dendrite Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 3 minutes ago, OceanStWx said: Rare opportunity for us to agree. Didn’t think you were all grass all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 5 minutes ago, OceanStWx said: Rare opportunity for us to agree. Dirt and beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 Just now, dendrite said: Didn’t think you were all grass all the time. Why anyone would want weeds for a lawn just boggles the mind 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 7 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Dirt and beer Stopped in VT on my way to the conference and nabbed some Heady, Focal Banger, and Experimental Jet Set. Maybe Tree House on the way home. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 25 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Why anyone would want weeds for a lawn just boggles the mind Nothing looks worse to me than an unnatural, OCD, monoculture green lawn. Screams cookie cutter suburbs and keeping up with the Jones’s. But we don’t have to go down that path again this year. I have mostly grass, but I let whatever wants to grow, grow with it. Different folks different strokes. I know you’re an OCD guy and a weed feels like a blemish or speck of dirt on your truck. It’s mostly rural here though. There’s probably only a couple of pristine green lawns on the street. We don’t worry about that shid. But I’m not going to hijack your lawn thread this year with anti monoculture lawn posts. I’ll just stick to my trees and plants. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 48 minutes ago, dendrite said: Nothing looks worse to me than an unnatural, OCD, monoculture green lawn. Screams cookie cutter suburbs and keeping up with the Jones’s. But we don’t have to go down that path again this year. But I’m not going to hijack your lawn thread this year with anti monoculture lawn posts. I’ll just stick to my trees and plants. Oh alright, I guess I'll give it a rest, too. Now that the snow has mostly melted I can see the brown rats I tried to eradicate with traps last year had a prosperous winter. Tunnels under the snow and grass throughout the raised beds, fruit trees, and cedars. Under the shed too. No obvious food source - chicken feed is in a galvanized bin. Compost pile has been limited to coffee and coop waste for the past 7 months. Bastards ate a bunch of my carrots last Fall. Hoping they haven't hit my garlic yet. I'd cry. No sign of them within 15 yards of my coop or run. Keeping them from free ranging until the migratory waterfowl have mostly passes, anyway, but I don't need them interacting with rats. Tried trapping and baiting (equal parts sugar, Cornmeal, baking soda) last Fall and it made a dent, but it doesn't matter now - they've taken over. I think my only option is bait stations as far away from the run as possible. Unless anyone else here has had success using a different method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthCoastMA Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Went organic last year, but results were hit and miss. I didn't use any sort of weed/feed in the spring, and other than some dandelions that emerged temporarily..it wasn't bad. I've never done any pesticides. Corn Gluten didn't seem to do jack shit with the crab grass. I am going back to regular pre-emergent this year, and will try and stick to mainly non-synthetic afterwards. Soil temp is still 46° so a ways to go before it can be applied. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 4 hours ago, tunafish said: Oh alright, I guess I'll give it a rest, too. Now that the snow has mostly melted I can see the brown rats I tried to eradicate with traps last year had a prosperous winter. Tunnels under the snow and grass throughout the raised beds, fruit trees, and cedars. Under the shed too. No obvious food source - chicken feed is in a galvanized bin. Compost pile has been limited to coffee and coop waste for the past 7 months. Bastards ate a bunch of my carrots last Fall. Hoping they haven't hit my garlic yet. I'd cry. No sign of them within 15 yards of my coop or run. Keeping them from free ranging until the migratory waterfowl have mostly passes, anyway, but I don't need them interacting with rats. Tried trapping and baiting (equal parts sugar, Cornmeal, baking soda) last Fall and it made a dent, but it doesn't matter now - they've taken over. I think my only option is bait stations as far away from the run as possible. Unless anyone else here has had success using a different method. Oh man you have legit rats? I’ve got tons of tunnels in the snow and ground from the voles. Hopefully they haven’t girdled any of my fruit trees this season. They got a galarina apple last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbenedet Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 5 hours ago, dendrite said: Nothing looks worse to me than an unnatural, OCD, monoculture green lawn. Screams cookie cutter suburbs and keeping up with the Jones’s. But we don’t have to go down that path again this year. I have mostly grass, but I let whatever wants to grow, grow with it. Different folks different strokes. I know you’re an OCD guy and a weed feels like a blemish or speck of dirt on your truck. It’s mostly rural here though. There’s