HIPPYVALLEY Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 It's hard to believe after getting 67 munks last year there's still more destruction in the yard and beds. These things are just ruthless beasts. I'm telling you..buy that mole poison I told Hunchback about yesterday. It looks like popcorn kernals. Pour little piles into various areas of the tunnels and then cover with dirt But don't stamp down the tunnels Don't use that stuff anywhere near your vegetable garden or edible berries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Don't use that stuff anywhere near your vegetable garden or edible berries. Maybe I will just get a Red Ryder carbine-action, two hundred shot Range Model air rifle with a compass in the stock and a thing which tells time and sit on the porch sipping lemonade... Sounds more fun/safer than poison, but I might shoot my eye out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 I have a fireplace..but we rarely use it..I'm getting wood just thinking about my lawn AWT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Maybe I will just get a Red Ryder carbine-action, two hundred shot Range Model air rifle with a compass in the stock and a thing which tells time and sit on the porch sipping lemonade... Sounds more fun/safer than poison, but I might shoot my eye out My girl Luna does a pretty good job eliminating small, annoying mammals. It's her greatest thrill in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professional Lurker Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 My girl Luna does a pretty good job eliminating small, annoying mammals. It's her greatest thrill in life. Pretty sweet dog! I just got back from the vet... I was taking my old german shephard to get euthanized, but she died in the car on the way there. I guess I was making the right decision. Sucks, but I guess the good news is that now my lawn will be much improved... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 AWT Oak is the best for a fireplace. Kevin, why don't you light a few during the winter?? Nothing like a good fire, beer, and snow falling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 15, 2011 Author Share Posted April 15, 2011 Oak is the best for a fireplace. Kevin, why don't you light a few during the winter?? Nothing like a good fire, beer, and snow falling. You should this guy up in the tree..Climbing and sawing..Insane..I love watching them take trees down.. Back yard is just a disaster...sawdust, divots..wood everywhere..ugh..Hopefully they do a good cleanup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 You should this guy up in the tree..Climbing and sawing..Insane..I love watching them take trees down.. Back yard is just a disaster...sawdust, divots..wood everywhere..ugh..Hopefully they do a good cleanup Yeah those guys are animals. They take 'em down in no time. Hopefully the thud sound of those chunks of trees hitting the ground, scared the crap out of the chipmunks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Oak is the best for a fireplace. Kevin, why don't you light a few during the winter?? Nothing like a good fire, beer, and snow falling. i burned 5 cord again this winter, same as the year before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Pretty sweet dog! I just got back from the vet... I was taking my old german shephard to get euthanized, but she died in the car on the way there. I guess I was making the right decision. Sucks, but I guess the good news is that now my lawn will be much improved... I am sorry for you. German shephards are such great dogs. I have a lab who is getting up there in years. He just had some major surgery a few weeks ago and I dread making that final trip. Dogs just want to please you (and mine does not care one whit about my lawn) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 You should see this guy up in the tree with me..Climbing and sawing me..Insane..I love watching him go down.. My back end is just a disaster...divots..his wood everywhere..ugh..Hopefully he does a good cleanup MRG made the right decision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 15, 2011 Author Share Posted April 15, 2011 Yeah those guys are animals. They take 'em down in no time. Hopefully the thud sound of those chunks of trees hitting the ground, scared the crap out of the chipmunks. LOL..it shakes the house when they hit the ground..It was a 2 pronged Oak at least 50 yrs old. They've got them both almost all down now. Now the sawing on the ground begins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 LOL..it shakes the house when they hit the ground..It was a 2 pronged Oak at least 50 yrs old. They've got them both almost all down now. Now the sawing on the ground begins. And when they're done I'll invite them inside for lemonade and "massages". Always good to keep the help happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan11 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Need one of those DR Stump busters to grind it down.... They look useful, but maybe not worth buying for the rare times I take large trees down. LOL..it shakes the house when they hit the ground..It was a 2 pronged Oak at least 50 yrs old. They've got them both almost all down now. Now the sawing on the ground begins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherMA Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Best example yet of what I have been saying, this spring has lagged everywhere. Yep awesome photos and the same here. My lawn is 2 weeks behind last year minimum. I'm fairly sure this year is more average and last year was an anomaly. Everything has really taken off in the past week, I'm pretty sure we're about where we should be for 4/15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allenson Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 i burned 5 cord again this winter, same as the year before. About what we go though here too. Maybe six in a cold year. As for lawn care--nothing happening yet other than burning some brush piles in the yard. Still have snow on the ground for now other than where I shoveled paths. I suppose I could rake those out. The dog poop has just about decomposed now... I'm fairly sure this year is more average and last year was an anomaly. Everything has really taken off in the past week, I'm pretty sure we're about where we should be for 4/15. Absolutely. Last year was absurdly early. Snow-melt and ice-out up here was as early as I've ever seen (particularly the ice-out on the lakes). This year we seem right on a normal trajectory....at least around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Ok well this thread had way more rage in it than I was expecting. lol @ the words repugnant, disgusting and repulsive being used in a single post describing someones lawn care routine. You'd think CT Blizz was sprinkling crushed up fluorescent bulbs all over his yard. I go through two 50lb bags of osmocote each spring. Really gets the bananas and elephant ears off to a strong start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 15, 2011 Author Share Posted April 15, 2011 Just a disaster cleanup from the tree. They said it was 70-80 yrs old(2 pronged) Feet of sawdust,,and torn up grass. Leaf blower..and then