Lawn Care

[star seed 7]

where do you live panj?

[GoodForAnother]

my foundation guy told me a french drain is like $30/foot.  I'm just going to build my own.

[Panjandrum]

where do you live panj?

Overland Park

[Panjandrum]

my foundation guy told me a french drain is like $30/foot.  I'm just going to build my own.

He quoted 130', so based on your guy's price, that is about $3900.  I guess he wants to do some more smooth, decorative gravel which will increase the cost but decrease the likelihood that my children will become injured if they fall on it.  Maybe my guy isn't too far off.  We're still going to get another couple of quotes.

My house kind of sits on a slope, so it's about 30' from my foundation.  But it just pools in my backyard along the fence.  It's annoying as hell. Our backyard is big but effectively worthless because it's a mosquito infested swamp land.

[CNS]

depending on the size of area, ask him how much to regrade so that the water runs off(if that is even feasible in your backyard sitch).  A little black dirt and time on a skidloader might be less money.  Then just seed it.

[SkinnyBenny]

So I really need some GrassKats to tell me if I'm boned on this or not. Our house was finished in September and they did kind of a garbage'y job installing all the little sod square thingies. I mean it probably looks fine on the street but there's this one patch around the side that just will not grow. It appeared to be doing fine right after they installed it and I didn't notice anything, but then when winter came and all the grass went dormant, this particular patch just never grew back. I took a picture of it like 3-4 weeks ago. Then I took a picture of it standing in nearly the same spot a yesterday. There might be a little progress but not much, especially considering that I've been fertilizing it with that lawn-gro sta-green stuff or whatever and it has gotten tons of water in the last three weeks. Tell me the following things.

1) Does this pathetic patch have any chance at all of regaining life?
2) If yes, what else does it need if anything?
2) If not, what should I do about it?
3) Also what kind of grass is this?

Picture from like 3-4 weeks ago:


Picture from yesterday:




Sorry for the pic quality. Also sorry for the grass quality.

[Mikeyis4dcats]

go buy an $8 bag of grass patch and throw some down.   I don't see that coming back if it hasn't by now.

[CNS]

I bet, if you dug a couple inches below that area, you would find that they left the concrete spoils from pouring your driveway.  Grass hates that.

[Skipper44]

my foundation guy told me a french drain is like $30/foot.  I'm just going to build my own.

He quoted 130', so based on your guy's price, that is about $3900.  I guess he wants to do some more smooth, decorative gravel which will increase the cost but decrease the likelihood that my children will become injured if they fall on it.  Maybe my guy isn't too far off.  We're still going to get another couple of quotes.

My house kind of sits on a slope, so it's about 30' from my foundation.  But it just pools in my backyard along the fence.  It's annoying as hell. Our backyard is big but effectively worthless because it's a mosquito infested swamp land.

What about planting a River Birch or two in the area, a lot easier and cheaper

[Cire]

Before spending that much on a french drain I'd layer dirt to build up the low spot, aerate the area really well at least once a year and start mixing lime into the soil in the area.  Make sure you've got a great stand of grass to drink up some too.

[sys]

i like the birch idea.  the right plants can really dry out a wetland.

[CNS]

Flood it more, get koi and ducks.

[yoga-like_abana]

I like mowing. I do not like lawn care. No thanks

[slobber]

I bet, if you dug a couple inches below that area, you would find that they left the concrete spoils from pouring your driveway.  Grass hates that.

It is almost certainly this, based on proximity to sidewalk.


Gonna win 'em all!

[ShellShock]

Anyone here actually in the business in KC? I have a pretty tricky sprinkler system that is probably older than the dinosaurs and need some minor valve help. TIA

it should be flyer wedged in your door season right now i would imagine, i bet out of the 100 you get there will be a sprinkler one in there

Ended up just bucking up and tearing into it myself. Turns out, it wasn't terribly difficult once I found where the leaks/breaks were and also found parts for the system.

[meow meow]

lawn needs mowed today before it rains the next several days, but it's super hot out, so I just texted the high school kid down the street that has a mowing business.  grass should be mowed by the time I get home from work.  probably crack a few beers tonight for my efforts.

[dontfeedthebear]

Didn't skim through the 21 pages, but anyone have suggestions for mosquitoes?  I just moved to the burbs, about a half mile from a lake and 2 houses up from a creek that feeds it.  They DGAF about anything I've done for the yard, including citronella candles, Cutter yard fogger, and 2 different types of yard treatments that attach to your hose.  I've been told to treat the landscaping, which is great, but we don't have anything set up yet, so there's no landscaping to treat.

[puniraptor]

mosquitos reproduce in standing water. nothing you do to your lawn or bushes will make any difference.

[Rage Against the McKee]

mosquitos reproduce in standing water. nothing you do to your lawn or bushes will make any difference.

If he has standing water in his yard after rains, he could put in a french drain or something. I think the proximity to the lake is the real problem, though. Just stock up on Off.

[steve dave]

I'm going to mow today guys. it's supposed to be like 85 so not like the surface of the sun hot so that's good

[XocolateThundarr]

I'm going to mow today guys. it's supposed to be like 85 so not like the surface of the sun hot so that's good

I bet that Miller Lite is going to taste awesome afterwards.

[slobber]

mosquitos reproduce in standing water. nothing you do to your lawn or bushes will make any difference.

first part true. Second part not true


Gonna win 'em all!

[puniraptor]

mosquitos reproduce in standing water. nothing you do to your lawn or bushes will make any difference.

first part true. Second part not true


Gonna win 'em all!

 

[slobber]

One treatment will not work for extended periods. You will need to retreat consistently. Make sure you don't have standing water.


Gonna win 'em all!

[slobber]

When you spray, really close that nozzle down so you get fine droplets.


Gonna win 'em all!