probably only a couple of pristine green lawns on the street. We don’t worry about that shid. But I’m not going to hijack your lawn thread this year with anti monoculture lawn posts. I’ll just stick to my trees and plants. I’m generally in strong agreement but a carpet of healthy grass does do a lot to protect the home/building foundation. It’s unnatural but can be practical especially if you have gutter systems directed to handle most of the watering in dry/hot spells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 30 minutes ago, dendrite said: Oh man you have legit rats? I’ve got tons of tunnels in the snow and ground from the voles. Hopefully they haven’t girdled any of my fruit trees this season. They got a galarina apple last year. Sucks. That was always my fear with voles, especially when we woodchipped everything. We haven't lost anything to girdling yet, thankfully. Yeah legit brown rats. They're small, but there's a lot more of them than the Fall. I really don't want to use rodentcide. I'm making a half dozen bait stations and going to see what I can do with my home mix. I only had one last year so hoping this is more effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 18 minutes ago, tunafish said: Sucks. That was always my fear with voles, especially when we woodchipped everything. We haven't lost anything to girdling yet, thankfully. Yeah legit brown rats. They're small, but there's a lot more of them than the Fall. I really don't want to use rodentcide. I'm making a half dozen bait stations and going to see what I can do with my home mix. I only had one last year so hoping this is more effective. Yeah you really don’t want to poison since you risk killing predatory birds or other mammals. Grow some catnip and get the neighborhood cats hanging around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 “Playable” areas for the little one has been cleared. Tomorrow we attack the edges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 4 hours ago, dendrite said: Oh man you have legit rats? I’ve got tons of tunnels in the snow and ground from the voles. Hopefully they haven’t girdled any of my fruit trees this season. They got a galarina apple last year. I have cats that take care of that for me, they drop them on the porch all the time, occasionally a chipmunk or rabbit also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 Finally seeing some lawn green up today . Tiger Lillies are poking tips up above ground now. It’s coming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianW Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 13 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: Finally seeing some lawn green up today . Tiger Lillies are poking tips up above ground now. It’s coming. Really greened up here the last week. First cut probably coming up this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 13 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: Finally seeing some lawn green up today . Tiger Lillies are poking tips up above ground now. It’s coming. Noticed here as well. Flipping a switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianW Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 On 3/15/2025 at 11:18 AM, SouthCoastMA said: Went organic last year, but results were hit and miss. I didn't use any sort of weed/feed in the spring, and other than some dandelions that emerged temporarily..it wasn't bad. I've never done any pesticides. Corn Gluten didn't seem to do jack shit with the crab grass. I am going back to regular pre-emergent this year, and will try and stick to mainly non-synthetic afterwards. Soil temp is still 46° so a ways to go before it can be applied. This is what I use on my organic lawn. Ive had really really good results with the Purely Organics fertilizer from home depot. It's made from waste distillery grains. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Purely-Organic-Products-25-lb-Dry-Lawn-Food-Fertilizer-LFJRDK1/204279747 For weeds I have had good look with Tenacity which is all natural and derived from the bottle brush plant. Tenacity herbicide can be used for pre- and post-emergence control of more than 46 broadleaf weed and grass species. Its active ingredient, mesotrione, is based on a naturally occurring compound produced by the bottlebrush plant (Callistemon citrinus) that inhibits photosynthesis in susceptible plant species. It is absorbed by plants through the roots, shoots and leaves and distributed throughout the plant by both xylem and phloem translocation. Active Ingredient(s): Mesotrione 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 51 minutes ago, BrianW said: Really greened up here the last week. First cut probably coming up this weekend. That’s crazy. Will be over a month still here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 On 3/15/2025 at 9:50 AM, dendrite said: Didn’t think you were all grass all the time. You didn't know they call him Lesco Legro? