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At Least The 12th Lawn Thread


Damage In Tolland
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  On 6/19/2021 at 10:01 AM, Ginx snewx said:

Vegetable and plant gardens are coming along. Have 3 vegetable gardens this is one along with the natural plant garden. Lots of green beans this year. The dogs love them. Have tomatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, hot and sweet peppers, cabbage, spaghetti and summer squash, cukes, oregano, basil, mint.

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Looks a lot better than mine.  I have 2 sheets 10x4 feet of 30-mil black plastic, each with 12 pre-cut round holes, that I use for peppers, tomatoes and the odd cucurbit.  My dad bought them in the 1980s and other than one corner he hit with the tiller, they function the same as when I inherited them in 1994.  The wind a couple days back moved the tomato sheet despite it having stakes in holes on both ends and several rocks.  5 of my 6 supersweet 100s were crushed (had grown from 6" to 12-15" in the 10 days since outplanting) and the spaghetti squash was also flattened.  One tomato looks totally dead and I carefully slid plastic and plants to bring the other 4 and the squash back into the sun, then gave them a good drink yesterday right after the fix attempt.  0.08" downpour ;) this AM wasn't much but anything helps.  Oddly, the sheet with peppers wasn't moved, though it's to windward from the other and anchored in the same way.

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We got a puppy last year and had a fence put in. I didn't want to use any chemical fertilizers and herbicides in his area so went with all natural products. Was actually quite amazed at the results. My lawn has never looked better.

I have been using Simply Organic lawn fertilizer from Home Depot. Its plant based and mostly leftover distillery grains and soy meal. Its slow release and works similar to milorganite but smells like beer malt. 

I spot treat weeds with Tenacity which is a plant based herbicide. Its active ingredient, mesotrione, is based on a naturally occurring compound produced by the bottlebrush plant (Callistemon citrinus) that inhibits photosynthesis in susceptible plant species.

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  On 6/24/2021 at 9:40 AM, Ginx snewx said:

Damn that is a gorgeous spot.

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Thanks! Took us almost 6 years to find our "forever home" for us and our kids. This was a hidden gem in a small neighborhood filled with kids our children's ages. Although I will have a shortened growing season, until I build temporary hoophouses for my peppers and tomatoes.

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  On 6/24/2021 at 3:38 PM, STILL N OF PIKE said:

Is there anyone in this thread without a wife n kids 

seems like the lawn is at least half about a “time out” of open ended duration 

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:lol:

Me: " I have to cut the lawn" 

Wife: Didn't you just cut it 2 days ago?

Me: "It grows really, really, really fast"

I was into before kids too. But certainly not really much when I was single..ha.

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  On 6/24/2021 at 4:48 PM, Spanks45 said:

Tomatoes without watering for 2 days....holding up pretty well, but in well need of a natural watering.

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When did you plant those? I did mine mid May. They’re loaded with yellow flowers, but yours are much taller . Probably due to full sun there whereas mine only get 3-4 hours a day 

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  On 6/24/2021 at 10:05 PM, Damage In Tolland said:

When did you plant those? I did mine mid May. They’re loaded with yellow flowers, but yours are much taller . Probably due to full sun there whereas mine only get 3-4 hours a day 

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Planted late May...always worried about that late frost, especially around here. I usually start my own, but haven't built a greenhouse at this house yet, so I bought them from a local farm. I should be able to pick my first cherry tomato this weekend.

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  On 6/26/2021 at 10:00 AM, Damage In Tolland said:

The Oaks are absolutely loaded with acorns this year. Can see them up there and some already falling. Just awful thinking ahead to fall 

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Glad I am down to one oak over the yard. Squirrel chipmunk population has exploded. Seeing a lot more hawks and owls around at the buffet 

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Just bought a cordless electric mower. EGO something or other. 
 

Game changer.  So quiet and smooth.  Cut extremely well compared to mowers I’ve owned in the past.  
 

Spare batteries are insanely expensive though. Like $250.  I should be able to mow my entire yard with one though. 
 

Folds and stands up to store.  Hardly takes any space.  

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  On 6/26/2021 at 1:46 PM, DavisStraight said:

Chippies and rabbits, I've never seen so many rabbits in my life as I have this year.

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I saw my first rabbit of the year on our dog loop today. Last year there were tons

Fewer chipmunks as well but we seem to have a hawk nesting in the woods behind our house now. Lol

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