2017 Lawn Thread

[Goku025]

Grass is coming along pretty quickly this year and free water at least once a week. Still trying to combat my neighbors clover mess from coming over!

[juiceweezl]

We still need to schedule lunch. Do you need some msma?

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Yes, we do. I've got a few bottles left, so I'm good on it. David is in today, so let me talk to him and see what we can work up. Maybe Friday?

[black2002ls]

Well, I tried to hit my yard with scotts turf builder with weed killer last night, since it was wet from the rain. Checked 2 different weather apps and radars before I spread it and I looked to be in the clear. Woke up to find that we got enough rain to wash 90% of it off of the blades. So, I'm sure the weed killer will not do me any good. Though I should see the grass start to green up and hopefully start spreading.

[lowthreeohz]

I put some general weed and feed down about 10 days ago.. the grass is booming but now the clover is too. Bag says I should wait 4 weeks before reapplying, but I'd like to get some seed down sooner than later. What's my best course?

I'm in central va and the yard is largely fescue

[black2002ls]

I did 2 treatments of Image last year and knocked about 2/3 of it out. I have it ready to go again this year too. Just can't stand the stuff.

We still need to schedule lunch. Do you need some msma?

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[juiceweezl]

I had good success with image last year. Whatever that didn't get, the MSMA spot treats took care of

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I did 2 treatments of Image last year and knocked about 2/3 of it out. I have it ready to go again this year too. Just can't stand the stuff.

[zemog]

No

[one slow 5.0]

I had good success with image last year. Whatever that didn't get, the MSMA spot treats took care of

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Image is msma but only 3%

[black2002ls]

I widened the beds around the two large trees I have in front to help with grass not growing close to it. Worked out great. My fear this summer is the stand of nutsedge I had that crept in from the neighbor last year. That stuff is a bitch to get rid of!

I had good success with image last year. Whatever that didn't get, the MSMA spot treats took care of

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[juiceweezl]

I've been toying with the idea of incorporating the live oak tree into the flower bed, mainly due to the dense shade and having trouble getting grass to grow.

I may end up seeing the back yard this year. Grading is still fucked up nd drainage is a nightmare, but hey maybe I can get some bermuda to grow and choke out some of these weeds and my dogs allergies may clear up.

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I widened the beds around the two large trees I have in front to help with grass not growing close to it. Worked out great. My fear this summer is the stand of nutsedge I had that crept in from the neighbor last year. That stuff is a bitch to get rid of!

[ELVIS]

looking good man! i finally got around to doing flowerbeds, trimming bushes and dropping weed and feed front and back over the weekend.

god bless.

[black2002ls]

That's great progress! Our next project is expanding flower beds in the front (and new flowers) and then building some planters in the corner in the back.

I've been toying with the idea of incorporating the live oak tree into the flower bed, mainly due to the dense shade and having trouble getting grass to grow.

I may end up seeing the back yard this year. Grading is still fucked up nd drainage is a nightmare, but hey maybe I can get some bermuda to grow and choke out some of these weeds and my dogs allergies may clear up.

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[juiceweezl]

For those who haven't seen my before pics. This is what the yard looked like when we bought our home 3 years ago this May. It was 90% weeds.



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That's great progress! Our next project is expanding flower beds in the front (and new flowers) and then building some planters in the corner in the back.

[juiceweezl]

Ty sir.

That does look good. I'll try to get some pics of mine this week. Last summer, I had about 75% dead lawn in front. The paid yard guy never got up thatch and even leaves from winter. He wasn't even mowing over the front. I fired him, and my oldest son and I went to work. We seeded and had grass come up in July, but had to leave town for a few weeks, so it didn't get watered and died. We got almost all the weeds out and put rye down for winter. The bermuda is coming aliver now as the rye is slowly dying off.

We cut it even shorter yesterday to get down to the desired height for the bermuda and then we put out some weed and feed in the whole yard (backyard has some broadleafs but a thick strand of bermuda). The front looks like a golf course right now with the rye trimmed and edged. Early next month we'll dress the front yard with a soil/sand/seed mixture and pour the water on for a few weeks to get even more bermuda up. Hopefully the yard will prevail this year.

[Tx Redneck]

Lookin good man, the end result of the work makes it all worthwhile.