backedgeapproaching Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 4 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: Not sure what was used for seed. With all the rain lately, the soil has been pretty moist despite it looking dry in spots. Yesterday was 80F and it took a little beating, but hoping for the rain showers to roll in later. Looks like I'll be watering all wknd with the warmer temps coming. I leave on Weds for 5 days, so I hope mother nature helps out. Honestly to make sure you get the best results after spending the money on the hydroseed, you have to water every day/multiple times per day until you leave Wed to try to get as much to sprout as you can. Being gone for 5 days without being able to water and relying on rain is tough, but hopefully mother nature helps out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 3 minutes ago, backedgeapproaching said: This was my PA lawn that I redid, was mostly crabgrass and weeds. Like I said constant watering is what made the difference in getting it established. Before: After: wow, that's awesome. Somehow I don't seem to have a green thumb when it comes to lawns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewbeer Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Grass LOVES water, lots of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Honestly to make sure you get the best results after spending the money on the hydroseed, you have to water every day/multiple times per day until you leave Wed to try to get as much to sprout as you can. Being gone for 5 days without being able to water and relying on rain is tough, but hopefully mother nature helps out.Damn near impossible to keep wet. Tomorrow will be worse. 2.5 wks and this is what we got.Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Busy day in the yard today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted June 11, 2017 Author Share Posted June 11, 2017 Looks good MPM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 25 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Looks good MPM Thanks, Kevin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Rains have unleashed some sort of fungal/bacterial disease on my maples. Brown spots all over the leaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 1 hour ago, Baroclinic Zone said: Rains have unleashed some sort of fungal/bacterial disease on my maples. Brown spots all over the leaves. Weird, I was going to post the same thing about the big maples behind my bird feeders last week but never did. They look blackened and scorched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 I've now mowed more times this year (6) then all of 2016 (5). What a difference a year makes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 1 hour ago, Dan said: I've now mowed more times this year (6) then all of 2016 (5). What a difference a year makes. Really? I actually mowed less this past May than years past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 On 6/9/2017 at 1:05 PM, Brewbeer said: Grass LOVES water, lots of it. So do gardens. The past 8 months have run 111% of my average, with every month having at least 90%. Then I planted the garden, and (of course) June has provided 0.22" so far, with little more in the near future unless a TS happens to go thru later today/tonight - forecast pop is 30%; I'd guess a 10% chance of significant RA (>1/4") at my place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 I dug 2ft holes for my chicken run a month ago and they all should finally be drained of water by the end of today...not too shabby for being on a hillside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 2 hours ago, Cold Miser said: Really? I actually mowed less this past May than years past. Maybe we have been a bit wetter than you, don't know. Right now I am at a 7 day cycle pretty consistently, maybe even should be doing a 6 day cutting cycle. Last year it was just a desert for most of the year so didn't have to do much. Especially the spring, we just couldn't get any rain up this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 90.1F. Hydroseed taking a beating. They said they are going to respray given the little growth we've had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 1 minute ago, Lava Rock said: 90.1F. Hydroseed taking a beating. They said they are going to respray given the little growth we've had. If your not going to be able to water consistently , I would wait until fall honestly and have them respray then if that's an option. If you respray now and your purely relying on mother nature then it will probably be tough, I mean your going to be just praying that convective storms hit your little hill there. In the fall at least you can get more synoptic type rain and also the sun angle will be lower so the soil wont dry out as fast. Did the hydroseed guys give you a guess on why they don't think its taking? The only issue I can see if insufficient water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 1 minute ago, backedgeapproaching said: If your not going to be able to water consistently , I would wait until fall honestly and have them respray then if that's an option. If you respray now and your purely relying on mother nature then it will probably be tough, I mean your going to be just praying that convective storms hit your little hill there. In the fall at least you can get more synoptic type rain and also the sun angle will be lower so the soil wont dry out as fast. Did the hydroseed guys give you a guess on why they don't think its taking? The only issue I can see if insufficient water. Lol, for the last 2 yrs I've been waiting to seed various parts of our lawn thinking we'll get "the rains" and it never came, although we did get some late last Fall. I kinda want to get them to do it now since they are less likely to do it in the Fall if there's at least some growth. Strike the iron when it's hot mentality. We're also leaving on vaca weds till next monday. I hope mother nature produces something end of week. Lack of water was not an issue until couple days ago. Two weeks ago we had those damp/wet cold days for awhile. I think the cold is what prevented early growth. It is coming in more now, but still very spotty. A lot of it got washed away during some downpours. I'll hit it with the hose early tomorrow morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Scott would love my Peonies. Pants tent Peonies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 1 hour ago, CoastalWx said: Scott would love my Peonies. Pants tent Peonies. I may require pictures. Mine will open probably by the end of this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 9 hours ago, eekuasepinniW said: I may require pictures. Mine will open probably by the end of this week. I'll take some. Just starting to open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 11 hours ago, CoastalWx said: Scott would love my Penis. Pants tent Penis. 9 hours ago, eekuasepinniW said: I may require pictures. As I told Kevin, we don't judge here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 12 hours ago, CoastalWx said: Scott would love my Peonies. Pants tent Peonies. 1 hour ago, CoastalWx said: I'll take some. Just starting to open. Mine are just about done. They've been blooming for about a week now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 21 hours ago, Dan said: Maybe we have been a bit wetter than you, don't know. Right now I am at a 7 day cycle pretty consistently, maybe even should be doing a 6 day cutting cycle. Last year it was just a desert for most of the year so didn't have to do much. Especially the spring, we just couldn't get any rain up this way. I thin it was the cold in May that slowed things down. I don't know. But come August and even the end of July if it's dry, I'm at every 2 or even longer between mowing my yard of weeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 2 hours ago, dendrite said: As I told Kevin, we don't judge here. Yo offendo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 1 hour ago, Baroclinic Zone said: Mine are just about done. They've been blooming for about a week now. They're in the shade which is why they took longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 37 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: Yo offendo. That's my ode to Ray. All those years I gave him crap for weenie jokes, but I just couldn't resist the peonies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 15 minutes ago, dendrite said: That's my ode to Ray. All those years I gave him crap for weenie jokes, but I just couldn't resist the peonies. Once in awhile you need to let the adolescent humor out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJonesWX Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 39 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: Once in awhile you need to let the weenie out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 2 hours ago, Cold Miser said: I thin it was the cold in May that slowed things down. I don't know. But come August and even the end of July if it's dry, I'm at every 2 or even longer between mowing my yard of weeds. Last year I mowed the weekend before Memorial day and then didn't mow again til September, just was nothing to mow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 2 hours ago, CoastalWx said: They're in the shade which is why they took longer. Yeah, mine are on S facing side of my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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