George BM Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Meteorological Fall is upon us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 DCA high yesterday (8/31) was 91 degrees... pretty sure we have reached 50 90 degree days at DCA this summer, yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 5 hours ago, yoda said: DCA high yesterday (8/31) was 91 degrees... pretty sure we have reached 50 90 degree days at DCA this summer, yes? I think that was 52 or 53. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Decent morning for the first day of fall. 64. Very comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frd Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 29 minutes ago, C.A.P.E. said: Decent morning for the first day of fall. 64. Very comfortable. Yes, not too bad. Driving to get coffee seeing the leaf stress, drop off and color change has really started earlier this year. Also more spider webs, big winter incoming . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 24 minutes ago, frd said: Yes, not too bad. Driving to get coffee seeing the leaf stress, drop off and color change has really started earlier this year. Also more spider webs, big winter incoming . Yeah its very dry. I went ahead and did my re-seeding last weekend after we got that nice rain, not a drop since. Grass is coming up but I am stuck watering for a couple hours each day now. Need effing rain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frd Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 5 minutes ago, C.A.P.E. said: Yeah its very dry. I went ahead and did my re-seeding last weekend after we got that nice rain, not a drop since. Grass is coming up but I am stuck watering for a couple hours each day now. Need effing rain. The only green my fescue has is under trees and next to my flower beds, otherwise all is dry and dormant, hopefully not dead. Fungus is not longer a concern. Will await some rain to soften the soil and then get the areator , I am rather confident now the Fall will not be hot but more normal. Some fundamental changes going on now. Also we can hopefully cash in soon on dews at night and the continued lower sun angle and longer nights. I am targeting mid Sept to re seed and over-seed. Good luck with the landscaping and re-seeding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 24 minutes ago, frd said: The only green my fescue has is under trees and next to my flower beds, otherwise all is dry and dormant, hopefully not dead. Fungus is not longer a concern. Will await some rain to soften the soil and then get the areator , I am rather confident now the Fall will not be hot but more normal. Some fundamental changes going on now. Also we can hopefully cash in soon on dews at night and the continued lower sun angle and longer nights. I am targeting mid Sept to re seed and over-seed. Good luck with the landscaping and re-seeding. I have to get going early due to being in the middle of the woods. I will end up overseeding a bit in areas I missed, but I need the new grass to be well established before the leaves start coming down. Ofc its mostly a futile endeavor here with the moles, competition from the trees, and the well drained soil. It's a rinse and repeat this time every year until I get sick of it again and just let nature take its course lol. Clover! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailylurker Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 3 minutes ago, C.A.P.E. said: I have to get going early due to being in the middle of the woods. I will end up overseeding a bit in areas I missed, but I need the new grass to be well established before the leaves start coming down. Ofc its mostly a futile endeavor here with the moles, competition from the trees, and the well drained soil. It's a rinse and repeat this time every year until I get sick of it again and just let nature take its course lol. Clover! Same deal in my yard. I just let the moss take over the shady areas. The soil ph is another big issue around the Beech trees. They tend to kill off competition from other plants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 18 minutes ago, dailylurker said: Same deal in my yard. I just let the moss take over the shady areas. The soil ph is another big issue around the Beech trees. They tend to kill off competition from other plants. Me too. Love moss. One side of the yard is mostly moss, and the front and entire north side of the house is a carpet. Its only the back yard I try to keep a decent lawn, but one side gets a ton of sun and the other side barely any. I am back to Jonathan Green Black Beauty. The original stuff I put down years ago eventually burned up in the sun, but the new version is supposed to be more drought tolerant. It really does do well in the shade(as advertised). Every other fescue I have tried since has been a complete fail after one summer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 @frd Since you are overseeding, maybe try the Black Beauty Ultra- supposed to be great for overseeding. All the Black Beauty products are pricey, but there is nothing greener, and it does well in both sun and shade. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frd Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 3 minutes ago, C.A.P.E. said: @frd Since you are overseeding, maybe try the Black Beauty Ultra- supposed to be great for overseeding. All the Black Beauty products are pricey, but there is nothing greener, and it does well in both sun and shade. Is is available most places? I never heard of it but thats not saying much. Is Ultra mean it is heat and drought tolerent ? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Just now, frd said: Is is available most places? I never heard of it but thats not saying much. Is Ultra mean it is heat and drought tolerent ? Thanks The original(what I use) is probably the most drought tolerant, and best for seeding a new lawn. https://www.jonathangreen.com/categories/grass-seed-products.html All their products and where to buy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Didn't mean to crap up the Obs thread with lawn talk. Maybe a mod could move the recent posts to banter or the lawn/garden thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Feels like fall here at Deep Creek. Currently 59 after a low of 56. Brief thunderstorm this morning dropped 0.16. Forecast lows next weekend could get into the 40s here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Lots of Storms, but all just to my north. Sigh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailylurker Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 I've been watching the hurricane and not paying attention to local weather. I was pleasantly surprised to see some action to the NW. Come on, thunderstorms. It's dry around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Expecting all rain to miss me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 5 minutes ago, WxUSAF said: Expecting all rain to miss me The trajectory is such that it would miss me by probably 5 miles to the north. Would be terribly fitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 1 hour ago, mattie g said: The trajectory is such that it would miss me by probably 5 miles to the north. Would be terribly fitting. Nice thunderstorm here... nice rainfall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 0.11” here but it has been rumbling in the distance for an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Lol TVS sig near Haymarket/Bull Run on radarscope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeguyfromTakomaPark Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Anyone see any mammatus clouds over dc/Montgomery country? Looked like some around takoma park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Another downpour here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adelphi_sky Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 I got no rain. Again. Dorian. Please help.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakkelWx Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 That was a hell of a storm last night around 11 PM. Missed the storm by a few miles but the lightning was very loud. Apparently a tree blew up down the road from me in someone's yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Picked up 0.14" in a quick downpour. Mostly the usual though- lots of thunder, a healthy looking cell completely decaying on approach, and near hits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 13 hours ago, yoda said: Nice thunderstorm here... nice rainfall Looks like maybe 0.20" or so based on nearby CoCoRaHS. We just missed out on more, but I'll take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 One more hot day then early fall arrives for awhile it looks like. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 1 hour ago, WxUSAF said: One more hot day then early fall arrives for awhile it looks like. Would be nice if our rain prospects were better during the transition. Doesn't look impressive overall, but hopefully a few can cash in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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