Lava Rock Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Was your hill there a really sunny section too? Mine is the south facing lawn that is stressed to begin with.Oh yeah. We face south. Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJonesWX Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Lava Rock said: Took me several years to figure out grubs were the crux of our lawn problems. Nov 2019... Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk we tried to tell you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 3 hours ago, Lava Rock said: Took me several years to figure out grubs were the crux of our lawn problems. Nov 2019... Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk One of my sneaky favorite things on this forum is when you post old grass pics. I literally laugh out loud. It’s like what someone trying to grow grass on the surface of Mars would look like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 9 hours ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: One of my sneaky favorite things on this forum is when you post old grass pics. I literally laugh out loud. It’s like what someone trying to grow grass on the surface of Mars would look like. Lol, very true. I have lots of saved pics. Here's another favorite Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 My musa basjoos are in. Chicago hardy fig and mulberries as well. We’ll see how well they can survive a winter here. The fig and bananas will obviously die back to the ground, but hopefully put up new growth in the spring. We have fewer growing DDs than the typical zone 5 because of the slow spring warming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 First mow on tap today 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 So what could be happening here. The lawn is pretty thin/dead/whatever here. And in this section there are hundreds if not thousands of perfect round holes. Kind of captured them in the second pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 1 hour ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: So what could be happening here. The lawn is pretty thin/dead/whatever here. And in this section there are hundreds if not thousands of perfect round holes. Kind of captured them in the second pic. I have bees that do that, but the grass grows in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 We edge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 10 hours ago, dendrite said: My musa basjoos are in. Chicago hardy fig and mulberries as well. We’ll see how well they can survive a winter here. The fig and bananas will obviously die back to the ground, but hopefully put up new growth in the spring. We have fewer growing DDs than the typical zone 5 because of the slow spring warming. I have a mulberry, gets tons of berries every year but I have to beat the birds cause they swallow them up in no time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 26 minutes ago, DavisStraight said: I have a mulberry, gets tons of berries every year but I have to beat the birds cause they swallow them up in no time. These are the Trader cultivar from that tree in ND that’s survived out there for over 100 years. I wanted to get one as hardy as I could. Unfortunately they are tiny plants, but you have to start somewhere. I plan to grow them in the run (at least one of them) so it’ll be protected from birds. The only problem will be the height. I’ll have to heavily prune it to keep it from going above the hawk netting. I could always find a way to raise the netting up higher too I suppose. I’m looking into starting honeyberries now. Anyone grow those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 2 hours ago, CoastalWx said: I have bees that do that, but the grass grows in. Yeah, it could Be bees I guess. They are like perfectly round and I don’t see evidence of burrow piles or anything. I threw some seed down and tried to take it into the holes, we’ll see what happens. I don’t think it’s grubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 10 minutes ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: Yeah, it could Be bees I guess. They are like perfectly round and I don’t see evidence of burrow piles or anything. I threw some seed down and tried to take it into the holes, we’ll see what happens. I don’t think it’s grubs I’m just assuming so I could be wrong. But I have bees doing that. I have no idea what kind of bees they are. They aren’t the typical ones I know. But, you would know because they are all over. So I’m surprised you haven’t seen them and makes me question if they’re the bees I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 1 minute ago, CoastalWx said: I’m just assuming so I could be wrong. But I have bees doing that. I have no idea what kind of bees they are. They aren’t the typical ones I know. But, you would know because they are all over. So I’m surprised you haven’t seen them and makes me question if they’re the bees I have. I haven’t see anything out there to be honest, no worms, bugs, anything. It’s weird. And it’s just in that area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share Posted April 23, 2022 2 hours ago, CoastalWx said: We edge. Man .. those beds are screaming for mulch . Yikes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 14 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: Man .. those beds are screaming for mulch . Yikes Fine for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share Posted April 24, 2022 59 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: Fine for now. Looks like just topsoil maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 46 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Looks like just topsoil maybe? Plenty of mulch. I never do it every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianW Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 What a growing season. Just hit almost 40 continuous days above freezing. Spectacular early flowers this year... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share Posted April 24, 2022 3 hours ago, BrianW said: What a growing season. Just hit almost 40 continuous days above freezing. Spectacular early flowers this year... What a spring we’ve had! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 20 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: What a spring we’ve had! Smoke um if ya got um. Nice pot in the pot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianW Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 3 hours ago, Ginx snewx said: Smoke um if ya got um. Nice pot in the pot Measage me come harvest time. Any others interested in some hit me up as well. Always love sharing the harvest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 1 hour ago, BrianW said: Measage me come harvest time. Any others interested in some hit me up as well. Always love sharing the harvest. Beer? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 3 hours ago, BrianW said: Measage me come harvest time. Any others interested in some hit me up as well. Always love sharing the harvest. You got it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 20 hours ago, BrianW said: What a growing season. Just hit almost 40 continuous days above freezing. Spectacular early flowers this year... If I had your climo I'd be growing figs in-ground there. Heck, maybe even cold hardy pomegranates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 On 4/23/2022 at 6:51 PM, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: Yeah, it could Be bees I guess. They are like perfectly round and I don’t see evidence of burrow piles or anything. I threw some seed down and tried to take it into the holes, we’ll see what happens. I don’t think it’s grubs Looks like chipmunks, they make small holes like that when they dig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 3 hours ago, DavisStraight said: Looks like chipmunks, they make small holes like that when they dig. Yeah I can't tell how big those holes are. Usually though munk holes aren't as clustered like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Looks a little like the larger red ant colony that likes to setup shop in a random place in my backyard every spring. Lookup field ants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 12 hours ago, DavisStraight said: Looks like chipmunks, they make small holes like that when they dig. 8 hours ago, CoastalWx said: Yeah I can't tell how big those holes are. Usually though munk holes aren't as clustered like that. 8 hours ago, dendrite said: Looks a little like the larger red ant colony that likes to setup shop in a random place in my backyard every spring. Lookup field ants. The Holes are maybe a quarter to half inch at most? I suppose it could be ants, but I never see them, and they have been there since like late winter. Ifs obviously affecting growth there. I’m hoping it’ll fill in. I flung some seed down on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 On 4/24/2022 at 12:11 PM, BrianW said: What a growing season. Just hit almost 40 continuous days above freezing. Spectacular early flowers this year... Now that, is great potting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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