STILL N OF PIKE Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 I spent a solid 18 hours in the yard this week. Tiller , aerator, Scott’s soil compost n ferterlizer..then seeded w generally Tall fescue seed blends. Water light to moderate 2x a day . Did about 4,000 SQ feet (mostly side and part of backyard further out) . We shall see .soil is somewhat thin I think , certain areas were definitely rocky , a bit dry and compacted and most of my time was dealing with that . Definite newbie going in on this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 47 minutes ago, STILL N OF PIKE said: I spent a solid 18 hours in the yard this week. Tiller , aerator, Scott’s soil compost n ferterlizer..then seeded w generally Tall fescue seed blends. Water light to moderate 2x a day . Did about 4,000 SQ feet (mostly side and part of backyard further out) . We shall see .soil is somewhat thin I think , certain areas were definitely rocky , a bit dry and compacted and most of my time was dealing with that . Definite newbie going in on this You’re on the right track. Detaching and aerating is key. You can apply all the grass and fert you want but a compacted soil will crush the apps. Get your soil tested though..you made need lime. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 15, 2021 Author Share Posted October 15, 2021 8 hours ago, STILL N OF PIKE said: I spent a solid 18 hours in the yard this week. Tiller , aerator, Scott’s soil compost n ferterlizer..then seeded w generally Tall fescue seed blends. Water light to moderate 2x a day . Did about 4,000 SQ feet (mostly side and part of backyard further out) . We shall see .soil is somewhat thin I think , certain areas were definitely rocky , a bit dry and compacted and most of my time was dealing with that . Definite newbie going in on this You bought a house with Dilf? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 24 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: You bought a house with Dilf? I spend half my time in Nashua (Renting 1/2 a house ) and half my time at my gf’s house in Bedford (near one of my jobs) . It’s a good sized lot and while her front yard looks pretty good , there were issues off to the side and in a swath in the back . She is very busy and her dad is as well so I decided to take on this as a challenge . The tiller was the hardest part trying to get deep enough over the entire area that needed seeding -reseeding . I must have put in 7-8 hours with that thing and I def worked my back and shoulders using that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Mowed my leaves and pine needles last night. Mushroom game still strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Mushrooms have sort of gone away at my house. Still one or two here and there, but nothing like it was in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 19, 2021 Author Share Posted October 19, 2021 Stein back with vengeance. Only .24 here Saturday night and 2.79 MTD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 58 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Stein back with vengeance. Only .24 here Saturday night and 2.79 MTD That's normal lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 16 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: That's normal lol. The weekend 0.91" brought the month to 0.95". October has averaged 5.70" here so a long way to go. Driest was 2001 with 1.12". Median is 5.52" with only 3 of 23 having less than 3.46" - easily the most consistently wet month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Had the leaf blower going strong today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 4 hours ago, tamarack said: The weekend 0.91" brought the month to 0.95". October has averaged 5.70" here so a long way to go. Driest was 2001 with 1.12". Median is 5.52" with only 3 of 23 having less than 3.46" - easily the most consistently wet month. Wow that’s quite wet there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 7 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: Stein back with vengeance. Only .24 here Saturday night and 2.79 MTD AEWATT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 10 hours ago, CoastalWx said: Wow that’s quite wet there. Fall storms seem to peak in that month. 16 of 23 Octobers here have produced >4.3" and 2005 had 14.09", the wettest month I've recorded anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianW Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 On 9/21/2021 at 6:40 AM, 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. KBG sod came out beautiful. Lawn is growing the best it has all year. Been mowing every 3-4 days. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 11 days after dropping some tall fescue seeds , we have some beginning to sprout 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 40 minutes ago, STILL N OF PIKE said: 11 days after dropping some tall fescue seeds , we have some beginning to sprout Plenty of time as we head into Mowvember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 6 hours ago, CoastalWx said: Plenty of time as we head into Mowvember. Maybe even Dewcember? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 6 minutes ago, dendrite said: Maybe even Dewcember? May be too cold in January, but Fescueary follows. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Snow 1717 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 22 hours ago, STILL N OF PIKE said: 11 days after dropping some tall fescue seeds , we have some beginning to sprout Same in here in Methuen....well took only 9 days for sprouting to appear. The lawn continues to grow at a good pace. I expect to be mowing the lawn well in to November. Might rival 2015 for latest mow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 15 hours ago, CoastalWx said: May be too cold in January, but Fescueary follows. Hopefully a good harvest for dryslot in Janeuary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 3 hours ago, Great Snow 1717 said: Same in here in Methuen....well took only 9 days for sprouting to appear. The lawn continues to grow at a good pace. I expect to be mowing the lawn well in to November. Might rival 2015 for latest mow. Ya, they are growing nicely been watering late evening and early am The neighborhood milfs wave as the they power walk by in pairs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 3 hours ago, Great Snow 1717 said: Same in here in Methuen....well took only 9 days for sprouting to appear. The lawn continues to grow at a good pace. I expect to be mowing the lawn well in to November. Might rival 2015 for latest mow. Tell Ray that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Snow 1717 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 14 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: Tell Ray that. Guaranteed he will deny the lawn needs mowing lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Snow 1717 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 23 minutes ago, STILL N OF PIKE said: Ya, they are growing nicely been watering late evening and early am The neighborhood milfs wave as the they power walk by in pairs Lucky you!! Rather than power walk most of my neighbors power nap several times a day!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 22 hours ago, Great Snow 1717 said: Lucky you!! Rather than power walk most of my neighbors power nap several times a day!! Good afternoon G S 1717. I’m an 8th decade inner city power walker. The urban scenery has its own charm and depending on the time and exact locale, it’s best to keep a brisk pace. I enjoyed dawn power walks but I’m getting to old to play kick the rat. That wing chair does look comfortable. As always …. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Soil washed away this week ? Damage Euro has 4-5” by Thursday am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Nowhere near perfect but way better than this time last year. The new seed down below came in pretty nice. Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 8 hours ago, Lava Rock said: Nowhere near perfect but way better than this time last year. The new seed down below came in pretty nice. Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk Can’t wait until late spring where it looks like the surface of Mars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 11 hours ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: Can’t wait until late spring where it looks like the surface of Mars. lol, probably. Just need to keep the grubs away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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