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Your 4th Annual Lawn Thread/ Tickle your Grass

Damage In Tolland

By Damage In Tolland,
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IrishRob17

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  On 4/28/2013 at 12:59 AM, SJonesWX said:

same here. switched to Pennington northeast blend, and i get much better results with the pennington.

I think the take away here for the novice is to read the little sticker on whatever seed you look at to see what you are actually getting and throwing into your lawn.

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Baroclinic Zone

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  On 4/27/2013 at 12:24 AM, Radders said:

I have become a fan of Jonathan Green's lawn products. It's a little more expensive but I have found the grass seed is high quality. They also have a great product called Pen Mulch that you can use instead of straw. It's the next best option short of hydro seeding in my opinion.

Yup.

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Mr Torchey

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Plantings are done, 31 ornamental grasses, rose of sharon.......dianthus, russian sage, lavender, tick seed, herb garden.  Finally having air flow and some sun in the back yard has made a world of difference.  We should have our beach oasis in full bloom come mid July, by that time the grasses will be tall and lush, the winds coming off the marsh whisping them around as I shuck oysters on the deck and throw them into the various perennial gardens, come on down Scooter!

 

Can't wait to take a picture of the yard come this summer the difference will be unreal, Scooters lifeless hideous yard will be full of life sun and liberty!!

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SJonesWX

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  On 4/29/2013 at 11:10 PM, litchfieldlibations said:

Plantings are done, 31 ornamental grasses, rose of sharon.......dianthus, russian sage, lavender, tick seed, herb garden.  Finally having air flow and some sun in the back yard has made a world of difference.  We should have our beach oasis in full bloom come mid July, by that time the grasses will be tall and lush, the winds coming off the marsh whisping them around as I shuck oysters on the deck and throw them into the various perennial gardens, come on down Scooter!

 

Can't wait to take a picture of the yard come this summer the difference will be unreal, Scooters lifeless hideous yard will be full of life sun and liberty!!

Edge that bed!

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  On 4/29/2013 at 11:10 PM, litchfieldlibations said:

Plantings are done, 31 ornamental grasses, rose of sharon.......dianthus, russian sage, lavender, tick seed, herb garden. Finally having air flow and some sun in the back yard has made a world of difference. We should have our beach oasis in full bloom come mid July, by that time the grasses will be tall and lush, the winds coming off the marsh whisping them around as I shuck oysters on the deck and throw them into the various perennial gardens, come on down Scooter!

Can't wait to take a picture of the yard come this summer the difference will be unreal, Scooters lifeless hideous yard will be full of life sun and liberty!!

Looks good dude. You need some dark, black pine mulch for the beds to enhance the color and it'll look mint.
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  On 4/28/2013 at 7:30 PM, MarkO said:

Seeding a brand new lawn. I won't be there to water. How long/often should I set the timer on automatic?

you prob want to water 2x per day, once in the very early AM, and once in the late afternoon (in the sunny spots). how long to water depends on what kind of sprinkler you are using, and what kind of soil. sandy soil drains fast so it dries out quickly. I would water for 30-45 mins

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My new, post leaching field install lawn going in today.  50 pounds of lesco seed ready to roll, I should have taken a picture for Kevin.  My well pump is crying at the site of this though:

 

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=41.3104378&lon=-73.1467619&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=Shelton%2C%20CT%2006484%2C%20USA

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  On 4/30/2013 at 12:03 PM, SJonesWX said:

you prob want to water 2x per day, once in the very early AM, and once in the late afternoon (in the sunny spots). how long to water depends on what kind of sprinkler you are using, and what kind of soil. sandy soil drains fast so it dries out quickly. I would water for 30-45 mins

Thanks!

It's a pretty loamy soil, not to sandy. I was thinking 15 mon 2x per day. I just don't have any experience with a new lawn. Looking forward to playing around with big toys this weekend. Can't believe the cabin is nearly done.

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  On 5/1/2013 at 2:14 AM, MarkO said:

 

  On 4/30/2013 at 12:03 PM, SJonesWX said:

you prob want to water 2x per day, once in the very early AM, and once in the late afternoon (in the sunny spots). how long to water depends on what kind of sprinkler you are using, and what kind of soil. sandy soil drains fast so it dries out quickly. I would water for 30-45 mins

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It's a pretty loamy soil, not to sandy. I was thinking 15 mon 2x per day. I just don't have any experience with a new lawn. Looking forward to playing around with big toys this weekend. Can't believe the cabin is nearly done.

 

 

just monitor the loam, keep it moist, or at the very least, not dry.

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I just googled around myself because of my large area of new seed and found this post...makes sense.  I watered last night about 30 minutes per sprinkler (I have four set up) and again this morning just enough to dampen it up again:

 

 

 

Keep the ground moist, until the seedlings start to establish then you should be able to cut the time in half. A great watering principle once established is deep and infrequent so the roots will "dig deeper" chasing the water.

Note: over watering is just as bad ad under watering, make sure the ground stays moist not saturated. Give the soil time to dry some between watering Unless you are dealing with sandy soils which drain fast.

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Sugarloaf1989

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I just started the difficult task of watering my 3/4 acre of front lawn. Ordinarily I wouldn't bother, but I put down weed and feed last week and we did not get enough rain to water it all in. It's a muted effort if we wind up in a drought as there will not be a chance to keep it alive if this summer is hot and dry.

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  On 5/2/2013 at 6:24 PM, coventry1971 said:

I did the first mow/edge of the year in a few select areas that are in full sun and in need of a trim. Most of the lawn is still a bit too short for a cut.

Was that the area you shared a picture of? My first mow will be this weekend. Badly needs it. Tractor needed some work
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  On 5/2/2013 at 6:31 PM, grinch1989 said:

Once I get my new seed up when I can hit it with fert? and should I use starter fert again or the regular stuff? It has starter on it now and step two is the weed preventer about a month from now, but something tells me that's a bad idea on new grass

No weed fert until its been mowed 3-4 times.
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