backedgeapproaching Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Snow pack finally retreating since Nov and looks like some heavy heavy vole damage. Looks like a while colony was thriving under that glacier for 5 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Just now, backedgeapproaching said: Snow pack finally retreating since Nov and looks like some heavy heavy vole damage. Looks like a while colony was thriving under that glacier for 5 months. We had that 4 years ago. Lil bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Selling this piece of lawn machinery to finance my new Deere https://boston.craigslist.org/sob/grd/d/bryantville-2016-honda-hrx-217-lawn/6847799247.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, amarshall said: Selling this piece of lawn machinery to finance my new Deere https://boston.craigslist.org/sob/grd/d/bryantville-2016-honda-hrx-217-lawn/6847799247.html Those things a re a workhorse. I bought my HRX in 2004. I just recently had to replace the carburetor on it. The drive cables have also had to be replaced but that's about it. Pretty much a 1st pull start mower to this day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 On 3/22/2019 at 2:42 PM, Baroclinic Zone said: Those things a re a workhorse. I bought my HRX in 2004. I just recently had to replace the carburetor on it. The drive cables have also had to be replaced but that's about it. Pretty much a 1st pull start mower to this day. Starts first pull every time and the hyrdostatic transmission is the balls. Really want a Honda snowblower but I'm going to try the Deere snowblower on the tractor. Dropped push mower to $375 -Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 30, 2019 Author Share Posted March 30, 2019 Making a run at 70 today in SNE .. the snow has finally melted fully as of yesterday other than piles and banks. Today is lawn cleanup day. Backpack leaf blow the whole lawn to lose the Oak debris and thatch. A new season is here . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 On 3/22/2019 at 2:44 PM, amarshall said: Starts first pull every time and the hyrdostatic transmission is the balls. Really want a Honda snowblower but I'm going to try the Deere snowblower on the tractor. Dropped push mower to $375 -Andrew A word of caution. Tried that a few years ago when I first bought my current house and it was a disaster. Granted I live in snowland and my driveway is a quarter of a mile long, but even with weights and chain the JD125 we have would slip and get stuck all the time. Driveway is flat. Then one time we got an inch and a half of sleet and it couldn't do anything to it at all. That was the final straw (and happened on like day 85 of the 90 day return policy). Took it back to Lowes and got a plow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S&P Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 1st application today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 More debris, mold, and moss gone. Trying to take out the grubs before doing some seeding in a few weeks. When we bought the place last July, fugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBRI Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 no crabgrass chemicals if you seed. Well unless you use tupersan but its $$$$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 On 3/30/2019 at 6:56 AM, alex said: A word of caution. Tried that a few years ago when I first bought my current house and it was a disaster. Granted I live in snowland and my driveway is a quarter of a mile long, but even with weights and chain the JD125 we have would slip and get stuck all the time. Driveway is flat. Then one time we got an inch and a half of sleet and it couldn't do anything to it at all. That was the final straw (and happened on like day 85 of the 90 day return policy). Took it back to Lowes and got a plow. You got the plow? How does that work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Just bought a house as many of you know. Yard is an absolute disaster. It’s a new build, and the sellers wanted nothing to do with landscape. Will do before and after pictures. Phase 1 this weekend is putting stone down behind the house and under the deck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 7 hours ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: Just bought a house as many of you know. Yard is an absolute disaster. It’s a new build, and the sellers wanted nothing to do with landscape. Will do before and after pictures. Phase 1 this weekend is putting stone down behind the house and under the deck Many times new home lawns are terrible and take years to establish. Just be patient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Well, I think we're doing some major overhaul of the backyard disaster, so I have nothing to concern myself with that at this point. In the front though, I'm looking to just do a quick and dirty job without any real focus on ph-levels or any such things. So......I'm guessing I need to: 1) rake out all the dead stuff 2) fertilize--any suggestions of type? I figure that's more a concern for me at this stage than brand 3) seed. How long after I fertilize? