Lawn Care

[Dugout DickStone]

I binge then pee on all crabgrass/dandelions/moles in my back yard.  #spottreat

[Mikeyis4dcats]

folks smarter than me, is it too late for him to put down the crabgrass preventer+fertilizer stage?  someone at work told me to do that a few weeks ago so i did that.  i think at some point in may you're supposed to do another round of weed preventer+fertilizer or something.  i think there's like 4 stages to do.  my lawn looks like crap though so probably don't listen to me

no, this is best done around Easter, at least in Kansas

[slobber]

Got to go to the zoo. I will lay on some more expert advice later. Also, :KSULAWNCARE#1cats

[CNS]

After weed and feed I like to walk around and spot treat the weeds with a spray.  Might have to hit some stuff twice but it works. 

i don't even weed and feed. i just crabgrass and then spot spray but yeah, same thought process. laying down multiple applications of granule weed and feed seems bizarre and unnecessary. again, not an expert.

Mulitple small apps of feed, one app of weed.

This is good to know.  When using something like Scotts, can I hit the Weed and Feed once, then move on to their next step feed early and just hit that multiple times until it gets hot?

[yoEMAW]

getting new sod at the new house in like 3 weeks. what do I need to do to it?

The absolute best thing you could do would be to have your soil tested and make amendments before they lay the sod. That will ensure a healthy lawn for literally years to come!

You will have to act fast tho. The soil tests take time. 

[Dugout DickStone]

getting new sod at the new house in like 3 weeks. what do I need to do to it?

The absolute best thing you could do would be to have your soil tested and make amendments before they lay the sod. That will ensure a healthy lawn for literally years to come!

You will have to act fast tho. The soil tests take time. 

If only there were a local institution where the best soil judges in the world were.  Damn, T&P's sd

[Dr Rick Daris]

You will not control all of your crabgrass with a crabgrass preventer at this time of year. Some has already germinated and sprouted. It looks like a very small mouse ear in your lawn, might be underneath the thatch layer. It will control later to emerge crabgrass over the next few weeks. I split shot my crabgrass preventer to give me extended residual. I put a half rate out about 3-4 weeks apart. I don't do a lot for winter annual broadleaf weeds, since they don't really cause that much of a problem.

you'll still get a lot. then you just spot spray the stuff you were too late to get or the stuff that will emerge later in the year regardless of when you put it down. i laid down crabgrass stuff twice about six weeks apart the other year. guess what? still got crabgrass late in the year around sidewalks, street and driveway. the heat in those areas just degrades the layer of preventer or whatever.

http://www.turffiles.ncsu.edu/PDFFiles/000503/Postemergent_Control_of_Crabgrass_in_Turfgrasses.pdf

also, why do you guys want to feed your crappy yards so much? just really like to mow? sounds horrible.

[Institutional Control]

getting new sod at the new house in like 3 weeks. what do I need to do to it?

The absolute best thing you could do would be to have your soil tested and make amendments before they lay the sod. That will ensure a healthy lawn for literally years to come!

You will have to act fast tho. The soil tests take time. 

If only there were a local institution where the best soil judges in the world were.  Damn, T&P's sd

Don't they sell them at Home Depot?

[_33]

My Plan:

Spring
1.  Put down crabgrass preventer+fertilizer tonight (weather permitting)
2.  Spray lawn with orthro weed b gone broad leaf killer spray

Summer
1.  Weed and feed once in mid summer on a very dewy morning
2.  Spot spray as needed to control weeds

Fall
1.  Use my dad's gas powered dethatcher to dethatch lawn
2.  Aerate
3.  Overseed

Does anyone want to change or add anything?
 

[cDubya]

4 pages and still no pics? I cant take it anymore...

[Tobias]

i'm definitely not posting any pics of my lawn now

[Emo EMAW]

After weed and feed I like to walk around and spot treat the weeds with a spray.  Might have to hit some stuff twice but it works. 

i don't even weed and feed. i just crabgrass and then spot spray but yeah, same thought process. laying down multiple applications of granule weed and feed seems bizarre and unnecessary. again, not an expert.

I'm always too late with the crabgrass preventer.  Always.  My dad calls me and tells me it's time and I'm like whatever pops you're off your rocker now leave me alone I gotta turn this ish to 11!  So ya that's why.

[cDubya]

i'm definitely not posting any pics of my lawn now

Awww, c'mon buddy. That yard has been treated and maintained going on 30 years now. Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither are good looking lawns. Post pics, get advice, enjoy the rewards.

[Cire]

4 pages and still no pics? I cant take it anymore...

I want to walk barefoot on that

[Emo EMAW]

4 pages and still no pics? I cant take it anymore...

I want to walk barefoot on that

AT&T Uverse was made for that lawn.

[Mr Bread]

i'm definitely not posting any pics of my lawn now

Awww, c'mon buddy. That yard has been treated and maintained going on 30 years now. Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither are good looking lawns. Post pics, get advice, enjoy the rewards.

Maybe should spend a little time and money on that shitbox excuse for a road you have there. 

[Benja]

One thing that gets super weird if you think about it too much is lawns. Hey, everyone who owns a box they live in gets some sort of amount of square feet of vegetation in front and behind and maybe on the sides of that box. Does pretty much everyone agree they want a lawn? Yes, pretty much everyone but people in arizona that cant grow one. Do we all plant the exact same stuff? Yes, pretty much. You want it nice and green and trimmed and you want to care about it to the point that you chat with neighbors about it and message board about it.

[IPA4Me]

Three weeks ago after first cut. Green has filled in nicely. 

[Dr Rick Daris]

i hope you walked over and immediately cut that pampas grass or whatever it is on the left after you took that pic.

[IPA4Me]

i hope you walked over and immediately cut that pampas grass or whatever it is on the left after you took that pic.

It's coming down shortly. I like the border it provides and it's not warm enough for growth yet. I usually trim it when I plant tomatoes.

[XocolateThundarr]

Guise... I need help.

[Mr Bread]

Looks like you've got some rock where you want grass to be. 

[Dr Rick Daris]

i hope you walked over and immediately cut that pampas grass or whatever it is on the left after you took that pic.

It's coming down shortly. I like the border it provides and it's not warm enough for growth yet. I usually trim it when I plant tomatoes.

i'm not sure you are correct re: not warm enough. also what's that tree in the back right? bradford pear?

[IPA4Me]

i hope you walked over and immediately cut that pampas grass or whatever it is on the left after you took that pic.

It's coming down shortly. I like the border it provides and it's not warm enough for growth yet. I usually trim it when I plant tomatoes.

i'm not sure you are correct re: not warm enough. also what's that tree in the back right? bradford pear?

Our ground temps just hit warm enough to grow the cool weather grass. The pampas likes it a bit warmer. That's been my experience here.

Yes, that is my neighbor's Bradford Pear. They have four in a row going to toward the street.

[Dr Rick Daris]

well i nailed that one. good ol' pyrus calleryana. good to see you hanging out back there, little buddy.