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 On 3/15/2025 at 10:01 AM, dendrite said: Nothing looks worse to me than an unnatural, OCD, monoculture green lawn. Screams cookie cutter suburbs and keeping up with the Jones’s. But we don’t have to go down that path again this year. I have mostly grass, but I let whatever wants to grow, grow with it. Different folks different strokes. I know you’re an OCD guy and a weed feels like a blemish or speck of dirt on your truck. It’s mostly rural here though. There’s probably only a couple of pristine green lawns on the street. We don’t worry about that shid. But I’m not going to hijack your lawn thread this year with anti monoculture lawn posts. I’ll just stick to my trees and plants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted Thursday at 04:01 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:01 PM On 3/15/2025 at 9:50 AM, dendrite said: Didn’t think you were all grass all the time. 20 hours ago, CoastalWx said: You didn't know they call him Lesco Legro? I have neither the time nor the patience to go all grass all the time, but the clover drives me nuts. Most of the time it grows taller than the grass and the damn white flowers everywhere. The only time it has been useful is during drought when it stays green and doesn't go nuts flowering. I'm stuck with it though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewbeer Posted Thursday at 09:24 PM Share Posted Thursday at 09:24 PM On 3/19/2025 at 6:47 AM, BrianW said: Ive had really really good results with the Purely Organics fertilizer from home depot. It's made from waste distillery grains. this, and spent brewing grains work great too. they add nutrients and organic material. organic material is the key ingredient and adding it will help the lawn build back better than the fake chemical stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted Friday at 10:07 AM Share Posted Friday at 10:07 AM 18 hours ago, OceanStWx said: I have neither the time nor the patience to go all grass all the time, but the clover drives me nuts. Most of the time it grows taller than the grass and the damn white flowers everywhere. The only time it has been useful is during drought when it stays green and doesn't go nuts flowering. I'm stuck with it though. Ha. I overseed with it. Sprinkle it in baby. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted Friday at 11:20 AM Share Posted Friday at 11:20 AM 1 hour ago, dendrite said: Ha. I overseed with it. Sprinkle it in baby. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbenedet Posted Friday at 11:50 AM Share Posted Friday at 11:50 AM I’m trying to do a solid mix of hardy shrubs/small trees with a carpet of grass in the front. Grass is overrated for many reasons but I also think the fact you lose the green in winter is another big negative. I really enjoy maintaining color in the darkest and coldest periods of winter which is why I’m looking for various shrubs/coniferous small trees to take up a lot of the grass area. Year round Color/hardiness (very low maintenance)/water absorption; has been my ongoing project in the front. You guys have any good recommendations? I’m in an urban setting so deer and varmint threats are non-existent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted Friday at 12:10 PM Share Posted Friday at 12:10 PM 17 minutes ago, jbenedet said: I’m trying to do a solid mix of hardy shrubs/small trees with a carpet of grass in the front. Grass is overrated for many reasons but I also think the fact you lose the green in winter is another big negative. I really enjoy maintaining color in the darkest and coldest periods of winter which is why I’m looking for various shrubs/coniferous small trees to take up a lot of the grass area. Year round Color/hardiness (very low maintenance)/water absorption; has been my ongoing project in the front. You guys have any good recommendations? I’m in an urban setting so deer and varmint threats are non-existent. As long as you don't have any snow falling from roof issues, I have a Stewartstonian azalea that is a really nice year round plant. It never drops its leaves, but they become a deep reddish green in winter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted Friday at 01:27 PM Share Posted Friday at 01:27 PM Greening up here slowly. Tulips and other stuff about to pop. Kicking the tires on getting irrigation installed this year. I’d have to upgrade my pressure tank and a quote I got 2 years ago pegged the cost at around 5k for the irrigation system alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbenedet Posted Friday at 02:09 PM Share Posted Friday at 02:09 PM 1 hour ago, OceanStWx said: As long as you don't have any snow falling from roof issues, I have a Stewartstonian azalea that is a really nice year round plant. It never drops its leaves, but they become a deep reddish green in winter. Does it do well in 6-8 hrs direct sun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted Friday at 02:56 PM Share Posted Friday at 02:56 PM 46 minutes ago, jbenedet said: Does it do well in 6-8 hrs direct sun? The more sun the better, but mine is doing fine on the shaded side of the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted Friday at 03:56 PM Share Posted Friday at 03:56 PM On 3/15/2025 at 4:36 PM, dendrite said: Yeah you really don’t want to poison since you risk killing predatory birds or other mammals. Grow some catnip and get the neighborhood cats hanging around. You laugh but my brother in law does just that, he brings over the catnip for our cat he gets so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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