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Still have patches of snow and standing water. Parts of the lawn subsurface are still frozen. Despite that there’s some green blades coming up along the west side of the house. Soil temp is up to 34° so the full thaw is on today with 70° later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Anyone ever garden with those large grow bags? I’m going to try a few this year for better aeration and root pruning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Many times new home lawns are terrible and take years to establish. Just be patient. I can attest to thisSent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 Black mulch time of year. 20 bags done. Need to buy 20 more. $10 for 5 bags at Lowe’s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 I like my mulch with no dyes personally...considering another chip drop, but 10-20 yards may be a little much for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 7 hours ago, moneypitmike said: Well, I think we're doing some major overhaul of the backyard disaster, so I have nothing to concern myself with that at this point. In the front though, I'm looking to just do a quick and dirty job without any real focus on ph-levels or any such things. So......I'm guessing I need to: 1) rake out all the dead stuff 2) fertilize--any suggestions of type? I figure that's more a concern for me at this stage than brand 3) seed. How long after I fertilize? Thanks! Bumping this up for feedback before I put down any fertilizer (before tomorrow night's rain seems like a good time to get it down). Advice on my 3 steps above welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 1 hour ago, dendrite said: I like my mulch with no dyes personally... Violently agree. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Can lawn fertilizer be used as normal with a well? Or is there something special I should buy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 7 hours ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: Can lawn fertilizer be used as normal with a well? Or is there something special I should buy? I would not fertilize anywhere near my water supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S&P Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 15 hours ago, moneypitmike said: Bumping this up for feedback before I put down any fertilizer (before tomorrow night's rain seems like a good time to get it down). Advice on my 3 steps above welcome! 28 minutes ago, moneypitmike said: I would not fertilize anywhere near my water supply. If you use a pre-emergent like dimension, you won’t be able to seed in parallel. Need soil temps at least 50 for cool season grasses (eg fescues) before you seed. If / when you do seed use a starter fert. Definitely rake out the crap first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 7 minutes ago, S&P said: If you use a pre-emergent like dimension, you won’t be able to seed in parallel. Need soil temps at least 50 for cool season grasses (eg fescues) before you seed. If / when you do seed use a starter fert. Definitely rake out the crap first. Thanks....I raked it out yesterday. With the upcoming rains, I feel good about putting the fertilizer in. It's not a pre-emergent, but I think I'll let it do its stuff and then put down seed. Perhaps next weekend will work given the rains this week to help the fertlizer get drawn in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 On 4/12/2019 at 11:30 PM, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: Just bought a house as many of you know. Yard is an absolute disaster. It’s a new build, and the sellers wanted nothing to do with landscape. Will do before and after pictures. Phase 1 this weekend is putting stone down behind the house and under the deck Look at you kid. Went from ashy to classy in a blink of an eye. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S&P Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 1st cut sunday 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Nice work SP. Mine is a multi year project. With shit soil and previous owner neglecting lawn care. It will be a few seasons before I can feel good about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 On 4/13/2019 at 10:47 PM, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: Can lawn fertilizer be used as normal with a well? Or is there something special I should buy? How deep is your well? I don't use anything chemical, but I personally wouldn't take the chance. I'm not sure what studies show or what the recommended advice is. My well isn't that deep and I'm on a hillside so I'm a bit susceptible to what people up the hill on my side of the street do too. Given it's redneckville a few houses up I think most of the drainage down my hill has a bigger risk of contamination from rusted out garbage in the yard rather than lawn fertilizers. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 53 minutes ago, dendrite said: How deep is your well? I don't use anything chemical, but I personally wouldn't take the chance. I'm not sure what studies show or what the recommended advice is. My well isn't that deep and I'm on a hillside so I'm a bit susceptible to what people up the hill on my side of the street do too. Given it's redneckville a few houses up I think most of the drainage down my hill has a bigger risk of contamination from rusted out garbage in the yard rather than lawn fertilizers. lol I asked him the same question. I don't think he knows specifically. I can't imagine seeing surface fertilizer impacting a subsurface well. If I had to guess it's over 100' down. He's surrounded by about 20 houses and he's in a rural area. Just to his west is the vast expanse of the Hockomock Swamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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