Author Topic: Lawn Care (Read 113175 times)

slobber · « **Reply #450 on:** March 28, 2015, 05:20:46 AM »

Quote from: sys on March 28, 2015, 01:15:15 AM

they aren't hard to destruct. the problem is there are about 50 billion of them in my neighborhood.

smart post by smart poster. No surprises here.

Gonna win 'em all!

SdK · « **Reply #451 on:** March 31, 2015, 01:00:03 PM »

Does anyone use a lawn service in Manhattan? If so, what are the costs and service like?

steve dave · « **Reply #452 on:** March 31, 2015, 01:04:33 PM »

Quote from: slobber on March 28, 2015, 05:20:46 AM

Quote from: sys on March 28, 2015, 01:15:15 AM

they aren't hard to destruct. the problem is there are about 50 billion of them in my neighborhood.
smart post by smart poster. No surprises here.

Gonna win 'em all!

is the butt part some sort of lobster claw or something?

CNS · « **Reply #453 on:** March 31, 2015, 02:14:12 PM »

How big would one of those things have to be before a neighborhood would empty out in terror of it? Like a foot or two? It looks like it is made up of cold blooded anger and evil intentions.

Cire · « **Reply #454 on:** March 31, 2015, 02:17:17 PM »

I'm going to chop up the thin parts of my back yard. Bring in some top soil and then seed and water this weekend.

CNS · « **Reply #455 on:** March 31, 2015, 02:20:27 PM »

Quote from: Cire on March 31, 2015, 02:17:17 PM

I'm going to chop up the thin parts of my back yard. Bring in some top soil and then seed and water this weekend.

Why is the grass thin? Shitty soil? Shade?

If shitty soil, something I have done in the past that was very successful was to put down a layer of cotton bur compost and peat. Gets a bunch of nutrients in the soil. I am no pro, but this worked really well for a back yard I used to have that was very clay heavy.

Skipper44 · « **Reply #456 on:** March 31, 2015, 03:03:12 PM »

Quote from: Cire on March 31, 2015, 02:17:17 PM

I'm going to chop up the thin parts of my back yard. Bring in some top soil and then seed and water this weekend.

does chop up = rototill?

I did that to get rid of mulched play area in my first home pre kids. Mixed in some peat and manure and whatnot and it almost worked too well, instead of a 15 x 25 foot area of mulch I had 15 x 25 area of much better lawn.

deputy dawg · « **Reply #457 on:** March 31, 2015, 03:44:02 PM »

Have had a consistent, ongoing problem with moles tearing the hell out of my yard. I've been Mr. Nice Guy, using sonic repellers, castor oil, and harsh language, but they tore up my yard even worse

.

So, I laid down 10 bucks and got this:

Squishes 'em to death. Varmints! Note the claws on either side of the trigger--gets those bastards whether they are coming or going.

Cire · « **Reply #458 on:** March 31, 2015, 08:35:22 PM »

Quote from: CNS on March 31, 2015, 02:20:27 PM

Quote from: Cire on March 31, 2015, 02:17:17 PM
I'm going to chop up the thin parts of my back yard. Bring in some top soil and then seed and water this weekend.

Why is the grass thin? Shitty soil? Shade?

If shitty soil, something I have done in the past that was very successful was to put down a layer of cotton bur compost and peat. Gets a bunch of nutrients in the soil. I am no pro, but this worked really well for a back yard I used to have that was very clay heavy.

New house but combo of shade and drainage issues

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #459 on:** March 31, 2015, 08:51:16 PM »

Quote from: Sundance»¤«Kid on March 31, 2015, 01:00:03 PM

Does anyone use a lawn service in Manhattan? If so, what are the costs and service like?

i don't but my yard was pretty good when i moved in. crabgrass stuff, water enough and then spot spray when needed and my yard stays good enough. i don't think a lawn service makes any sense unless your lawn is already good. could be wrong. dunno.

