RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 12 hours ago, backedgeapproaching said: Honestly going with Scotts or Pennington isn't going to be that much cheaper I don't think. You could probably use a "contractors mix" for the cheapest option from Tractor Supply or somewhere like that, but you are going to get a lot of weed seeds and undesirable stuff in there. If you don't care about that really then maybe go that way. Otherwise price out Jonathan Green versus the Big Box store stuff and see what that actual cost difference is. Also looks pretty Steiny moving forward, seems like you have a big yard so would be hard to keep the stuff watered. True. JG is reliable. I had issues controlling crabgrass this season with their crab preventer but the black beauty is worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 18 hours ago, dendrite said: I’m going half meadow with the lawn next year. getting too old to mow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 1 hour ago, moneypitmike said: getting too old to mow? My philosophy is the less I need to mow the better. Less time, less harmful, and more diversity in mt landscape. --- Re: crabgrass - I put down corn gluten in the spring as a pre-emergent and to build better organic matter in the soil. That and with an aerated and overseer last fall my lawn is the best it's ever been. Still plenty of clover and dandelion but very little crabgrass, which is ideal (for me...and earth). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 7 hours ago, moneypitmike said: getting too old to mow? No. I think lawns are dumb and useless. 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 5 Author Share Posted September 5 Whackos 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 28 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Whackos Right? Imagine sinking hundreds of hours of work, thought, and dollars into something that's basic function is the same regardless of its look and makeup? And, in aggregate, has a definitively negative impact on the environment/climate? Whackos indeed. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJonesWX Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 1 hour ago, tunafish said: Right? Imagine sinking hundreds of hours of work, thought, and dollars into something that's basic function is the same regardless of its look and makeup? And, in aggregate, has a definitively negative impact on the environment/climate? Whackos indeed. Imagine enjoying working on the lawn and taking pride in your accomplishments. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 3 hours ago, dendrite said: No. I think lawns are dumb and useless. Nice places to toss the football with your kids. However, one could do that on our "lawn", which is only ~50% turfgrass but green and level. We've lost about 20% of our 1/10-acre lawn, as it's mostly shaded out beneath the 3 apple trees and the 2-foot-tall fir I transplanted 26 years ago is now 40 feet tall with a 20-foot branch spread near the base. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 1 hour ago, SJonesWX said: Imagine enjoying working on the lawn and taking pride in your accomplishments. I never said you couldn't. What does working on the lawn entail? Mowing it and pounding it with chemicals 3x a year? You can have pride in your landscape, including lawn, without having an entire (or even partial) yard full of monochrome grass. That's how we operate. We bought the house in 2017, just under 1/2 acre, entirely lawn - 0 landscaping. The mission for us was to turn as much of that lawn into plant-able space as possible. The lawn offers nothing tangible in return; plant-able space does. Over the last 7 years we've reduced the lawn from roughly 14,000 square feet down to >3k. The rest is a massive garden (really a food forest at this point) and landscaped with shrubs/trees/flowers. The UMaine cooperative extension has us as a tour stop for their master gardener program each year. Plenty of pride here. What's left of the lawn is a mixture of grass and weeds. The only interventions have been (1) nematodes 2x because the beetles were getting to the plants (2) overseed and aerate last fall to loosen some of the soil compaction so there's more diversity (3)corn gluten this year, which was intended for the rest of the space for soil health. We had leftover so to the lawn it went. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Yeah I want to keep some of it mowed…especially the front, but I don’t need a whole acre. It’s fairly rural here so it’ll blend in with most of the other properties anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 1 hour ago, SJonesWX said: Imagine enjoying working on the lawn and taking pride in your accomplishments. Yeah that’s fine if you’re really into it. I take pride going pesticide free and growing native plants and grasses for the insects and pollinators and pulling out most of the invasives. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Anybody have one of those leaf vacuum/shredder things? Are they worth it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 A benefit of Global Warming or do I have to be politically correct and say climate change. First winter of me not hitting 0F. Our peach tree is loaded with delicious fruit. So much! