Lawncare

[Nick]

How are those lawn's looking? You guys browning up yet?

 

[Warp Daddy]

How are those lawn's looking? You guys browning up yet?

Still green n'lush. I fertilized and fed the crap out of it this spring and overseeded last fall for the 2nd straight yr and we had a mondo wet spring so things are looking good yet

 

[mattm59]

browning up? Good gawd, I was out with a chain saw and pruning shears last weekend trying to clear paths for my lawn tractor to get through. I think I fertilized once; about 16 years ago. Stuff must be on a timed release...grass doesn't grow that fast, but the freakin' trees and bushes make my yard look like the Husqvarna commercial.:roll:

 

[o3jeff]

Mines still nice and green. This is the first year I hired someone to do the fertilizing and it's the best its ever looked, but have been cutting it every 4-5 days.

 

[twinplanx]

I can't believe when I see someones automatic lawn sprinklers on just after, or during a rain storm...WTF, haven't they ever heard of a rain gauge? I was just talking about this yesterday w/ my irrigation buddy, business is sorta slow this year w/ all the rain...

 

[Nick]

I can't believe when I see someones automatic lawn sprinklers on just after, or during a rain storm...WTF, haven't they ever heard of a rain gauge? I was just talking about this yesterday w/ my irrigation buddy, business is sorta slow this year w/ all the rain...

Argh for some reason I realized my rain sensor is busted, the other day it was raining and my sprinklers were on. Def. not on purpose! They usually automatically shut off when it rains.

 

[Hawkshot99]

I was mowing my lawns on a 7 day schedule earlier, but have backed off on some of them to a 10 day now. I really hope they stay green, as i like the $.

 

[twinplanx]

Hey Nick at least you've identified the problem...

 

[Geoff]

My front lawn was totally regraded this spring. It looks OK from a distance but it's still pretty thin when you're standing on it. I've watered it 4 or 5 times to make sure the rose bushes and shrubbery I just planted are happy.

 

[mattm59]

took these shots a couple months back, when the madness was just starting.:-o

Days like this make me really appreciate life....even plant life:wink:

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/slideshow/580183038lbroCK

 

[hammer]

Mottled green and brown here...I have a lawn service and I do water every other day but it usually browns up some once the hot weather comes. A lot of the yard gets full sun and the soil is very sandy.

Plan to do some thatch raking and overseeding in late August.

 

[TheBEast]

Plan to do some thatch raking and overseeding in late August.

Is that the best time of year to do the thatching/overseeding? I think my lawn really needs the be thinned out a bit and overseeded as the moss and weeds are taking over. Soil is really sandy and the back yard has a good amount of shade. Trying to keep the non-organic chemicals off it, so haven't fertilized in probably 5 years or so. Holding up ok, but could use some work.

 

[bigbog]

Slightly mottled in spots of full day sun, but think some of it is because I never got to those areas with the thatch rake. Other than that = has been ridiculously green....without a doubt the long lasting snowpack this spring gave the normally couple problem areas full saturation....totally filled in areas over the winter that I've been constantly at for ~3-4yrs without this success.
Light AM watering every other day. Has needed cutting every friggin 5 to 6 days this spring:-o
Think maybe my full on attack on grubs last year worked in favor of root growth as well.

 

[hammer]

Is that the best time of year to do the thatching/overseeding? I think my lawn really needs the be thinned out a bit and overseeded as the moss and weeds are taking over. Soil is really sandy and the back yard has a good amount of shade. Trying to keep the non-organic chemicals off it, so haven't fertilized in probably 5 years or so. Holding up ok, but could use some work.

I've never had a whole bunch of luck with overseeding but I've read that early fall is the best time to seed since it's starting to get cooler and the grass will have enough time to grow in before it gets too cold.

I had to reseed a section of my back yard last season (heat and drought killed it off I think) and I didn't get to it until Columbus Day weekend. Fortunately most of what I seeded took and it doesn't look to bad from a distance.

If you can afford the cost up front having a lawn service do the fertilizing is the way to go IMO. There are services that will use "organic" fertilizers, the cost to have someone else apply it isn't much more than the cost of getting fertilizer, and you don't have to worry about timing the applications yourself. I always include the grub proofing treatment in the yearly plan...one time I didn't and I had moderate grub damage in the fall.

My lawn is about the middle of the pack in my neighborhood, but I think it's a good compromise between time and money spent vs lawn appearance.

 

[Hawkshot99]

If you can afford the cost up front having a lawn service do the fertilizing is the way to go IMO. There are services that will use "organic" fertilizers, the cost to have someone else apply it isn't much more than the cost of getting fertilizer, and you don't have to worry about timing the applications yourself. I always include the grub proofing treatment in the yearly plan...one time I didn't and I had moderate grub damage in the fall.

I would personally be very careful with this. There is a huge range between "professionals"who do the fert. Many lay down way to much of the chemicals or at the wrong time and damage the lawn more than help.

The best lawn I took care of, stayed nice and dark green when my other lawns dried up in early June. Then one week when I came and mowed it, it looked pale like most of the others. The owner told me how she hired a fert. company. The burned the grass with their chemicals.

I do not do fert. applications except for my own personal house, as I dont have the license/time to do them.

 

[from_the_NEK]

I mow mine once a week. No bagging. Other than a few thin spots where the topsoil is thin I have a very green yard (this summer with all of the rain we have gotten even the thin spots are very green). I don't care if it isn't all grass
However, I seem to be having an issue with grubs and moles this summer.

 

[darent]

hot, humid and foggy weather is on us, red thread and dollar spot starting to show up. other than that the ole ball field is looking good. years ago I took a turf coarse , the front page of the manuel made this statement-" never has so much time and money been spent to do something so unnatural to grass"

 

[Warp Daddy]

hot, humid and foggy weather is on us, red thread and dollar spot starting to show up. other than that the ole ball field is looking good. years ago I took a turf coarse , the front page of the manuel made this statement-" never has so much time and money been spent to do something so unnatural to grass"

LMAO -- That's beautiful !!

I always thought we really are a bunch of dum chits ( I am the biggest) we spend all kinds of Jack to make the crap grow thick n' fast , n' deep , n' often so we can more $$ on big azz toys to mow da chit and waste more of our time on this stuff . What the hell r we thinking ???? ROFLMAO

 

[mattm59]

a flock of crows and a skunk family took care of my grubs years back. I kind of miss those guys. The skunks used to come to the back door and eat the cat food that was out, while the cat sat on the picnic table. I guess we were out of grubs.
Now i notice every year I seem to give more of my yard back to the animals. Easier to maintain, and real fun to watch the birds eat the berries and nuts, the rabbits eat the vegetation, and the woodchuck doing whatever it is he's doing. Coolest thing this year was watching sparrows( I dunno, small peeps:??? land on dandelions, bend them over, then walk up to the head and eat the seeds.8)

 

[Glenn]

It's doing good in CT! Still green and still growing. May take the high lift blades off the mower and throw the mulchers on. We'll have to see how dry it gets.

We seeded a big section of lawn in VT and the grass is coming in nicely. Amazing how well the grass grows up there. It's a little cooler and it makes a huge difference.