Author Topic: Lawn Care (Read 113178 times)

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #400 on:** March 22, 2015, 10:53:58 AM »

Best evergreen for direct sunlight?

CNS · « **Reply #401 on:** March 22, 2015, 01:13:35 PM »

Tree, shrub, ground cover?

CNS · « **Reply #402 on:** March 22, 2015, 01:14:39 PM »

Mowed low, raked full, aerated, and fertilized. looks great and will look even better if we get any of the rain we are forecasted to get this week.

Mikeyis4dcats · « **Reply #403 on:** March 23, 2015, 11:11:57 AM »

Quote from: CNS on March 22, 2015, 01:14:39 PM

Mowed low, raked full, aerated, and fertilized. looks great and will look even better if we get any of the rain we are forecasted to get this week.

how did the tow behind aerator work?

CNS · « **Reply #404 on:** March 23, 2015, 11:59:02 AM »

I used it last fall and it worked very well. This weekend, I didn't get quite as much penetration, since we didn't have near as much moisture in the ground, but it worked well enough that I didn't want to spend half the day on the sprinkler. I would def recommend it.

I am actually looking at a similar trailer that picks up grass and leaves. I saw one this winter for like $180 by the same brand as my aerator. Will probably grab it when I get my shed built.

michigancat · « **Reply #405 on:** March 23, 2015, 12:00:45 PM »

you guys should grow tomatoes in your yards

CNS · « **Reply #406 on:** March 23, 2015, 12:02:39 PM »

I don't eat enough tomatoes to grow them, though.

_33 · « **Reply #407 on:** March 23, 2015, 12:13:49 PM »

My yard is a joke, it's mocking me. I overseeded in the fall and thought I did mostly good stuff last summer and it still looks awful. I know it can't be fixed in one season and that it's a process but it looks even worse this year than last year and the bermuda patch in the front yard has nearly doubled in size. What are the pros and cons to killing your entire yard during the summer and then starting fresh next year?

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #408 on:** March 23, 2015, 01:23:16 PM »

Quote from: CNS on March 22, 2015, 01:13:35 PM

Tree, shrub, ground cover?

tree

michigancat · « **Reply #409 on:** March 23, 2015, 01:50:10 PM »

Quote from: CNS on March 23, 2015, 12:02:39 PM

I don't eat enough tomatoes to grow them, though.

what about carrots and lettuce and green beans?

sys · « **Reply #410 on:** March 23, 2015, 02:11:31 PM »

Quote from: michigancat on March 23, 2015, 12:00:45 PM

you guys should grow tomatoes in your yards

i do!

Mikeyis4dcats · « **Reply #411 on:** March 23, 2015, 02:16:16 PM »

Quote from: CNS on March 23, 2015, 11:59:02 AM

I used it last fall and it worked very well. This weekend, I didn't get quite as much penetration, since we didn't have near as much moisture in the ground, but it worked well enough that I didn't want to spend half the day on the sprinkler. I would def recommend it.

I am actually looking at a similar trailer that picks up grass and leaves. I saw one this winter for like $180 by the same brand as my aerator. Will probably grab it when I get my shed built.

my buddy has one of those (lawn vacuum I think they called it) leaf catchers. his neighbor gave it to him.

it sucks.

michigancat · « **Reply #412 on:** March 23, 2015, 02:17:25 PM »

Quote from: sys on March 23, 2015, 02:11:31 PM

Quote from: michigancat on March 23, 2015, 12:00:45 PM
you guys should grow tomatoes in your yards

i do!

front yard?

sys · « **Reply #413 on:** March 23, 2015, 02:23:07 PM »

back yard. but i have citrus trees and rosemary in the front yard, if that counts for anything.

CNS · « **Reply #414 on:** March 23, 2015, 02:50:32 PM »

Quote from: michigancat on March 23, 2015, 01:50:10 PM

Quote from: CNS on March 23, 2015, 12:02:39 PM
I don't eat enough tomatoes to grow them, though.

what about carrots and lettuce and green beans?

Too much yard to do it all in that. would need to work less hours to maintain it at 1+ acre.

_33 · « **Reply #415 on:** March 23, 2015, 02:53:43 PM »

My F-I-L said that I should wait until the hottest part of the summer, kill everything, wait 2 weeks, kill everything again, till it up, overseed in fall. Is this accurate?

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #416 on:** March 23, 2015, 02:57:07 PM »

Quote from: _33 on March 23, 2015, 02:53:43 PM

My F-I-L said that I should wait until the hottest part of the summer, kill everything, wait 2 weeks, kill everything again, till it up, overseed in fall. Is this accurate?

If you are ok with having nothing in your yard but bare earth for 2 months, that should work.

CNS · « **Reply #417 on:** March 23, 2015, 03:02:06 PM »

I assume he meant the middle of August. If so, then yes, he is right. Prime seeding time around here is mid august to mid sept, from what landscapers used to tell me on new construction projects.

So, if you kill it all mid august, you can be seeding Sept 1. Would be perfect.

michigancat · « **Reply #418 on:** March 23, 2015, 03:03:06 PM »

Quote from: CNS on March 23, 2015, 02:50:32 PM

Quote from: michigancat on March 23, 2015, 01:50:10 PM
Quote from: CNS on March 23, 2015, 12:02:39 PM
I don't eat enough tomatoes to grow them, though.

what about carrots and lettuce and green beans?

Too much yard to do it all in that. would need to work less hours to maintain it at 1+ acre.

you should build another house or two on that yard or something. good grief.

CNS · « **Reply #419 on:** March 23, 2015, 03:42:31 PM »

Quote from: Mikeyis4dcats on March 23, 2015, 02:16:16 PM

Quote from: CNS on March 23, 2015, 11:59:02 AM
I used it last fall and it worked very well. This weekend, I didn't get quite as much penetration, since we didn't have near as much moisture in the ground, but it worked well enough that I didn't want to spend half the day on the sprinkler. I would def recommend it.

I am actually looking at a similar trailer that picks up grass and leaves. I saw one this winter for like $180 by the same brand as my aerator. Will probably grab it when I get my shed built.

my buddy has one of those (lawn vacuum I think they called it) leaf catchers. his neighbor gave it to him.

it sucks.

This one is a sweeper, not a vacuum. Also thinking about getting a bagger instead.

CNS · « **Reply #420 on:** March 23, 2015, 03:43:32 PM »

Quote from: michigancat on March 23, 2015, 03:03:06 PM

Quote from: CNS on March 23, 2015, 02:50:32 PM
Quote from: michigancat on March 23, 2015, 01:50:10 PM
Quote from: CNS on March 23, 2015, 12:02:39 PM
I don't eat enough tomatoes to grow them, though.

what about carrots and lettuce and green beans?

Too much yard to do it all in that. would need to work less hours to maintain it at 1+ acre.

you should build another house or two on that yard or something. good grief.

If KS wasn't a crap climate, I would fill it with citrus trees.

michigancat · « **Reply #421 on:** March 23, 2015, 03:44:44 PM »

a few houses would be more profitable

CNS · « **Reply #422 on:** March 23, 2015, 03:48:21 PM »

eff it, maybe I'll plant a bunch of tomatoes or something.

michigancat · « **Reply #423 on:** March 23, 2015, 03:49:21 PM »

don't you already have a tractor? Might as well buy a plow.

Cartierfor3 · « **Reply #424 on:** March 23, 2015, 03:53:02 PM »

Just put down my Scott's early spring crabgrass preventer and lawn feed. I'll do 3 more feedings for the season