DavisStraight Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Baroclinic Zone said: This. Starting to see some hints of new grass growth. This sunny stretch will help. Rain, sun, rain, sun you won't even have to water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Grass seed definitely sprouted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernovice Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 When are you guys doing fall fert and seed? Thinking this week...am I too early? What's up w/ that de-thatcher? I rented one from HD when I was trying to save my previous lawn- what a pain in the ass. That for fall use? Do you use it every yr? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 On 9/11/2021 at 4:20 PM, Baroclinic Zone said: Grass seed definitely sprouted. That was a nice a seed bed you had prepped with the dethatching, definitely going to get better and quicker germination than the "spread it and forget it" method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 45 minutes ago, Supernovice said: When are you guys doing fall fert and seed? Thinking this week...am I too early? What's up w/ that de-thatcher? I rented one from HD when I was trying to save my previous lawn- what a pain in the ass. That for fall use? Do you use it every yr? Definitely not too early for seed. I reseeded some areas 3 weeks ago and have mowed them 2 times already. You can start doing fert apps too. Want to make sure your seed gets down to the soil, why I commented on Bobs post about the nice seed bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 42 minutes ago, Supernovice said: When are you guys doing fall fert and seed? Thinking this week...am I too early? What's up w/ that de-thatcher? I rented one from HD when I was trying to save my previous lawn- what a pain in the ass. That for fall use? Do you use it every yr? Overseed now. You need ~45 days for the roots to establish before frost/freeze. That puts you into mid-Oct now, which is probably after your 1st frost. Dethatching is a must for overseeding. You want to clear as much debris as you can to expose the soil below. Without good soil contact/cover, you risk the seed washing/blowing away and taking longer to germinate. The dethatchers you rent are scarifiers, that will also open up the soil for the seed to drop into. I also recommend running the dethatcher after seeding to cover the seed. Make sure to use a new seed fertilizer. And lastly, water, water, water the new seed. 2-3 times a day lightly at first to keep soil/seed moist. After it's germinated you can go longer/deeper and further between with watering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 7 minutes ago, backedgeapproaching said: That was a nice a seed bed you had prepped with the dethatching, definitely going to get better and quicker germination than the "spread it and forget it" method. Yeah, it takes longer but the results should be better. I'll probably do another overseed next year. I still have the other parts of my lawn that will need to be done next year once the contractors are all done. I still don't have a game plan on what will be lawn vs what will be garden beds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 6 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said: Overseed now. You need ~45 days for the roots to establish before frost/freeze. That puts you into mid-Oct now, which is probably after your 1st frost. Dethatching is a must for overseeding. You want to clear as much debris as you can to expose the soil below. Without good soil contact/cover, you risk the seed washing/blowing away and taking longer to germinate. The dethatchers you rent are scarifiers, that will also open up the soil for the seed to drop into. I also recommend running the dethatcher after seeding to cover the seed. Make sure to use a new seed fertilizer. And lastly, water, water, water the new seed. 2-3 times a day lightly at first to keep soil/seed moist. After it's germinated you can go longer/deeper and further between with watering. Yep, exactly. The prep is what takes longer and is most of your time and effort, but worth it in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Hydroseeded an area yesterday. How long before this germinates? This is a precarious hill where if I get 3" of rain it's going to run to the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 24 minutes ago, amarshall said: Hydroseeded an area yesterday. How long before this germinates? This is a precarious hill where if I get 3" of rain it's going to run to the bottom. Depending upon seed mix used, it could be 5-10 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Baroclinic Zone said: Depending upon seed mix used, it could be 5-10 days. He used Lesco Metro and I supplemented with Lesco Parks mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Just now, amarshall said: He used Lesco Metro and I supplemented with Lesco Parks mix. 50% Turf-type perennial Ryegrass, 20% Kentucky Bluegrass, 15% creeping red fescue, 15% Chewings fescue 34% Turf - Type Perennial Ryegrass, 33% Fine Fescues, 33% Shamrock KBG So the Rye, will likely be the first to germinate. The Bluegrass may take 2-3 weeks. The Fescue will be a little less than that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 17 minutes ago, amarshall said: He used Lesco Metro and I supplemented with Lesco Parks mix. Depends on what is on the mix like Bob said. Need to look on the lesco bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said: 50% Turf-type perennial Ryegrass, 20% Kentucky Bluegrass, 15% creeping red fescue, 15% Chewings fescue 34% Turf - Type Perennial Ryegrass, 33% Fine Fescues, 33% Shamrock KBG So the Rye, will likely be the first to germinate. The Bluegrass may take 2-3 weeks. The Fescue will be a little less than that. Ryegrass should be 4-5 days..its super quick, the bluegrass is really slow and even when it does come up, it barely grows for another week or two. Hope for a warm fall for the Bluegrass to fully establish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Dethatching the fairways today. Aerate and overseed tomorrow . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Overseed looking good after 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 7 days since hydroseed . Coming in nicely. Dodged a bullet with heavy rainfall Saturday night with a thunderstorm. Aerated and overseeded other areas of the lawn saturday. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianW Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Didn't realize that cheap Kentucky Bluegrass sod is a available here. The place I got it said there is a bunch of sod farms in CT, MA and RI. The sod I got had come in that morning from RI. Each 5x2 10 sqft piece was $6 so .60 sqft. We had a paver patio put in and it cost me less than $100 to instantly have nice lush weed free grass around it. Definitely worth it over dealing with germinating seeds and all the weeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 21, 2021 Author Share Posted September 21, 2021 Looks good folks. Is that Ginx dog pooping there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 You aerate then overseed correct? I have a areas where I want to spread a mix of dirt and peat with the seed, but think I should spread dirt first, aerate, then seed? Otherwise spread dirt over the plug holes defeats the purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 36 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: You aerate then overseed correct? I have a areas where I want to spread a mix of dirt and peat with the seed, but think I should spread dirt first, aerate, then seed? Otherwise spread dirt over the plug holes defeats the purpose. Cut lawn low(almost scalped), dethatch, aerate, than overseed. You want to expose as much soil as you can to give the seed as much soil contact as possible. As long as you don't cover the seed more than 1/4" with the topsoil/peat, you should be good. The sees should be raked in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianW Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 2 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: Looks good folks. Is that Ginx dog pooping there? Thats my pup Woody who's is half Dachshund/Chihuahua. He is a legit true weenie who loves heat and high dews. Its been a special summer for him. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 3 hours ago, BrianW said: Didn't realize that cheap Kentucky Bluegrass sod is a available here. The place I got it said there is a bunch of sod farms in CT, MA and RI. The sod I got had come in that morning from RI. Each 5x2 10 sqft piece was $6 so .60 sqft. We had a paver patio put in and it cost me less than $100 to instantly have nice lush weed free grass around it. Definitely worth it over dealing with germinating seeds and all the weeds. Nice. If it gets a lot of sun, and you're not getting rain, make sure you soak the hell out of it every morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Friggin' can't wait for Landscape Contractor to get our Patio done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Looks like I have lawn rust in parts of the lawn. Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 4 hours ago, Lava Rock said: Looks like I have lawn rust in parts of the lawn. Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk If that's what it is, you gots fungus amongus. A fungicide should help but the best way to manage it is to grow it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 4 hours ago, Lava Rock said: Looks like I have lawn rust in parts of the lawn. Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk I've got shrooms all over thanks to Anti-Stein. I did use a fungicide in certain parts, but now I have shrooms in other areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 4 hours ago, Lava Rock said: Looks like I have lawn rust in parts of the lawn. Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk Your lawn posts are a trip. Everything that can go wrong, does 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 1 minute ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: Your lawn posts are a trip. Everything that can go wrong, does Too many chems screwing up the soil microbiome? My lawn will form puddles, but I’ve never had anything like that here. The only thing I’ve put on the lawn in 10 years is that coop poop fertilizer and a little lime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Just now, dendrite said: Too many chems screwing up the soil microbiome? My lawn will form puddles, but I’ve never had anything like that here. The only thing I’ve put on the lawn in 10 years is that coop poop fertilizer and a little lime. It's like he lives on a toxic waste dump. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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