First Official Lawn Thread

[Nas]

Just checked soil temp at 4" deep. It was 46f. Ideal time is around 50f. At least that's what I read.

Ive heard that and also go the first full week of 65 degree temps. We got a good freeze the week before our first full week of mid 60s. Fucking Ohio.

 

[TJHall1]

Haven't even seen mine yet, still skiing here in Alaska! SKOL!

Where do you live in Alaska? Its my dream to live there.

 

[TheNJNole]

Bump.....

I can smell the Milorganite.

 

[shiv]

Bump.....

I can smell the Milorganite.

I got you added. Haven’t had phone service the last couple days

Edit: meant to respond about the nsfw board. We’ve got a couple lawn threads going I’ll merge when I get a chance

 

[120north]

Been raking leaves from the f-ing live oaks that the HOA loves to install. If I don't get my leaves raked, lawn looks like hell.

 

[Peach-head]

Don’t really have one. The interesting thing about my grass is i do nothing to it and it continues to grow faster than I can cut. I have way too much grass to manicure. I did just buy my first commercial grade zero turn last week. Looking forward to cutting the fuck out of some grass this summer.

 

[TheNJNole]

Don’t really have one. The interesting thing about my grass is i do nothing to it and it continues to grow faster than I can cut. I have way too much grass to manicure. I did just buy my first commercial grade zero turn last week. Looking forward to cutting the fuck out of some grass this summer.

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I'd pay someone to use this.

Had shoulder surgery back in Oct. Wife thinks mowing the lawn is now her baby..... no fvxking way.

@Nape

 

[shiv]

Merged all the lawn threads. I’ll update on mine when I get back in town

 

[absoluteUnit]

Do yourself a favor and go Ego, will be switching all my yard stuff to it except the mower. No mixing gas, no pull starting, pull the trigger and it is full speed.

Also yes fixing to have to do my second mowing of the year.

So I’m prob gonna go get one of these Ego bad boys this weekend. Can I just get the base model and be fine? All I need is a trimmer right now

 

[HnstTune]

How@HnstTune What breed of zoysia you running? How far into shady areas does it grow, and how does it handle long stretches of 90+ temperatures? I love fescue, but the summers here makes it wilt and turn brown without copious watering. I think I'd like to try a fescue/zoysia combo...allowing the zoysia to penetrate as far as possible into shaded regions and fescue remaining where the zoysia can't reach.

@CBradSmith sorry just now seeing this. I couldn’t tell you what kind of zoysia but I hate it. It was planted when we bought the house. I’m zone 6 and trying to over seed tall fescue to overtake the zoysia. I can handle 6-8 weeks of dormant grass in mid summer over 6-7 months of dormant grass over the winter which is what zoysia does in my zone. Doesn’t do great in shady areas. Also why I’m trying tall fescue because 75% of my back yard is full shade. It was basically dirt when I moved in. Not sure where you’re at but I wouldn’t recommend zoysia in my zone.

 

[Cletusnow]

Do yourself a favor and go Ego, will be switching all my yard stuff to it except the mower. No mixing gas, no pull starting, pull the trigger and it is full speed.

Also yes fixing to have to do my second mowing of the year.

Keeping my gas powered everything. Fuk the environment, and I dump my used motor oil on the neighbors side of the fence.

 

[TheNJNole]

Keeping my gas powered everything. Fuk the environment, and I dump my used motor oil on the neighbors side of the fence.

It is a major pain in the dick getting the oil right.

I had shoulder surgery in Oct and never tested my blower for the winter - dumb ass mistake.

This fvcking monster blower died and we had one of the heaviest snow accumulations this past Jan. Fvck me.

If electric could do the same job, I'd be 100% in.

 

[imprimis]

Who cares about Oklahoma. Indians don't maintain lawns......

They scalp their lawns.

 

[imprimis]

How many of you have mowed your lawn as of 3/29? I broke the seal yesterday.

My fescue was getting shaggy, but it was by design. I overseeded in some areas and wanted to make sure the root systems had a chance to develop as much as possible before cutting.

First cut is in the books, which means I'm likely on a 1 time per week schedule until mid July, when the temperature slows the growth rate.

Edit:
I changed thread title name to possibly get a universal thread/conversation going, as this is a topic that is talked about year-round.
Second, my apology to @absoluteUnit . You started a first mow of the season thread just few days ago.

@HnstTune What breed of zoysia you running? How far into shady areas does it grow, and how does it handle long stretches of 90+ temperatures? I love fescue, but the summers here makes it wilt and turn brown without copious watering. I think I'd like to try a fescue/zoysia combo...allowing the zoysia to penetrate as far as possible into shaded regions and fescue remaining where the zoysia can't reach.

@4n6tox Tell me about scalping, as this is something I think I **need** to know about. Have a neighbor a block over that has a lawn service. Once I year I notice his front yard is basically flat dirt. Then a month or so later fescue starts poking out. Another few months after that, he's got what could pass as perfect carpet for an early Spring lawn when nobody else has any green showing.

I've mowed mine 4 times already. That's nothing compared to the anal retentive man across the street. He mows at least 3 times weekly as well as the leaves in the streets many times in the fall. Hell, I've seen him mow neighbors yards when he thinks they are too high.

 

[tiderollsonu]

So I’m prob gonna go get one of these Ego bad boys this weekend. Can I just get the base model and be fine? All I need is a trimmer right now

Only one model of each I think, but yeah the batteries are interchangeable between all the tools blower trimmer edger.

Keeping my gas powered everything. Fuk the environment, and I dump my used motor oil on the neighbors side of the fence.

