Your 4th Annual Lawn Thread/ Tickle your Grass

[Jonger]

My biggest problem is getting rid of native grasses. People always confuse the native grasses for crab grass and its brutally difficult to get rid of.

[free_man]

Nothing more important in life than having the nicest looking lawn...kidding, that's so shallow.

 

That Japanese knot stuff is terrible...I spent days pulling that crap from 50-100 ft trees, as well as some smaller ones it was killing.  Wrapping it around my arm and body and ripping it down.  Surely the neighbors had a chuckle, but it was good exercise. lol

[moneypitmike]

I did, I mean I am. Weekend warrior, so its been 2 years in the making, but I'll finish by fall... or next year, or in 10 years. I hope not too much (intense) rain to wash all the seed away.

 

Congrats--you must be proud! 

[moneypitmike]

I have yet to mow my back lawn. With the late snow, and dry conditions, then recent rain, I think today (if the grass ever dries) will be my first time. Pretty damn late. Maybe my latest start ever.

 

Nothing more important in life than having the nicest looking lawn...kidding, that's so shallow.

 

That Japanese knot stuff is terrible...I spent days pulling that crap from 50-100 ft trees, as well as some smaller ones it was killing.  Wrapping it around my arm and body and ripping it down.  Surely the neighbors had a chuckle, but it was good exercise. lol

 

I did my first mowing Friday.  Mad dash to get thing slooking presentable before the first Communion guess.  Got through it with the exception of a 1/4 acre area.  Hopefully, they'll focus their attention elsewhere.

 

Knotweed is the worst.......I think this year now that I've started mowing, I'm going to mow the area it's in continually in hopes that might kill it over time.  It was in the wooded area that I claered last spring.  Just awful stuff.

 

I have yet to mow my back lawn. With the late snow, and dry conditions, then recent rain, I think today (if the grass ever dries) will be my first time. Pretty damn late. Maybe my latest start ever.

 

I mowed for the first time on Friday.  Got through it with the exception of a .25 acre area.  Hopefully the Commuinon guests will focus their attention elsewhere.

[Baroclinic Zone]

Meh

[forkyfork]

My biggest problem is getting rid of native grasses. People always confuse the native grasses for crab grass and its brutally difficult to get rid of.

maybe you should grow native grasses instead?

[Jonger]

My biggest problem is getting rid of native grasses. People always confuse the native grasses for crab grass and its brutally difficult to get rid of.

maybe you should grow native grasses instead?

Supposedly there is a roundup resistant grass coming out.... It's probably environmentally irresponsible, but isn't most lawn care.

[MarkO]

Not sure if poa is native, but it's harder to control than crabgrass. But unlike crabgrass, I can somewhat deal with the look and it holds up well with the kids stomping all over it.

 

Went up to the cabin to check up on the watering. Seeds have sprouted! Concerned about the temp tonight possibly dropping below freezing and cracking the automatic sprinkler.

[SJonesWX]

Not sure if poa is native, but it's harder to control than crabgrass. But unlike crabgrass, I can somewhat deal with the look and it holds up well with the kids stomping all over it.

 

Went up to the cabin to check up on the watering. Seeds have sprouted! Concerned about the temp tonight possibly dropping below freezing and cracking the automatic sprinkler.

it would have to get real cold to freeze any hoses or sprinklers

[Cold Miser]

Augusta National in the hood..and as you can see leaf out on all trees

 

No.  The condition of that grass would never fly with any PGA tour course.

[MarkO]

it would have to get real cold to freeze any hoses or sprinklers

That's what I figured.

It did drop down to freezing (just barely), but I doubt it was long enough for anything to freeze, plus I had the sprinkler running between 5 and 5:30AM, so any new water in the hoses would have had to cool down from about 53º

[Allenson]

My yard is large and hilly. I don't know who has a postage stamp yard that posts here. The part about you drinking beers cracked me up lol

 

Oh yeah, gotta have a couple cold ones while riding around on the tractor.  Perfect on a hot summer afternoon. 

 

 

Finally got all my mowing gear out, tuned up and mower deck installed.  Cut last weekend for the first time--the rain really got things greened up.  I left big patches though where the dandelions were blooming in earnest.  Had to leave something for the bumbles to work on.

[moneypitmike]

Oh yeah, gotta have a couple cold ones while riding around on the tractor.  Perfect on a hot summer afternoon. 

 

 

Finally got all my mowing gear out, tuned up and mower deck installed.  Cut last weekend for the first time--the rain really got things greened up.  I left big patches though where the dandelions were blooming in earnest.  Had to leave something for the bumbles to work on.

