amarshall Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Amazing what 2 days of water did to the lawn. Rapid green up. I bought some loam and did some overseeding last year. All of the organic matter in the loam is gone and what's left is cement sandy nonsense. I know where I wont be buying loam this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Amazing what 2 days of water did to the lawn. Rapid green up. I bought some loam and did some overseeding last year. All of the organic matter in the loam is gone and what's left is cement sandy nonsense. I know where I wont be buying loam this year. What place? I thought about spreading peat moss. Is there a good way of doing so? Seems tedious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Sunshine garden in Kingston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Oh ok. Nah, too far for me anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 What place? I thought about spreading peat moss. Is there a good way of doing so? Seems tedious. Not really, it is tedious and also a dirty and messy job. I just dumped the bags and then spread with a garden rake and leaf rake. if you are only doing a relatively small area, then its not too bad. Doing 15000 sq ft+----yea its a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Not really, it is tedious and also a dirty and messy job. I just dumped the bags and then spread with a garden rake and leaf rake. if you are only doing a relatively small area, then its not too bad. Doing 15000 sq ft+----yea its a pain. Just some patchy areas. I figured it would a pain, but nothing you can do. My issue really is the sunny areas in my yard with ledge underneath helping to bake it. I also found a nice sink hole...likely from all the broken up ledge underneath with dirt piled on top, only to leach down into the crevasses. Thing was pretty big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 These guys are meh Pretty much, though when they sting it's a good one. And they will defend their nests - all of our stings came from when we were unknowingly close to nests, except for the indoor event in which one crawled into my pant leg. She got pinched as I walked and let me know about it, and when I instinctively slapped (one cannot kill a wasp by slapping it while it's on one's hammy, especially when buffered by clothing), she gave me the full load on #2. backedgeapproaching: 15,000 sq.ft.? Time to bring in some serious machinery, as that's 45-50 cu.yd. to put down a one-inch layer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 In case anyone cares, Peat Moss is not a good material to use if you care about being eco-friendly. Go read up on how the stuff is harvested. There are alternatives to using it. If you are just looking to amend your soil to add organic material, I'd go with with either loam/compost or even an alfalfa or soybean pellet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 In case anyone cares, Peat Moss is not a good material to use if you care about being eco-friendly. Go read up on how the stuff is harvested. There are alternatives to using it. If you are just looking to amend your soil to add organic material, I'd go with with either loam/compost or even an alfalfa or soybean pellet. If you are just looking to just add amend your soil, I agree compost/loam is a better option. The way I used Peat is to use it as a top dressing for seeding a lawn--Peat is better product for keeping seed moist than compost/loam. If you have ever watered Peat you will see how hydrophobic it is, it takes a while to get it saturated and stays moist for long periods of time. As far as how non-eco friendly Peat is--there are widely varying views on how much we are hurting the Peat bogs by harvesting. There are many organic options to amend soil- cracked corn, alfalfa, molasses, milk, coffee grounds, grains, kelp. They can help soil biology. I have used most of them actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Pretty much, though when they sting it's a good one. And they will defend their nests - all of our stings came from when we were unknowingly close to nests, except for the indoor event in which one crawled into my pant leg. She got pinched as I walked and let me know about it, and when I instinctively slapped (one cannot kill a wasp by slapping it while it's on one's hammy, especially when buffered by clothing), she gave me the full load on #2. backedgeapproaching: 15,000 sq.ft.? Time to bring in some serious machinery, as that's 45-50 cu.yd. to put down a one-inch layer. Spread by hand in sweltering early Sept Mid-Atl heat. Fun times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I'm just looking for a protective layer for seed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I'm just looking for a protective layer for seed. Meh, naked and afraid is the way I go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Meh, naked and afraid is the way I go. I'm never afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I'm never afraid. Than spread your seed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Than spread your seed. Oh I will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Oh I will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbutts Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Terrible, I'm annoyed, but I would be seriously pissed if I put the kind of effort I gather you do on yours. They came back and cleaned the mess today without me even calling or saying anything. Guess they just ran out of time yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 P. Allen Smith just left the board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 P. Allen Smith just left the board LOL, that guy was a creep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 LOL, that guy was a creep.He sure was. Creeping around people's gardens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 LOL, that guy was a creep. Who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 Just a pollen disaster. Worst ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Who? He was the guy who the weather channel had on for gardening tips years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Lawn and garden taking off after 1.34" of liquid from above last night and today. Deep green and growing by the minute it seems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Lawn and garden taking off after 1.34" of liquid from above last night and today. Deep green and growing by the minute it seems Yeah, my weeds, errr lawn, really greened up seemingly overnight. Even the understory in the woods seemed to explode. There always seems to be an infinite number of shades of green this time of year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Mother nature greened up, more rain tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 No rain last night for most folks in SNE..more brownup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Rain really helped green things up. Of course I didn't have a chance to put anything down lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Rain really helped green things up. Of course I didn't have a chance to put anything down lol. Just what the Doctor ordered, wow what a difference rain falling versus faucet water, the composition of unfiltered rain just does the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Just what the Doctor ordered, wow what a difference rain falling versus faucet water, the composition of unfiltered rain just does the trick. That and every square inch gets watered evenly, no missing spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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