2017 Lawn Thread

[black2002ls]

Do you use an edger or string trimmer? I've been able to achieve really good edges with a string trimmer alone.. I started a little lawn service last summer after I left the restaurant and have learned so much. It's hard work but I sleep great at night!

String trimmer. I had a Troy Built with edger attachment and the edger grenaded on me so I learned to use the weed eater attachment to edge. I'm not extremely proficient with it yet. It still walks into the yard on me from time to time. Either way, I still have the best looking yard on the street by far!

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[Stephen]

String trimmer. I had a Troy Built with edger attachment and the edger grenaded on me so I learned to use the weed eater attachment to edge. I'm not extremely proficient with it yet. It still walks into the yard on me from time to time. Either way, I still have the best looking yard on the street by far!

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Once you get that little rut dug between the dirt and the sidewalk, it gets super easy..

[black2002ls]

Once you get that little rut dug between the dirt and the sidewalk, it gets super easy..

I'm noticing that. There are a few places where I still have some dirt packed in there, but it gets easier every week.

[Stephen]

I think it's coming in pretty good, think it's ok to throw Scotts green max down? I installed the sod on 5/4 and put down some cheap starter fertilizer on 5/6.. but it's seen a shit ton of water and rain over the last 30 days..

[Stephen]

So what's a good fertilizer for the summer?

[black2002ls]

I put down Lesco 25-0-11, not sure if bermuda vs st. augustine makes a difference though.

[Stephen]

My buddy has a really nice st Augustine yard but dallisgrass is present. Is there any way to rid this without using a non selective herbicide? Or dig.. he wants a chemical if there is one

[zemog]

No

[Goku025]

Well I got in a pretty bad accident and have been out for about 2 1/2 months my neighbors have been cutting my grass but went from a 1 to a 4 setting. Now that i am back to good health i spent about 6 hours going from the 4 back down to the 1. I need to go get some fertilizer and will be watering it for the next couple of days to help it green up (hopefully). :shock:

My neighbors think im crazy because it was dark green on top but the length was driving me insane!

[juiceweezl]

I've got some serious dead spots. Need to grab some pics. I've over seeded too, and the new stuff comes in only to die. FUCKING RABBITS!!!! I have an army of them out front and their piss is killing my grass! Time to make some stew.

[Goku025]

I've got some serious dead spots. Need to grab some pics. I've over seeded too, and the new stuff comes in only to die. FUCKING RABBITS!!!! I have an army of them out front and their piss is killing my grass! Time to make some stew.

That suuuuuuuuuuucks!

[Gasser64]

My lawn sucks. I got huge bald spots in the front yard right underneath the trees. I think that somehow they're caused by the trees. That and I never water it lol

And its mostly weeds too. Its ugly. Someday I'll do something about that... like install a sprinkler system.

[black2002ls]

My lawn sucks. I got huge bald spots in the front yard right underneath the trees. I think that somehow they're caused by the trees. That and I never water it lol

And its mostly weeds too. Its ugly. Someday I'll do something about that... like install a sprinkler system.

If the trees are bloking out the sun, that is most definitely why there is no grass.

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[Stephen]

Well I got in a pretty bad accident and have been out for about 2 1/2 months my neighbors have been cutting my grass but went from a 1 to a 4 setting. Now that i am back to good health i spent about 6 hours going from the 4 back down to the 1. I need to go get some fertilizer and will be watering it for the next couple of days to help it green up (hopefully). :shock:

My neighbors think im crazy because it was dark green on top but the length was driving me insane!

My lawn sucks. I got huge bald spots in the front yard right underneath the trees. I think that somehow they're caused by the trees. That and I never water it lol

And its mostly weeds too. Its ugly. Someday I'll do something about that... like install a sprinkler system.

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't mowing lower promote more weed growth?

[Goku025]

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't mowing lower promote more weed growth?

My bermuda likes to be at 1/2" but no more than 1.5". If i keep it low it gets so dense that it chokes out any weeds that come up. If i do get weeds (from my neighbors) its only a handful that i can go out and pull. I also put down the Lesco pre-emergent twice a year and it has really helped that as well.