I mowed for the first time on Thursday (held off on the last quarter acre until Tuesday). With the dry air coming today, I pondered again another good reason to cut the grass high. Helps hold in moisture. My wife and I compromised on 3.5". I had wanted to go 4 and she thought that was too tall. But it can be pretty harmful to go short.

BTW--I know this post is really easy to alter. So.......no sense in wasting the easy effort.

[grinch1989]

My new seed is mostly in now, but slow going with only about 1" of rain over two or three consecutive days since the seed went down 2.5 weeks ago.  I water daily, but there is nothing like rain to pop new seed...very slow go...

[SJonesWX]

My new seed is mostly in now, but slow going with only about 1" of rain over two or three consecutive days since the seed went down 2.5 weeks ago.  I water daily, but there is nothing like rain to pop new seed...very slow go...

plus the temps have not been all that warm. soil needs to warm up a bit to promote growth

[Cold Miser]

My yard is large and hilly. I don't know who has a postage stamp yard that posts here. The part about you drinking beers cracked me up lol

"Hilly" - As in the standard gentle pitch away from the house for site drainage?  Pretty typical with such commuter box house construction. 

[Cold Miser]

maybe you should grow native grasses instead?

No.  Here in these parts we like our grass seed from Kentucky, our Whiskey from Scotland, and our fries from France.

[Mr Torchey]

grass angels la la la la la la

[Damage In Tolland]

I got 99 problems , but the lawn ain't one

[Mr Torchey]

Lookin' good brother

[Damage In Tolland]

Lookin' good brother

Folks were stopping while I was out mowing asking me what I do/use, lol. Did you go with Lesco this year?

[dendrite]

Look at that poor Davis right next to bushes and trees. No wonder you're so warm at night and your dews run high. Get that thing in the middle of your luscious lawn in the name of science.

[Damage In Tolland]

Look at that poor Davis right next to bushes and trees. No wonder you're so warm at night and your dews run high. Get that thing in the middle of your luscious lawn in the name of science.

Theres really no trees near it. It is near the bushes, but its the only open area in yard with no tree overhang. Unless I put it on the deck but my wife won't let that happen lol

[dendrite]

Theres really no trees near it. It is near the bushes, but its the only open area in yard with no tree overhang. Unless I put it on the deck but my wife won't let that happen lol

Yeah...I know it's hard for you. My yard is wx equipment first, everything else second, but I don't have kids or a lawn fetish. You will probably get a little inflation on the low temps and dews being that close to the shrubbery though. Trees/shrubs are very strong absorbers/emitters of long wave radiation. That's why underneath a tree is typically the last spot to frost over. We've already discussed the evapotranspiration too so no need to rehash dews.

Nice lawn though. Mine is too far gone to worry about.

[Damage In Tolland]

Yeah...I know it's hard for you. My yard is wx equipment first, everything else second, but I don't have kids or a lawn fetish. You will probably get a little inflation on the low temps and dews being that close to the shrubbery though. Trees/shrubs are very strong absorbers/emitters of long wave radiation. That's why underneath a tree is typically the last spot to frost over. We've already discussed the evapotranspiration too so no need to rehash dews.

Nice lawn though. Mine is too far gone to worry about.

The woods here def help keep the nights a bit milder on radiating nights but also provide me cooler daytime highs. I love living in the woods, just hate Oaks. It's now brown stringy things falling from Every oak season

[dendrite]

The woods here def help keep the nights a bit milder on radiating nights but also provide me cooler daytime highs. I love living in the woods, just hate Oaks. It's now brown stringy things falling from Every oak season

Yeah....I noticed the first "stringy" things falling from my oaks today. I really hate those trees, but I don't have many of them. At least most of the acorns fall outside of the yard.

[Damage In Tolland]

Yeah....I noticed the first "stringy" things falling from my oaks today. I really hate those trees, but I don't have many of them. At least most of the acorns fall outside of the yard.

The Oct snowstorm did some natural pruning for me in 2011. Every Oak lost at least 1 limb and most lost more or partial tree tops, so that helped. Still wish I could take most of them down

[Damage In Tolland]

Wow

[Johnno]

Spotted some tunnels this week, the buckets and planks are out ready for the little rodents

[Modfan]

Ok, my lawn does not look like the Augusta National in Tolland, but it is not bad.  I have spots where I need loam and seed, and other sections I have some round head weeds mixed in with the grass; how do I get rid of these?