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 7 hours ago, wxeyeNH said: A benefit of Global Warming or do I have to be politically correct and say climate change. First winter of me not hitting 0F. Our peach tree is loaded with delicious fruit. So much! My tree looked like that earlier in the year but the squirrel's ate every damn one of them, I was ready to make peach wine this winter, but I got nothing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 8 Author Share Posted September 8 1 hour ago, DavisStraight said: My tree looked like that earlier in the year but the squirrel's ate every damn one of them, I was ready to make peach wine this winter, but I got nothing. Netting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Just now, Damage In Tolland said: Netting I'll do that next year, I have a large colony of squirrels living in my area this year, I've seen as many as six at one time. They can have the nuts but leave my fruit alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 8 Author Share Posted September 8 12 minutes ago, DavisStraight said: I'll do that next year, I have a large colony of squirrels living in my area this year, I've seen as many as six at one time. They can have the nuts but leave my fruit alone. I’ve got same thing but about 10-12 of them . Just digging hell out of lawn with this massive acorn crop this year . It’s very triggering 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 1 hour ago, DavisStraight said: My tree looked like that earlier in the year but the squirrel's ate every damn one of them, I was ready to make peach wine this winter, but I got nothing. Yeah they got all of mine too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 1 minute ago, dendrite said: Yeah they got all of mine too. You going to try netting or some other idea.? My tree's small or I'd put a metal cone around the trunk, but they can jump 5-6 feet so won't work with mine. Maybe try a spray of odors they hate? I don't know, I like Kevins net idea but may need a backup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 3 minutes ago, DavisStraight said: You going to try netting or some other idea.? My tree's small or I'd put a metal cone around the trunk, but they can jump 5-6 feet so won't work with mine. Maybe try a spray of odors they hate? I don't know, I like Kevins net idea but may need a backup. Pellet gun. 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 2 hours ago, DavisStraight said: You going to try netting or some other idea.? My tree's small or I'd put a metal cone around the trunk, but they can jump 5-6 feet so won't work with mine. Maybe try a spray of odors they hate? I don't know, I like Kevins net idea but may need a backup. Haven’t thought about it. The peaches on that tree suck anyway. I only get fruit set about once every 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 On 9/5/2024 at 1:34 PM, tunafish said: Right? Imagine sinking hundreds of hours of work, thought, and dollars into something that's basic function is the same regardless of its look and makeup? And, in aggregate, has a definitively negative impact on the environment/climate? Whackos indeed. And why keep your house painted when you can just sit on your ass and watch football? Dollars to donuts, if you're trying to sell your house you'll mow the lawn. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 1 hour ago, moneypitmike said: And why keep your house painted when you can just sit on your ass and watch football? Dollars to donuts, if you're trying to sell your house you'll mow the lawn. Ha, I didn't say the alternative was to sit around and do nothing. Nor did I say I don't mow the lawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 1 hour ago, tunafish said: Ha, I didn't say the alternative was to sit around and do nothing. Nor did I say I don't mow the lawn. Our lawn looks decent after a mowing and is fine for grandkid play time, though some would be horrified by the clover, crabgrass, etc. component. Pellet gun. That's our medicine for squirrels robbing the bird feeders. Half charge of the Crossman is just enough to sting the critters without even knocking off some hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Effing squirrels are chewing off the outdoor lightbulbs that we have. Time to blow their head off. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 MPMGW Letting the grass and natives grow now means you let your roof cave in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 34 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: Effing squirrels are chewing off the outdoor lightbulbs that we have. Time to blow their head off. Not sure what you were expecting when you got these 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 Lawn growth has slowed considerably, Wrapping up the garden, Just tomato's and potato's left, Harvested the Yukon Golds, Red Pontiacs are next but still going to be a bit on the German Butterball barrel. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klw Posted 20 hours ago Share Posted 20 hours ago oddly enough, one of my azeleas is blooming. I haven't been able to come up with an explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted 20 hours ago Author Share Posted 20 hours ago 37 minutes ago, klw said: oddly enough, one of my azeleas is blooming. I haven't been able to come up with an explanation. Mine are too. It happens every late summer if you trim the bushes weekly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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