Lava Rock Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Got some shoots coming throughHoping the cold coming doesn't kill the new seed. No sprouts yet.Sent from my Pixel 2 using TapatalkSent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S&P Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 14 hours ago, Lava Rock said: Got some shoots coming through Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk Congrats , sounds like it’s on schedule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Snow 1717 Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 On 10/11/2018 at 7:04 PM, Lava Rock said: Hoping the cold coming doesn't kill the new seed. No sprouts yet. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk Just a thought but perhaps you can use hay to help keep the ground warm and to retain moisture. I've used plastic trash bags as this time of year to help grass grow in bare spots. I first put new soil down,seed, water, then I cover the area with trash bags. Usually I see sprouts within a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Fresh cut lawnSent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 I think you’d want straw...not hay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 14, 2018 Author Share Posted October 14, 2018 Round 1 this afternoon of leaf cleanup disaster. There was a ton of Oak leaves already down after the wind Friday. Backpack blower , then tractor. Lawn has never been so lush green this late . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 The oaks have started the long drawn out leaf drop process. Still mostly green but turning quick. Agree with Kevin. So lush when it’s not covered in leaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 3 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: Round 1 this afternoon of leaf cleanup disaster. There was a ton of Oak leaves already down after the wind Friday. Backpack blower , then tractor. Lawn has never been so lush green this late . Looks good, but most lawns look really green mid Oct I would think, I don't consider mid Oct very late in the season lawn wise, even with a non torch fall. Now, 2015 I consider this late --this was Xmas morning in VT, we pray that never happens again..ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 12 hours ago, backedgeapproaching said: Looks good, but most lawns look really green mid Oct I would think, I don't consider mid Oct very late in the season lawn wise, even with a non torch fall. Now, 2015 I consider this late --this was Xmas morning in VT, we pray that never happens again..ha I recall some green that winter, but I don’t recall lawns looking like late May in mid October other years. Especially in shady, wooded areas. The warm , humid fall has kept the grass growing and green well into the fall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 The high humidity really saved my lawn from being cooked from the lack of rains in June/July. Lush green right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 16 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: Round 1 this afternoon of leaf cleanup disaster. There was a ton of Oak leaves already down after the wind Friday. Backpack blower , then tractor. Lawn has never been so lush green this late . You gotta work on those edges man. I expect better detailed work from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 12 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: I recall some green that winter, but I don’t recall lawns looking like late May in mid October other years. Especially in shady, wooded areas. The warm , humid fall has kept the grass growing and green well into the fall Very green here that Christmas. Heck, I had kale and broccoli regrowing on Torchmas that year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Our lawn is lush and green right now. Did the final mow yesterday. We have so few trees around the house that no leave cleanup. The few trees we have, ash out back and horse chestnut and red maple out front are now bare. Just as we finished the mow with our 52" zero turn ride tractor it blew a tire as we were bring it in for the winter, perfect timing... Drone shot.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Snow 1717 Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 19 hours ago, dendrite said: I think you’d want straw...not hay. That's what I meant lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Looks great. Still trying to get our new grass to grow. It's going but last couple cold mornings slowing it down. Starting to wonder if it will root well enough before frost Our lawn is lush and green right now. Did the final mow yesterday. We have so few trees around the house that no leave cleanup. The few trees we have, ash out back and horse chestnut and red maple out front are now bare. Just as we finished the mow with our 52" zero turn ride tractor it blew a tire as we were bring it in for the winter, perfect timing... Drone shot....Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 40 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: Looks great. Still trying to get our new grass to grow. It's going but last couple cold mornings slowing it down. Starting to wonder if it will root well enough before frost Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk The next week of weather is pretty terrible for establishing new grass. A frost won't necessarily kill new young grass shoots, it's not like a frost freezes the soil. But these cold mornings and days make the soil temp drop more rapidly and tougher for good root establishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Well we've got a $2600 balance and tempted to hold payment. The next week of weather is pretty terrible for establishing new grass. A frost won't necessarily kill new young grass shoots, it's not like a frost freezes the soil. But these cold mornings and days make the soil temp drop more rapidly and tougher for good root establishment.Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Lava Rock said: Well we've got a $2600 balance and tempted to hold payment. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk Lava, I just went back through this thread to read all your posts. Hum... I think the landscape guys are negligent to some degree. You live in Raymond Maine. IMO your pretty darn far north for hydroseeding on Oct 6th. First the guy said he was sick for a week. Then they didn't spread the loam because they said it was too wet. If you had started 2 weeks earlier you would have been much better off. Your grass will probably germinate but not to the point that runoff channels will not form over the next 5 months till growing season starts again. That is what happened to me. Now its Oct 18th and looking forward temps sure don't look very warm. Growing hours become short. If you don't have a guarantee in your paperwork maybe you should talk to the landscape company and if you pay them in full and the lawn does not take they at least come back in May and try again. Get that in writing. The main part of the project was the loam. Hydroseeding that area can't cost too much. Make them come back if necessary. Good Luck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 So I have a bunch of trees to plant. Should I just let them go dormant and put them in the basement to plant in the spring or throw them in the ground now? I’m worried they won’t get much rooting the rest of this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Man it's like Mem Day weekend with the lawn. Looks fantastic, minus the leaves coming down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 4 minutes ago, dendrite said: So I have a bunch of trees to plant. Should I just let them go dormant and put them in the basement to plant in the spring or throw them in the ground now? I’m worried they won’t get much rooting the rest of this season. I had an elm given to me(still have it) and I left it in the basement all winter. It was fine. Just keep an eye on the water for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 11 minutes ago, dendrite said: So I have a bunch of trees to plant. Should I just let them go dormant and put them in the basement to plant in the spring or throw them in the ground now? I’m worried they won’t get much rooting the rest of this season. Just did a quick search and it's dependent upon a few factors. http://blog.davey.com/2016/10/when-is-it-too-late-to-plant-a-tree-in-fall/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 36 minutes ago, dendrite said: So I have a bunch of trees to plant. Should I just let them go dormant and put them in the basement to plant in the spring or throw them in the ground now? I’m worried they won’t get much rooting the rest of this season. What kind of trees? I put some spruce & arbor vitae in the ground this time last year, and they did fine. Had some minor winter burn on the south side, but with water and hollytone in the spring they bounced back. I know your climo and soil conditions are different than mine, but I expect they'd do ok. Especially since the ground is wet. My winter burn was caused, in part, by dry soil heading into the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Baroclinic Zone said: Just did a quick search and it's dependent upon a few factors. http://blog.davey.com/2016/10/when-is-it-too-late-to-plant-a-tree-in-fall/ My 6" soil temp was down to 47F on that last cold morning...it's 50F right now. 44 minutes ago, tunafish said: What kind of trees? I put some spruce & arbor vitae in the ground this time last year, and they did fine. Had some minor winter burn on the south side, but with water and hollytone in the spring they bounced back. I know your climo and soil conditions are different than mine, but I expect they'd do ok. Especially since the ground is wet. My winter burn was caused, in part, by dry soil heading into the winter. They're deciduous. I have a few shagbark hickories, a couple of crabapples, a japanese maple, a yellow birch, and a tulip tree. I wanted to get them in the ground a week ago, but yeah, life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Well 2 weeks in and this what we have. Pretty thin although some spots coming in nicely. We've been watering 3 times/day at 10min per. Hardest part to get is up by the road. I think the slow growth has more to do with the recent cold then lack of water. With rain coming we'll see if that helps, but clearly the nearly 2 week delay is hurting us. I asked for the guarantee in writing while I sit on the invoice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Looks fine all things considered but deff sit on the invoice until they guarantee results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 16 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: Well 2 weeks in and this what we have. Pretty thin although some spots coming in nicely. We've been watering 3 times/day at 10min per. Hardest part to get is up by the road. I think the slow growth has more to do with the recent cold then lack of water. With rain coming we'll see if that helps, but clearly the nearly 2 week delay is hurting us. I asked for the guarantee in writing while I sit on the invoice. Is it 100% Kentucky Bluegrass, or a mix? If its straight Bluegrass, then germination time normally takes longer than ryegrass or Fescues. I see a decent amount of green fuzz, so that's good. Hope it can fill in and get somewhat established before winter. The winter weenies will not like this, but ideally for your grass you want a ridge in the east for the next month for some warmth to help get the roots growing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Got the powerworks battery operated backpack blower.....What a great toy. Power is comparable to traditional gas blowers but probably a tick ‘weaker’, it’s super quiet, no sniffing gas/oil though some may say that’s a negative, and no maintenance. Did about .50 acres last night and only 1 of 4 battery bars was used. Highly recommended. I hear good things about their entire outdoor equipment line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 28 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: Got the powerworks battery operated backpack blower.....What a great toy. Power is comparable to traditional gas blowers but probably a tick ‘weaker’, it’s super quiet, no sniffing gas/oil though some may say that’s a negative, and no maintenance. Did about .50 acres last night and only 1 of 4 battery bars was used. Highly recommended. I hear good things about their entire outdoor equipment line. Good to know, which one exactly did you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said: Good to know, which one exactly did you get? Powerworks 60V Backpack Blower,... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BP1Q8X4?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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