Damage In Tolland Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 Just now, Baroclinic Zone said: Neighbors magnolia in full bloom. some cherry trees as well forsythias in bloom jonquils, daffodils Torch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Edging the beds tomorrow and going to order some mulch this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Already did a moss treatment and overseeded a ton yesterday. I'm actually surprised with how much I'm starting with this spring and how green it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Is it too early to throw some seed down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 38 minutes ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: Is it too early to throw some seed down? No real cold weather coming in. Check your soil temps. I like low 50s, just takes longer to germinate. I'd rather go early and have less germination but lasting than later in spring and have it all burn up in July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 2 hours ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: Is it too early to throw some seed down? Just going to have to watch it going into summer, especially if its DIT special with HHH throughout. I think you mentioned being on a well, so need to watch running that dry--you most likely will need to water through summer. Fall seeding is definitely a better option if you can wait, but just make sure to not let the seed dry out if your seeding now or in fall--constantly moist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 51 minutes ago, backedgeapproaching said: Just going to have to watch it going into summer, especially if its DIT special with HHH throughout. I think you mentioned being on a well, so need to watch running that dry--you most likely will need to water through summer. Fall seeding is definitely a better option if you can wait, but just make sure to not let the seed dry out if your seeding now or in fall--constantly moist. Yeah I think that was issue last spring.... it got hot pretty fast and just kind of burnt out. All my neighbors are on wells and they all have irrigation and run it daily, so I’m less concerned about running the well dry. I’m the only house on the street without irrigation, so keeping it wet is going to be the challenge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 2 hours ago, backedgeapproaching said: Just going to have to watch it going into summer, especially if its DIT special with HHH throughout. I think you mentioned being on a well, so need to watch running that dry--you most likely will need to water through summer. Fall seeding is definitely a better option if you can wait, but just make sure to not let the seed dry out if your seeding now or in fall--constantly moist. I did a bunch of reseeding yesterday. With the warmth tis weekend and week and bouts of showers. Should see germination in 7-10 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 Cat’s are out today . Saw him on side of house by front porch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S&P Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 On 4/5/2020 at 11:00 AM, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: Is it too early to throw some seed down? I put some down yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S&P Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 First mow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Geez, my lawn has never looked like that. No time to work on it myself and not enough disposable income to get an irrigation system and have someone come to do all the maintenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Slow and steady. When we bought it to so far this year. Overseeded the thin spots and hoping they fill in a bit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Lawn is finally greening up. It was pretty brown after snowcover from mid Dec through mid Mar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Does anyone know when I should expect elm (specifically slippery/red elm) to drop seeds in the spring? I know they're fairly early, but I'm not sure how that applies to my climo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Beds edged... planted my hydrangeas and forsythia.... now we await the mulch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianW Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 First mow of the season and Maple trees are leafing out here on the shoreline in Branford. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Lawn clean up completed. Mowed it and fertilized as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 My shitty acidic soil suppresses early growth. Nowhere near first mow besides a patch here or there. I limed the crap out of it last week though. Wanted to aerate but local rental shop is closed. Going to be another meh maintenance season with other projects going on...until I can completely focus on it in the years to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Sorry for the dumb questions here..... I want to overseed my lawn. I know I need to rake it. Do I put down fertilize a couple days before I seed? Same time as seeding? After seeding? Should I use a starter fertilizer even though it's already established? Thanks for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 49 minutes ago, moneypitmike said: Sorry for the dumb questions here..... I want to overseed my lawn. I know I need to rake it. Do I put down fertilize a couple days before I seed? Same time as seeding? After seeding? Should I use a starter fertilizer even though it's already established? Thanks for the help! Depends on how thick/thin the lawn is imo. Fertilizing in spring also encourages weed growth so given how thin my lawn is I also went with Scotts Starter w/ Weed Preventer. Has a pre-emergent that also allows new grass seed to grow. If it is well established I would throw down a fertilizer but make sure it doesn't have a pre-emergent in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 17 minutes ago, PowderBeard said: Depends on how thick/thin the lawn is imo. Fertilizing in spring also encourages weed growth so given how thin my lawn is I also went with Scotts Starter w/ Weed Preventer. Has a pre-emergent that also allows new grass seed to grow. If it is well established I would throw down a fertilizer but make sure it doesn't have a pre-emergent in it. Thanks--I wasn't aware they had pre-emergents that didn't impact grass. That sounds like a great idea. Do you put that down prior to seeding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 6 minutes ago, moneypitmike said: Thanks--I wasn't aware they had pre-emergents that didn't impact grass. That sounds like a great idea. Do you put that down prior to seeding? I did. It is not a broad spectrum pre-m though so it depends on the types of weeds you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 17 hours ago, BrianW said: First mow of the season and Maple trees are leafing out here on the shoreline in Branford. Will take until June for that here. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 29 minutes ago, PowderBeard said: I did. It is not a broad spectrum pre-m though so it depends on the types of weeds you have. Given the number of weeds I have, I'm sure it will handle some of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Grass just started to green on south slopes. Have not notice any bud swelling on trees or anything in bloom yet. Certainly no yellow forsythia. Still some snow patches in deep wooded areas. (Picture from yesterday) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Everything Spring in bloom here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Is now a good time to put down some Grub-Ex or should I wait a while? Also, I want to put down some treatment for chinch bugs which I believe destroyed our lawn last summer. Is it better (and more environmentally friendly) to apply a combo product or should I apply 2 different stand-alone treatments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 can we pin the lawn thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Definitely going to have to put more seed down towards the end of the month with more starter/weed prevent. Also going with a clover lawn infront of the wall where the small pines are and the upper right corner near the road. Next project will be all crushed stone on the far side of the driveway for my other parking spot and around our raised veggie beds (not pictured). March was all about grub-ex and moss control (raked a lot of dead grubs and moss out) then aerated and two apps of fert given how poor and compacted the soil was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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