SdK · « **Reply #460 on:** March 31, 2015, 09:44:49 PM »

Quote from: Rick RowdyBoyy Daris on March 31, 2015, 08:51:16 PM

Quote from: Sundance»¤«Kid on March 31, 2015, 01:00:03 PM
Does anyone use a lawn service in Manhattan? If so, what are the costs and service like?

i don't but my yard was pretty good when i moved in. crabgrass stuff, water enough and then spot spray when needed and my yard stays good enough. i don't think a lawn service makes any sense unless your lawn is already good. could be wrong. dunno.

I guess I should have specified. I'm asking for a friend who is looking to have their lawn mowed and edged instead of doing it themselves.

ShellShock · « **Reply #461 on:** April 01, 2015, 03:36:04 PM »

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

slobber · « **Reply #462 on:** April 01, 2015, 03:53:09 PM »

GUYS!!!!!! I am in a meeting RIGHT NOW with a really really big lawn care company!!!!! RIGHT NOW!!!!!!

Gonna win 'em all!

slobber · « **Reply #463 on:** April 01, 2015, 03:53:36 PM »

Quote from: slobber on April 01, 2015, 03:53:09 PM

GUYS!!!!!! I am in a meeting RIGHT NOW with a really really big lawn care company!!!!! RIGHT NOW!!!!!!

Gonna win 'em all!

like REALLY REALLY REALLY big company!

Gonna win 'em all!

hatingfrancisco · « **Reply #464 on:** April 01, 2015, 04:54:21 PM »

Mueller?

wetwillie · « **Reply #465 on:** April 01, 2015, 06:31:09 PM »

Quote from: slobber on April 01, 2015, 03:53:36 PM

Quote from: slobber on April 01, 2015, 03:53:09 PM
GUYS!!!!!! I am in a meeting RIGHT NOW with a really really big lawn care company!!!!! RIGHT NOW!!!!!!

Gonna win 'em all!
like REALLY REALLY REALLY big company!

Gonna win 'em all!

Just say it dork

slobber · « **Reply #466 on:** April 01, 2015, 09:08:45 PM »

NO! But they are big. They kill a crap ton of weeds and bugs every year!

Gonna win 'em all!

steve dave · « **Reply #467 on:** April 01, 2015, 09:18:47 PM »

Is it heartland lawn in omaha?

XocolateThundarr · « **Reply #468 on:** April 01, 2015, 10:10:35 PM »

I guess that it is Big Mike's Lawn and Landscape from Wichita. What do I win?

slobber · « **Reply #469 on:** April 02, 2015, 05:38:36 AM »

These were all really great guesses from people that don't deal in the day to day with big time lawn care companies. (humble brag?)

Gonna win 'em all!

sys · « **Reply #470 on:** April 02, 2015, 07:15:48 AM »

dobber, why have you moved around the country so much? all career related?

slobber · « **Reply #471 on:** April 02, 2015, 07:34:31 AM »

Quote from: sys on April 02, 2015, 07:15:48 AM

dobber, why have you moved around the country so much? all career related?

yes. But have been here for 8 years. Not planning on moving again anytime soon. At least I'm not looking around at out of state opportunities within my current company.

Gonna win 'em all!

sys · « **Reply #472 on:** April 02, 2015, 02:45:48 PM »

Quote from: slobber on April 02, 2015, 07:34:31 AM

have been here for 8 years. Not planning on moving again anytime soon. At least I'm not looking around at out of state opportunities within my current company.

were you job-hopping or moving around within your company? i know you do something that involves you knowing a shitton about grass and grass eating organisms, but what is it that you actually do?

star seed 7 · « **Reply #473 on:** April 02, 2015, 04:55:05 PM »

He's a serial killer fleeing his kill zones

slobber · « **Reply #474 on:** April 02, 2015, 04:59:11 PM »

I left my current company once. But I came back after three years. All of the jobs I've had have been in sales except for the last eight years. Originally I was in the agricultural side of my industry, now I am more in the environmental science side. That includes lawn care.

Gonna win 'em all!