Lava Rock

The dirt I think is fine as we used to have good growth until couple years ago then it got wiped out swiftly end of jul 2019. Here's a couple pics from summer 2018 Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

My mom always said I was determined [emoji2] Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

Full vax here is 38%. Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

Here's a snippet of the US. We're now at 51% vaccinated (1st dose), yet cases up 15%. Cases should start to crater soon. Rest of the states are here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/coronavirus-us-cases-deaths/?itid=hp_pandemic-guide-box-1208

0.60" in the tipper. Is that it for the Summer?

lol, for some reason, I thought you were an old geezer

Bummer. So far for me, very slight pain at injection; same as flu shot. We'll see what happens tomorrow, but not expecting much from the 1st jab

Pouring

Someone down the road has ~20 of those roaming in the street. One of these days I'm gonna hit one on my bike flying down the hill. They get pissy with me when I go by.

I have a full profile from ancestry but am too afraid to look up what genes I carry and associated risks

Pfz #1 down. Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

Why is this? My understanding is that an insecticide has no impact on germination of seed, so I assume you're thinking that if I seed shortly after grubex, then the present grubs will eat the new seed roots? FYI, I see no grubs at present and honestly, every time I've checked the lawn over the last two summers, I've never seen them which is why I thought the damage was caused by chinch bugs. Those, I have seen in the past, but to be sure I thought putting down grubex would be ok. There's no way I'm seeding in July, so if I have to wait several weeks after grub tx, then I might as well wait till Fall, which I'd rather not do unless absolutely necessary.

I had three options in my head: 1. Broadcast seed, then topdress with 1/4" loam. Requires ~15yd loam. Buddy has a skid steer and could help spread the loam around 2. Dethatch, then broadcast seed. I like this option because it's least expensive and the top layer should pull right out, but then raking it all up would be a pain. Seed would have immediate soil contact, but wasn't planning on using anything like straw to cover up since it'll just blow away. Maybe peat moss, but that's also a pain to spread and need a lot to be effective 3. Rent industrial power rake, which will pulverize top layer. This would probably be more effective and faster then using a dethatcher, but then might "pull out" the established grass clumps. FYI, I've spoken with a couple different lawn places and oddly none of them knew what caused my lawn damage and how to fix it. Guess they aren't very good at their jobs.

No, the dead areas have been that way for two summers. The green clumps are what's left over from the damage. Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

My lawn frustrations are well known here so I won't belabor it, but I've got about 15,000sqft of damage now. The old top layer just peels right off. Going to have to remove most of it to get seed down. Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

I drink my fair share of IPAs, mostly during the summer and my cholesterol takes a hit by the Fall. Any alcohol isn't great for you, but I think the corn syrup they add to some beer makes it worse due to the sugar. I don't think all of it is consumed during fermentation. Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

Barefoots pretty good Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

And? Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

foot in mouth

happy endings?

But for how long?

variants are not the same as strains. There are genetic differences that can equate to antigenic differences that can impact degree of immunity.

CDC just announced some sort of message that says "stop the disinfectant theatrics".

I keep reading and hearing about "variants" plural, as if there are many and popping up every day. The only ones I've heard of is the UK B.1.1.7 and SA variants and I believe the UK one is the dominant one at this point. The problem is that the US is terrible at doing widespread sequencing to confirm what is actually present and where.

Wife and two girlfriends are finally getting to Greece end of next month.