Damage In Tolland Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 1 hour ago, CoastalWx said: We grow and green. Amazing turnaround from late August until now. Man are your leaves behind and green . Coast FTL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 5 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Man are your leaves behind and green . Coast FTL Lots of color. Can’t tell from that pic. Oaks red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 No snow or cold anytime soon so we celebrate second growth season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 I mowed today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 5 months between lawn mowings. Impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Big leaf drop this past week 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJonesWX Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 On 10/21/2022 at 7:38 PM, STILL N OF PIKE said: Big leaf drop this past week you’re not kidding. 6 hours of leaf pickup yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthCoastMA Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 didn't consider early November for best lawn month but here we almost are 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Lawn still going here as well. Just did a leaf clean up ahead of tnite. Gonna be a long month with majority of leaves still on trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernovice Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 With the forecast- thinking I might take the opp and drop some more milorganite before the eventual cool down. Any thoughts? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 On 10/31/2022 at 1:24 PM, Baroclinic Zone said: Lawn still going here as well. Just did a leaf clean up ahead of tnite. Gonna be a long month with majority of leaves still on trees. Did 1st oak cleanup up. Glad I did as there was a ton of them. Looking at the trees and the oaks are still mostly full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJonesWX Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 16 hours ago, Baroclinic Zone said: Did 1st oak cleanup up. Glad I did as there was a ton of them. Looking at the trees and the oaks are still mostly full. mine came down unusually fast. all oaks completely bare within 2 weeks. pretty strange if you ask me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 We’ve had them bare since Halloween. Stark difference between this season and 2011 where they were still loaded and partly green during the Octobomb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Mowed the backyard really short yesterday and bagged the pear leaves to help prevent fungal diseases. Anyway, it left the lawn looking yellow since I cut so much back. One night of warm rain and dews and it’s greening right back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxWatcher007 Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 When I do my final mow, probably this week, do I cut to the lowest setting and mulch the clippings/remaining leaves rather than bag? I’ve made so much progress rebuilding the lawn I don’t want to screw it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 1 hour ago, WxWatcher007 said: When I do my final mow, probably this week, do I cut to the lowest setting and mulch the clippings/remaining leaves rather than bag? I’ve made so much progress rebuilding the lawn I don’t want to screw it up. Mulching leaves is some of the best organic material you can add to your lawn, and its free. Just make sure they are relatively small pieces so they can break down without actually smothering it. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 This is, essentially, what we're working towards here. As little grass as possible/as much food or native flowers/shrubs as possible. https://modernfarmer.com/2022/11/edible-landscaping-foodscaping/ We've had 3 growing seasons of transformations and have reduced about 1/3 of our lawn (a 0.25ish acre lot). Goal is for 2/3 of the lawn to be replaced by growing space, the rest retained (untreated, of course) for recreation in the warm months. Materials to turn the lawn via sheet-mulching are mostly free. In the fall, we cover the desired area in cardboard from package deliveries or the city recycling center, followed by compost (as much as we can source on our own), and topped with wood chips delivered for free by the city. By the spring, the area is ready for planting. Compost/Mulch/Soil mix for top dressing as desired. You can be bound to your lawn or turn it into something that benefits you and the environment - I know what I'm choosing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernovice Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Mowed yesterday after raking all the pine needles from my arborvitae’s that fell during the storm. 3 bags later… Anyone else seeing their arborvitae’s shed internal needles at a ridiculous rate this yr? Read up a bit and it’s either the spring/ summer drought or they are all doing a periodic shedding at the same time. Weird 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 17 hours ago, Supernovice said: Mowed yesterday after raking all the pine needles from my arborvitae’s that fell during the storm. 3 bags later… Anyone else seeing their arborvitae’s shed internal needles at a ridiculous rate this yr? Read up a bit and it’s either the spring/ summer drought or they are all doing a periodic shedding at the same time. Weird When I had them they would drop a lot. I had them cut down since I loathe them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Too early to wire rack your grass ? Minor dethatching and pick up sticks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJonesWX Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 7 minutes ago, amarshall said: Too early to wire rack your grass ? Minor dethatching and pick up sticks if the ground is thawed and not saturated, have at it. Though you might have to repeat in the event of another snow/wind event. March 2012 i had my lawn raked and ready for spring on St Pats day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 3 minutes ago, SJonesWX said: if the ground is thawed and not saturated, have at it. Though you might have to repeat in the event of another snow/wind event. March 2012 i had my lawn raked and ready for spring on St Pats day And mowed it a week later after the run of 80s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxWatcher007 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Are we opening up a new thread? Hoping to really get my landscape going strong in my first spring & full summer at the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJonesWX Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 1 hour ago, tamarack said: And mowed it a week later after the run of 80s? that I don't remember, but unlikely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewbeer Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 On 3/17/2023 at 11:03 AM, WxWatcher007 said: Are we opening up a new thread? @Damage In Tolland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 Let’s wait and I’ll do it Napril 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewbeer Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 4 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: Let’s wait and I’ll do it Napril 1 You started this thread on March 21. First day of spring, it’s time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 23 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: Let’s wait and I’ll do it Napril 1 I still got snow to melt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Went to Home Depot yesterday to plan my spring lawn rescue. Need some seed for bald spots and have the tractor in for a tune up. Just need to pick up fertilizer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Chrisrotary12 said: I still got snow to melt! I just did entire lawn spring clean up today. 4 hours with leaf blower, and then cleaned out beds. I’ve never seen so many sticks and branches down . What a disaster from the ice storm. Nice to have it done 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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