PowderBeard

Pretty awesome tool...

https://www.greencastonline.com/tools/soil-temperature

https://www.greencastonline.com/tools/pestoutlooks.aspx

34 minutes ago, dendrite said:

My mind went here...

28.1* this morning. Soaked the lawn from 9:30-10pm and 12-12:30am to try to stave off the frost and avoid damaging all the new seedlings. They don't look to be effected. Happy a weedy area I planned to take out and overseed got crushed.

1 hour ago, radarman said:

The spillway has been ripping pretty good the last few weeks.  Can hear it from a good ways across the dam.  Not quite as much water coming over as early last April, but certainly a torrent in its own right.

Last year was pretty amazing for levels, could drive the boat just about anywhere without concern. Water was as high as the horseshoe damns at Gate 31 and 43. 

Sun coming out, this will help get things going.

11 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

Temp dropped quite a bit here.

From 62 back to 52   yuck

Seriously, 61* at 11am and 49* now. Starting to brighten up though even with the showers. Radar should pop in the next hour or so.

1 minute ago, Whineminster said:

Radar not looking too impressive at the moment. 

Was thinking the same but we are right on track. 

2 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said:

 

Weird, not showing up on the thread page for me. 

Waiting on a @weatherwiz severe thread for tomorrow like...

Going to be funny when I put 2500' of tarps from my firewood piles over my new lawn to try to save it.

1 hour ago, SJonesWX said:

What did you use to spread the peat moss?

I only covered with peat moss in the bare/thin spots. For that I would break it down as fine as I could with a shovel/trowel, took about an hour and used 4-5 cubic feet of it. If I was doing the yard over again I'd get one of these which can be rented at most places (just a compost spreader). I used straw in the fall when I started from scratch and never again after using peat moss. No raking out, no worries about bringing weeds into the lawn, and can always tell when I need to water. 

The grass loved the temps of the past week. I overseeded with about 6 pounds of Jonathan Green Sun and Shade, covered with peat moss, did a second app of Tenacity last Tuesday/Weds. Have also been have been "spoon feeding" (.25lbs of N and .5 lbs P per 1000 sq. feet) the past few weeks. The lighter colored spots are thinner areas/some Tenacity bleaching. Already have some serious germination happening. Going to wait until most of the lawn is 6" or the seedlings hit 2" (I took it down to 1-1.5" to overseed last week and is still at about 2.5") and hope it overtakes the chickweed and clover. The lawn is ~90% tall fescue so I need to start growing it tall anyway. Plus I'd rather spot seed again than spray Tricyc in a few weeks, especially the edge around the driveway as you can see how thin it is. Also need to edge the Daffodil area to stop that stuff from creeping in. 

I know milo has iron in it but anyone ever use something like liquid iron? I really want the dark green to come out in the future.

4 hours ago, larvay said:

I find the (second) photograph even more impressive than the fish.

Mom thought it was pretty funny as did the rest of the family. I could not get a picture of me with it for size so had to improvise. She is almost 9 months old for reference and about 18 pounds. Conservative guess was the bass is 8.5-9 lbs. I compared my measurements of it to a friend who just got a certified 9-2 largemouth (his was 22" long and had a girth of 19") and he insists its >10 but I don't think so. 

Just now, HIPPYVALLEY said:

Most wouldn’t. 

I'm sure I'd be sick of it after a while too.  Guess I'm in the dew-closet.

Topped out at 81.2* and have a nice breezy. Wouldn't mind this weather all summer.

3 hours ago, Baroclinic Zone said:

Yeah, my entire lawn/yard is in need of professional help.  Need ps dethatching, aeration, denser grass, less weeds, beds, edging, mulch.  You name it, it needs it.

As do most folks!

In terms of the moss, it does not care about soil ph too much all about staying wet. Either through areas that do not drain or too much shade. Mowing really low (1.5-2" ) in spring or extended periods of dark/wet weather helps get light and air flowing in to dry the soil out. I have had much fewer moss issues since doing it this way. 

1 hour ago, Baroclinic Zone said:

Cut mine for only the 2nd time here.  It’s a mess though.  It’s soaking wet in areas.  I have a huge moss issue and I’ve dropped iron on it and it did nothing.  My step 1 fertilizer did nothing for the weeds either.  I hate doing yard work.  Working 7 days a week gives me no time to do a damn thing myself to improve it and I’m not willing to spend thousands to redo it all from a landscaper.

Yea I had a serious moss issue as well. How much shade do you have? Was it Scotts Step 1 w/ Crabgrass Preventer?

5 hours ago, Nikoss427 said:

Just finished the first mow and trim of the season.

Got a giant out of the Quabbin on Wednesday. Was the baby's first largemouth experience. 

17 hours ago, dendrite said:

We 44F

I have just gone to using a digital meat thermometer. With the sun yesterday 2" down was up to about 50-52* by the end of the day. 

Love that night temps are staying ~40 or higher. Soil is still only about 44*. Mowing it down to 1" to get it spreading. Definitely seen a nice burst the past few days. I imagine the next five with warmer temps and rain will really get some growth going. I'm thinking I have fewer bare spots to fill than I thought. Definitely going to garden weasel up larger areas around the back side of the Oak tree and the edge of the driveway and seed those heavily. Anything bigger than 6-8" I will probably scrape a little and seed. Bought more peat moss than I needed to cover all the newly seeded spots. 

 I'd add Six Feet Under to one of the best. There are some shows that got cut short (2-3) seasons that I'd take over Breaking Bad such as Deadwood, Spartacus (that show is off the wall, shame the main actor died so young), and Newsroom. 

6 hours ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said:

Just dropped milorganite nitrogen fertilizer before the rain. 

I like the iron in it that will make your lawn go dark green. Another reason to love it. 

Wasn't ready for some winds. Definitely a few gusts >30.