This formula and website was helpful although I did not follow it 100% in retrospect.

https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/soil-acidity-and-liming-basic-information-for-farmers-and-gardeners#section_heading_7192

Then I aerated the soil (not lawn because there wasn't one and the soil was so compacted) and put a 4:1 mixture of the most screened loam I could find to sand in the areas that needed to come up. Was a lot of hauling 5 gallon buckets but worth it. I wish I had done the entire lawn this way because in the areas I did not I can notice a difference in color and density, I'll be digging out and doing those small spots this fall and re-doing them.

This thing is a life saver for leveling.

Wasn't expecting this type of warmth (insert "We tried to tell them" here). The little one and I were drenched with sweat walking around the Quabbin, even with the shade and breeze. Truck in the parking lot said 94* baking in the sun, shack temp gauge in the shade said 86*. A nice 81/58 at home and only 73* inside with all the windows open.

Sprayed triclopyr with a surfactant yesterday, now have to wait ~3 to mow. Didn't realize when clover and chickweed germinate They are taking over right now. 

Never thought I would say this but wouldn't mind some rain. Sick of watering. Barring some big change looks like May will be a couple inches below average for May in central Mass and dry in the future.

Smallies are getting ready to do the deed. All the cold mornings have beds deeper than I've ever seen. Lots on 10-15'. Any tapering points with a hard bottom had fish stacked on them in 15-30' yesterday. 

1 hour ago, OceanStWx said:

My plan is to do the same this fall. I think I may have to mix some peat in to get the soil away from alkaline. I'll just some soil tests first, but I'm pretty sure that's a big issue for me.

If it is well above 7 then spreading ammonium sulfate or sulfur-urea are decent and also help out nitrogen levels prior to seeding. A lot less work too. I wouldn't seed right after putting down given the fast release N might be too much for seedlings. 

https://www.seedworldusa.com/products/ammonium-sulfate-21-0-0-granular-fertilizer-50-lbs?variant=35959584977&currency=USD&utm_campaign=gs-2018-11-14&utm_source=google&utm_medium=smart_campaign&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIy6CX0ZrF6QIVA9vACh0dbADBEAQYBCABEgJ8YPD_BwE

4 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Canadian is totally dry , FV3 showers and NAM had most of the rain north of Pike. 

Did you mean CT Pike?

33 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Saturday ranges from a couple showers to a washout to totally dry in SNE. Euro looks ridiculous. Probably have to allow for a few spotty showers. Then nice and warm inland rest of weekend .

 

Looks like a pretty sharp cut-off south of the pike for any precip on every model.

Wouldn't mind some rain. Looking at about an inch since May 2nd. 

8 hours ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said:

What’s the best mixture for our climate to topdress? Not going to do it now but early fall the plan is to aerate and topdress it. 

Trying to level areas or just topdress? 

23 hours ago, moneypitmike said:

how much time do you need to wait between fertilizer treatments?  I'd like to get some weed control down, but don't want to harm the lawn in the process.

 

TIA.

What and how much did you put down when? What do you want to do for weed control/what issues do you have?

2 hours ago, radarman said:

Quabbin allowing for boats as of tomorrow, but NOT renting boats.  Which sucks for those of us without a boat.

Yup, and only tow vehicles, trailers, and boats with Mass registration. A lot of guys in NH and CT are not happy. When I can steal a neighbor's for the day I'll let you know. 

34 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

 

Lots of lines and rabbit holes many a yellow license plate has gotten into trouble on lol

4 hours ago, Ginx snewx said:

 

I don't know who is worse. Him or Jason Aldean in terms of pandering.

NSFW but check out Bo Burnham's "country song."

Tough day out there today. Thought we would smoke them as the water is in the upper 50s, clouds, no wind. I went through a whole bag of jig trailers since every hookset would send a 1/4oz or 3/8oz back at my face and a single claw missing. Just wouldn't eat it. Ended up with 8-10 largemouth (nothing over 2 lbs,) on the finesse worm or 3.5" swimbait and about 30 slime darts. 

Holyoke got hit hard. Gazette headline said two apartment building roofs were ripped off and displaced over 140 people. 

Sweet baby jesus

8 minutes ago, radarman said:

Lots of your typical, to slightly more than typical, spinup sigs on the leading edge.  Folks commenting on NWS chat.  Most are probably fairly innocuous, with trees and branches maybe coming down here and there.  The one in Whately caught my eye a little bit.

Looking more interesting as it heads towards Shutesbury?

Watch around Stockbridge/Great Barrington.