Hoth Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 48 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: my garden is so overrun by mint its crazy, we also planted a bunch all along the foundation to keep ants out, smells so good when I accidently weed whack one. Mint by the thousands now Juleps, Ginx. Juleps all day, every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 14 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Ah Shellbark Hickory What about the seeds though? They look completely different. I figured some kind of hops tree but it's about 30ft tall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 look at the serrated leaves. easily hops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 1 hour ago, dendrite said: What about the seeds though? They look completely different. I figured some kind of hops tree but it's about 30ft tall. I have never heard of a hop tree with that kind of bark. have to wait for Tamarack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 The bark bugged me, so definitely yellow birch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Good find Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Yeah, looks like a yellow birch. Lot of those up at the ME house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 2 hours ago, Baroclinic Zone said: Yeah, looks like a yellow birch. Lot of those up at the ME house. Brian was already set to home brew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 13 hours ago, Ginx snewx said: Brian was already set to home brew They grow tall too. Our are like 70'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 On 8/18/2017 at 10:22 AM, Baroclinic Zone said: They grow tall too. Our are like 70'. I really like the look of the one I saw. Of course I'd be dead by the time a seedling reaches maturity imby. I'm looking at planting 3 semi-dwarf liberty apple trees...disease resistant, manageable heights, and I already have a crabapple and mcintosh in the yard to pollinate them. They will probably because me deer feed, but whatever. I'd rather blow money on that than worry about my lousy lawn. Although I must admit I've been seeing improvements where the chickens do more fertilizing. The rain has obviously helped, but the grass and clover are much deeper green where the poop piles up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Local well company wants $8,000 to drill another well Anyone ever have luck using a dowser? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 On 8/17/2017 at 1:13 PM, dendrite said: I need tamarack to return from Scandinavia. He'd be so proud of the tree weenie in me. Got back late Saturday. Our son/D-I-L are visiting (and came from Japan to travel with us) and their bed is 5 feet from our new computer, so now is the first I've been on line since recrossing the pond. One editorial comment: If you've never seen Norway's western fjord country, it belongs on your bucket list. Among other wonders, we saw snow patches at less than 500' elev., not bad for August 15. And of course the snow at 3-5000' was fueling the dozens of waterfalls. Your "interesting bark" mystery tree is a birch. The bark looks closest to that of yellow birch, among the birches native to NNE, but it actually looks more like red birch (aka river birch), found mostly in the Midwest though not unknown farther east. Maine Forest Service's "Forest Trees of Maine" does not include it, but if planted it could readily reproduce here. If it's a planted specimen, it could also be any of a bunch of exotic birches. Try scratching the bark of a 1/4" thick twig and sniff for wintergreen aroma. If it's present, the tree may be a weird-barked yellow birch. Among native birches only yellow and black have that aroma, much more pronounced with black, or why it's also called sweet birch. Your aspen pics appear to show both species native to the east, bigtooth (top) and quaking. The maple leaves remain uncertain, to me anyway, in part because many trees' early seedling leaves are subtly different from those on older specimens. Edit: Saw that others got there first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 2 minutes ago, tamarack said: Got back late Saturday. Our son/D-I-L are visiting (and came from Japan to travel with us) and their bed is 5 feet from our new computer, so now is the first I've been on line since recrossing the pond. One editorial comment: If you've never seen Norway's western fjord country, it belongs on your bucket list. Among other wonders, we saw snow patches at less than 500' elev., not bad for August 15. And of course the snow at 3-5000' was fueling the dozens of waterfalls. Your "interesting bark" mystery tree is a birch. The bark looks closest to that of yellow birch, among the birches native to NNE, but it actually looks more like red birch (aka river birch), found mostly in the Midwest though not unknown farther east. Maine Forest Service's "Forest Trees of Maine" does not include it, but if planted it could readily reproduce here. If it's a planted specimen, it could also be any of a bunch of exotic birches. Try scratching the bark of a 1/4" thick twig and sniff for wintergreen aroma. If it's present, the tree may be a weird-barked yellow birch. Among native birches only yellow and black have that aroma, much more pronounced with black, or why it's also called sweet birch. Your aspen pics appear to show both species native to the east, bigtooth (top) and quaking. The maple leaves remain uncertain, to me anyway, in part because many trees' early seedling leaves are subtly different from those on older specimens. Edit: Saw that others got there first. Thanks for the reply. I'll go out there in a few and do a scratch n sniff. Hope you had a great trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Definite wintergreen scent from the birch. I assume red birch doesn't exude that smell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 2 hours ago, dendrite said: Definite wintergreen scent from the birch. I assume red birch doesn't exude that smell? Yup. So it's yellow birch for sure, though the bark is darker than any I've seen on that species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 11 minutes ago, tamarack said: Yup. So it's yellow birch for sure, though the bark is darker than any I've seen on that species. Grabbed another shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 On 8/21/2017 at 9:52 AM, Lava Rock said: Local well company wants $8,000 to drill another well Anyone ever have luck using a dowser? Brother in law had good luck with one, He could water a town with the vein he found about 100' where his old well was that would go dry after a load of wash...........lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Brother in law had good luck with one, He could water a town with the vein he found about 100' where his old well was that would go dry after a load of wash...........lolWas he from Maine?Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 2 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: Was he from Maine? Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk Yeah, He was and older gentleman from Lisbon but he does not do it anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 The annual acorn assault has begun. Begins in August and ends in November. Absolutely relentless 2 years in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Struggling on what to get for grass seed. 25lbs KBG (pure) or 50/50 mix of KBG/fescue. I know I should lean toward the latter due to better heat/drought resistance of the fescue, but I really want all KBG, but worried I won't be able to keep it looking good next summer, especially without irrigation sys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 21 hours ago, amarshall said: The annual acorn assault has begun. Begins in August and ends in November. Absolutely relentless 2 years in a row. The tree outside our office is absolutely loaded, once again. (There used to be 2, but the new parking lot ate one of them, the lesser fruitbearer of the pair.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 19 hours ago, Lava Rock said: Struggling on what to get for grass seed. 25lbs KBG (pure) or 50/50 mix of KBG/fescue. I know I should lean toward the latter due to better heat/drought resistance of the fescue, but I really want all KBG, but worried I won't be able to keep it looking good next summer, especially without irrigation sys. KBG requires a lot of water. If you don't plan on doing any irrigation you may be right back where you are now. Have you looked into more fescues like red of or tall? https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/2367e/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 how awesome would it be if she moved in next to Kevin? http://www.theday.com/local-news/20170829/new-london-conservationist-takes-blight-appeal-case-to-hearing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 1 hour ago, moneypitmike said: how awesome would it be if she moved in next to Kevin? http://www.theday.com/local-news/20170829/new-london-conservationist-takes-blight-appeal-case-to-hearing Wild strawberry creeping over the property line into the LESCO... Wish we lived in that parallel universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S&P Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Thatch, rake, slit aerate and 25-0-6 fert this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Just finished mowing. With all this rain and cool temps, it's growing like it were late April/early May. I also noticed that there are a lot of leaves finding their way into the lawn--the sure sign of summer being done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Slit seeded and rolled 25lbs KBG yesterday. Setup four sprinklers watering 3x per day. No rain in sight. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 23 hours ago, Lava Rock said: Slit seeded and rolled 25lbs KBG yesterday. Setup four sprinklers watering 3x per day. No rain in sight. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk I think you will have better results, now that you are watering and not relying on rogue downpours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Worst seasonal contribution to a lawn thread by the thread starter in its 8 year existence. Disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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