raking and reseeding...what a disaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Biting the bullet and having the 2 pronged Oak cut down today that hangs over the deck and has tormented me for yrs. Forces me to powerwash(which I'm doing tomorrow) and stain the deck every year..because it leaves that black, moldy residue all over everything. I was hoping MRG would be a goo friend and come down and help..but that didn;t happen..so have to fork over 650 bucks to have someone come and do it today You got a square deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wokeupthisam Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Just a disaster cleanup from the tree. They said it was 70-80 yrs old(2 pronged) Feet of sawdust,,and torn up grass. Leaf blower..and then raking and reseeding...what a disaster What a drag - sawdust FTL - had to cut up an old 'punky' maple the winds took down this winter and the longest part of the whole ordeal was raking/picking up the sawdust piles off the lawn... for re-seeding, do you go with the shredded newspaper medium/seed stuff like Scotts has, or do you loosen the top and do direct seed? What's your mix? Mine is a custom blend of fescues, ryegrass, and bluegrass that the local Agway put together. I really need to overseed though cuz the grass plants are old and need a youth infusion. I have a very tall oak forked near the top, that has grown enough the past 4-5 years to where the canopy is now blocking the direct sunlight to my garden area. I took the day off today (had to euthanize a 16.5yr old pet yesterday, no way I could focus on work) and spent some time contemplating when to bring that oak down and get the sun back to the garden. And the part I dread most isn't managing the drop to fall in the narrow lane between the shed and the house - its cleaning up the sawdust piles that'll be left when I cut it to length for the woodpile. rrrrgh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 16, 2011 Author Share Posted April 16, 2011 What a drag - sawdust FTL - had to cut up an old 'punky' maple the winds took down this winter and the longest part of the whole ordeal was raking/picking up the sawdust piles off the lawn... for re-seeding, do you go with the shredded newspaper medium/seed stuff like Scotts has, or do you loosen the top and do direct seed? What's your mix? Mine is a custom blend of fescues, ryegrass, and bluegrass that the local Agway put together. I really need to overseed though cuz the grass plants are old and need a youth infusion. I have a very tall oak forked near the top, that has grown enough the past 4-5 years to where the canopy is now blocking the direct sunlight to my garden area. I took the day off today (had to euthanize a 16.5yr old pet yesterday, no way I could focus on work) and spent some time contemplating when to bring that oak down and get the sun back to the garden. And the part I dread most isn't managing the drop to fall in the narrow lane between the shed and the house - its cleaning up the sawdust piles that'll be left when I cut it to length for the woodpile. rrrrgh I rake the topsoil and then seed..then lightly rake the seed into the soil. I use a mix of Fescue,Kentucky bluegrass. It's Soctt's and have always had very good luck with it. These tree guys..you pay them all this money and they say they do a good cleanup and then you go out and there's divot in the yard where they dropped logs..ruts from where they drove their pickup truck to load up the wood..feet of sawdust all over everything...Flowerbeds full of sawdust, sticks, branches,,and very little mulch left..and they tell you..well that's the best we could do. Well guess what...you get no tip..that's the best I can do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 16, 2011 Author Share Posted April 16, 2011 You got a square deal. For 2 70foot Oak trees that are 70-80 yrs old? It was 2 Oak trees growing from one stump..so in essence 2 full trees. I think it actually was a very good deal. They had to climb and rope everything..couldn't just drop the trees because of my stone wall..and deck below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 For 2 70foot Oak trees that are 70-80 yrs old? It was 2 Oak trees growing from one stump..so in essence 2 full trees. I think it actually was avery good deal. They had to climb and rope everything..couldn't just drop the trees because of my stone wal..and deck below. Getting a square deal means you got a good deal. Yea cutting trees down is a mess cleanup sucks but if you want landscapers you do not hire tree guys, different occupations, different priority. Why would you tip them anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 16, 2011 Author Share Posted April 16, 2011 Getting a square deal means you got a good deal. Yea cutting trees down is a mess cleanup sucks but if you want landscapers you do not hire tree guys, different occupations, different priority. Why would you tip them anyway? You always tip guys like that. It's common knowledge..and for the record i did tip them..50 bucks against my better judgement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 You got a square deal. ? Thats cheap as hell, down here it would have been 1k+easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
free_man Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 ? Thats cheap as hell, down here it would have been 1k+easy Maybe for someone ripping people off..no way dismantling one tree should ever be over $500 or $600 unless its location is unusual or there is more to it. We had a large oak taken down for $450 in 2006, it took maybe 4 hours and it was one little teeny tiny woman who did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Gonna head to the local farm feed and try to get some organic fertilizer. They list some in stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 You always tip guys like that. It's common knowledge..and for the record i did tip them..50 bucks against my better judgement Oh good that was sarcastic on my part. That price is right for what amounts to two trees although I would have kept the wood, probably 300 dollars in wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Maybe for someone ripping people off..no way dismantling one tree should ever be over $500 or $600 unless its location is unusual or there is more to it. We had a large oak taken down for $450 in 2006, it took maybe 4 hours and it was one little teeny tiny woman who did it. It was actually two trees from Kevs description, 450 in 2006 for one tree would be 550 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 16, 2011 Author Share Posted April 16, 2011 Maybe for someone ripping people off..no way dismantling one tree should ever be over $500 or $600 unless its location is unusual or there is more to it. We had a large oak taken down for $450 in 2006, it took maybe 4 hours and it was one little teeny tiny woman who did it. It was over my deck and stone wall on either side and avery narrow area of grass..with the septic tank almost directly underneath. It required climbing and roping almost to the ground..2 trees coming out of one stump. It was a hell of a deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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