Fck mixed gas and pull starting. It's a whole new life style not having to mess with gas or the choke to get it started. Grab it pull the trigger and it's full blast go.

 

[absoluteUnit]

Only one model of each I think, but yeah the batteries are interchangeable between all the tools blower trimmer edger.



Fck mixed gas and pull starting. It's a whole new life style not having to mess with gas or the choke to get it started. Grab it pull the trigger and it's full blast go.

Holy shit dude thanks so much for the rec. less than $200 and that thing is bad ass. I got the last one of the Ego’s at Lowe’s and the stock was completely full of all the other brands of electric trimmers - seems like Ego is highly sought after

 

[shiv]

Got my yard edged and trimmed today. Blew the last bit of winter leaves and brush out of the cracks. Didn’t need to be cut today, but got it looking good

 

[absoluteUnit]

 

[Cantuckee]

I’ll be scalping the Fescue this weekend.
Then I’ll come in with some top soil and level things out a bit. Hit with some seed, cover with some peat moss. Hammer with Milorganite.

then let the weeks and weeks of rain do work.

Ive already put down the Tenacity as pre emergent.

Will mix it with some surfactant here in a couple weeks and use it as post emergent for anything else.

Then wait for fall soil sampling, and fall core aeration . Got a stand on that pulls 5” plugs

overseed, hammer with more milorganite.
Then post fall hit it with 47-0-0

 

[MeridianOSU]

 

[shiv]

Proud of the edge on my front sidewalk

 

[MeridianOSU]

Proud of the edge on my front sidewalk

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How much did you pay for that. Lawn looks like shit too...J/K. They finally turned on irrigation water last week (a week late) so mine is half green/brown. Put fertilizer and weed sprayed this past week. It will be green and need mowed twice a week soon.

 

[shiv]

How much did you pay for that. Lawn looks like shit too...J/K. They finally turned on irrigation water last week (a week late) so mine is half green/brown. Put fertilizer and weed sprayed this past week. It will be green and need mowed twice a week soon.

Mine has taken a bit longer to green up cause I left it pretty thick over the winter, but it’s about to be poppin. I love working in the yard. Stress relief

 

[Red'75™]

Finally nabbed a pic of my meth-head neighbor with the checkered lawn. That's tweaker ingenuity at its finest, boys!

 

[QuanChi]

Finally nabbed a pic of my meth-head neighbor with the checkered lawn. That's tweaker ingenuity at its finest, boys!

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Ho Lee fuck is this real? This deserves its on thread

 

[Red'75™]

Ho Lee fuck is this real? This deserves its on thread

As real as it gets! Check out the pic I posted on the first page of this thread. Same guy, same amphetamine induced creativity!

 

[TheNJNole]

Hot damn guys.... end of lawn season is soon upon us.

Dethatched, overseesed and fertilized this afternoon.

Just adjusted the irrigation system for new seed.

Shit, season went fast!

 

[HnstTune]

I’m about to get my fall broadleaf killer down this weekend. Then all the stuff you just mentioned in October. I need to work in a aeration as well.

 

[PleasureMoose]

I keep my front yard very nice. While my back I posion and kill Harvey Updyke style

 

[TheNJNole]

Roses cut back, core aerated the lawn, some top dressing, fertilized and over seeding done.

 

[shiv]

Roses cut back, core aerated the lawn, some top dressing, fertilized and over seeding done.

I got my crepe myrtles shedded back. They were massive and they look a bit retarded right now, but should be poppin by May.

I filled some dips in my yard, but its not a cosmetic problem (except when I would scalp the yard there with the mower)

Gonna get some mulch and clean the beds out next weekend, but otherwise should be ready to flex on the rest of the neighborhood

 

[TheNJNole]

I got my crepe myrtles shedded back. They were massive and they look a bit retarded right now, but should be poppin by May.

I filled some dips in my yard, but its not a cosmetic problem (except when I would scalp the yard there with the mower)

Gonna get some mulch and clean the beds out next weekend, but otherwise should be ready to flex on the rest of the neighborhood

I have a golf lawn level rake which I used today. Awesome tool, but pricey.

 

[shiv]

I have a golf lawn level rake which I used today. Awesome tool, but pricey.

I need one. Price?

 

[TheNJNole]

I need one. Price?

Think I have a 36", ~$140

 

[TheNJNole]

Think I have a 36", ~$140

Cut dirt w sand. You can add other soil amendments to your concoction. Great to top dress

 

[Mahozzle]

I got my crepe myrtles shedded back. They were massive and they look a bit retarded right now, but should be poppin by May.

I filled some dips in my yard, but its not a cosmetic problem (except when I would scalp the yard there with the mower)

Gonna get some mulch and clean the beds out next weekend, but otherwise should be ready to flex on the rest of the neighborhood

I’ve always heard mixed reviews on chopping Crepe myrtles? What’s the pros and cons on this?

 

[shiv]

I’ve always heard mixed reviews on chopping Crepe myrtles? What’s the pros and cons on this?

Mine were so fuckin massive they were creeping over my roof so mainly it was a maintenance thing. But mine had gotten way too fuckin big either way. I’ll find out how they look when they come back

 

[Sloppy Mexican]

First now was this weekend a week after the a Bonus S application and a bunch of rain. Gonna give it another week or so and hit the aerator.

 

[shiv]

Finally nabbed a pic of my meth-head neighbor with the checkered lawn. That's tweaker ingenuity at its finest, boys!

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I feel like this picture doesn't get the appreciation it deserves

 

[shiv]

First now was this weekend a week after the a Bonus S application and a bunch of rain. Gonna give it another week or so and hit the aerator.

How is the owl population looking this year?