Lava Rock Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Think I've posted this before, but anyone know what this weed is? Its roots are very hardy but fairly easy to pull outSent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 first mow's clippings are on the compost pile next time the lawn looks this good will be this time next yearThat's what I said last year then it rained all summahSent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 20 hours ago, mreaves said: Not really lawn related but house related. We are having our house re-sided and some new windows installed. The finished the first side today. Today the picture window and basement windows were installed and just about all of the front was completed. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxWatcher007 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 On 5/22/2024 at 6:25 PM, mreaves said: Today the picture window and basement windows were installed and just about all of the front was completed. Congrats. Just did the rest of the windows in my house and it’s a game changer. I couldn’t really even open the old ones—original to the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCD17 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 On 5/22/2024 at 8:16 AM, Lava Rock said: Think I've posted this before, but anyone know what this weed is? Its roots are very hardy but fairly easy to pull out Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk Looks like mugwort. Roots will spread quickly underground. Can cause pollen allergies like ragweed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 5 minutes ago, QCD17 said: Looks like mugwort. Roots will spread quickly underground. Can cause pollen allergies like ragweed. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Bought a Honda gas mower today. 21” Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 On 5/28/2024 at 8:37 AM, QCD17 said: Looks like mugwort. Roots will spread quickly underground. Can cause pollen allergies like ragweed. Medical use 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 2 hours ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: Bought a Honda gas mower today. 21” Love it. I had a Honda, bought an electric mower, does a great job, I have two batteries for it though., 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 9 hours ago, DavisStraight said: I had a Honda, bought an electric mower, does a great job, I have two batteries for it though., The only gas powered lawn equipment I have left is the ride on mower. Will eventually go electric/battery when it craps out on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 1 hour ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: The only gas powered lawn equipment I have left is the ride on mower. Will eventually go electric/battery when it craps out on me. Thought you were talking push mowers, I still have my gas powered Craftsman tractor, electric ones are super expensive right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 I picked up a Reel mower at a yard sale last fall. It's an actual workout using it and kinda fun. But wouldn't recommend for anything more than a half acre. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Boy did my grass stop growing in a hurry. Haven’t cut in 2 weeks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 3 hours ago, tunafish said: I picked up a Reel mower at a yard sale last fall. It's an actual workout using it and kinda fun. But wouldn't recommend for anything more than a half acre. I cut our lawn for years when I was a kid with one of those, it wasn't like the new lightweight Worx mower, it was made of oak and weighed a ton. Finally, my father bought a newfangled gas mower when I was about 15 or so, wasn't self propelled and we had a decent size hill in the yard. They cut nicer than new mowers, it's like clipping every blade of grass with scissors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 1 hour ago, DavisStraight said: I cut our lawn for years when I was a kid with one of those, it wasn't like the new lightweight Worx mower, it was made of oak and weighed a ton. Finally, my father bought a newfangled gas mower when I was about 15 or so, wasn't self propelled and we had a decent size hill in the yard. They cut nicer than new mowers, it's like clipping every blade of grass with scissors. Ha, yep, that's like the one I have. Probably 15 pounds. Thought I could get my 9 year old to use it. Not happening this year, maybe next. I do love the cut it gives. Only complaint is I can't wait too long between mowing otherwise the clippings clump and I have to rake after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 2 buckets. 2 days. 8 munks. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 On 6/11/2024 at 9:45 PM, tunafish said: Ha, yep, that's like the one I have. Probably 15 pounds. Thought I could get my 9 year old to use it. Not happening this year, maybe next. I do love the cut it gives. Only complaint is I can't wait too long between mowing otherwise the clippings clump and I have to rake after. The higher the grass the tougher to push, I always cut the grass every week when I was a kid to make it as easy as I could. If I ever move to a house with a small lawn, I'll use the Worx push for the lawn. You can buy several of them to pull behind your tractor like golf courses use. Thought about buying some for my current lawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 3 hours ago, Chrisrotary12 said: 2 buckets. 2 days. 8 munks. I didn’t want to but I may have to do it this weekend myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewbeer Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 didn't mow the lawn this past weekend to help it though this furnace week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 2 minutes ago, Brewbeer said: didn't mow the lawn this past weekend to help it though this furnace week I did the same, letting it get little long to shade the soil, although it's been dry here so it has not been growing like it normally does. Defintley some drought stress showing yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 On 6/18/2024 at 5:10 PM, Chrisrotary12 said: 2 buckets. 2 days. 8 munks. Is it a set up like for mice? I have a couple cats that take of the munks here although they like to play with them and bring them in the house now and then while they're still alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxWatcher007 Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Chipmunks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 34 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said: Chipmunks? Yes, took me a while to catch on too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 4 hours ago, WxWatcher007 said: Chipmunks? Yea. They’re getting invasive here digging under my front porch creating tunnels from one side to the other. I tried discouraging the area with non lethal home remedies but they refuse to relocate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 11 hours ago, DavisStraight said: Is it a set up like for mice? I have a couple cats that take of the munks here although they like to play with them and bring them in the house now and then while they're still alive. I do have the occasional mouse jump in as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 32 minutes ago, Chrisrotary12 said: I do have the occasional mouse jump in as well. I noticed Home Depot now sells those mouse traps with the 5 gallon bucket with the parts you need to set it up. One year I caught over 20 mice in my basement, it gets bad when the weather cools in the fall. I was thinking of setting the bucket up in my basement this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianW Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 8 hours ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: Yea. They’re getting invasive here digging under my front porch creating tunnels from one side to the other. I tried discouraging the area with non lethal home remedies but they refuse to relocate. I use the rat zapper on chipmunks. Instant and painless death. They cause a ton of damage here as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 One of these work as well... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 14 hours ago, DavisStraight said: Is it a set up like for mice? I have a couple cats that take of the munks here although they like to play with them and bring them in the house now and then while they're still alive. Our indoor-only cat (lost several in the past to fishers/coyotes) catches the occasional mouse and loves to play, sometimes losing the little guy completely - to my wife's disgust. If the dog gets a hold on it, game over. Home is an L.C. Andrews package, stick-framed with 3-sided white cedar log siding. Shrinkage allows smaller mice to enter, and when the builders (on their 1st house and it shows) were sheathing, they left a 1/2" space between plywood and upper plate, so anything that can wriggle thru the logs has free access to entertain the cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 10 minutes ago, tamarack said: they left a 1/2" space between plywood and upper plate, The same happened when our house was set. That was corrected when we did our siding project last month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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