Aeration and seeding time.

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governmentmule said:
384 square inches ,the small size,that means you can cut out a crap load of plugs,spread em out about a foot apart and keep em watered well the first year

then start busting them apart after they have started growing good ,if you want to do it cheaply,takes time,but once it gets established,it grows pretty fast
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What if you do what you're talking about and then also aerate and throw down zoysia seed as well. That's bound to get you even quicker results?

Nevermind, I see that the seed isn't very cheap either. :crazy:
 
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coug said:
I put down crabgrass preventer/fertilizer in my sisters yard exactly a week after I put it in my yard and mine is very green. Given that and the warmer temps her yard still has barely greened(mostly dormant still). Could that be the difference between having winterized my yard and not hers this past fall or is something else going on?

For what it's worth the majority of the lawns in her neighborhood are consistent with this. Also most of the lawns were sodded as far as I know, her's for sure. Not sure if it being sod makes a difference after a certain point.
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Any thoughts on this Obsessed?
 
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coug said:
Any thoughts on this Obsessed?
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Bermuda?
How old is the lawn? ( new sod and all)

You winterizing your lawn helped for sure, but her lawn should still be greening up some. Bermuda is still dormant here- I'm not sure where you are located at, that your lawn is already greening up.

Have you guys pulled soil samples yet?
 
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My mutt of a yard is perking up nicely.

I think I'll sharpen my honda's blade this weekend. I'm looking forward to letting it grow "tall" this year. It will look so much better.
 
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Also meant to ask. I've got some edges I've redone over the winter along with a few bare spots created from some tree work I had done. I need to re-seed those areas. I know its not an ideal time to plant, but they're in an easy area to water so I should be able to bring it along.

My main question is: Anything else I can use besides straw to cover the seed? I've heard peat moss or just a thin layer of topsoil and/or compost/manure.
 
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WallyBalls said:
Also meant to ask. I've got some edges I've redone over the winter along with a few bare spots created from some tree work I had done. I need to re-seed those areas. I know its not an ideal time to plant, but they're in an easy area to water so I should be able to bring it along.

My main question is: Anything else I can use besides straw to cover the seed? I've heard peat moss or just a thin layer of topsoil and/or compost/manure.
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I wouldn't use manure. May burn the seeds up. Peat moss would be ok. May wash away though from a heavy rain.
 
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Obsessed said:
Bermuda?
How old is the lawn? ( new sod and all)

You winterizing your lawn helped for sure, but her lawn should still be greening up some. Bermuda is still dormant here- I'm not sure where you are located at, that your lawn is already greening up.

Have you guys pulled soil samples yet?
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Hers is fescue, sod. Put down in 2006. West Knoxville.
Her lawn seems to be greening up from the roots.
In fact I'm just about to mow it(my yard) here in a few minutes.

WallyBalls said:
Also meant to ask. I've got some edges I've redone over the winter along with a few bare spots created from some tree work I had done. I need to re-seed those areas. I know its not an ideal time to plant, but they're in an easy area to water so I should be able to bring it along.

My main question is: Anything else I can use besides straw to cover the seed? I've heard peat moss or just a thin layer of topsoil and/or compost/manure.
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I've used bagged topsoil before to cover seed. It was literally the cheapest bag of topsoil I could find at Home Depot, it was something like $1.40 per bag.
 
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coug said:
Hers is fescue, sod. Put down in 2006. West Knoxville.
Her lawn seems to be greening up from the roots.
In fact I'm just about to mow it(my yard) here in a few minutes.



I've used bagged topsoil before to cover seed. It was literally the cheapest bag of topsoil I could find at Home Depot, it was something like $1.40 per bag.
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Fescue? I'm surprised it didn't stay green all winter?? Hmmm

If she's starting to green up at the roots she will be ok. She should buy a good spring blend fertilizer and hit it pretty good. ( not to heavy on the nitrogen)

You should recommend she follow your steps on the lawn. You are doing a great job.

( mowing already- wow)
 
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Obsessed said:
Fescue? I'm surprised it didn't stay green all winter?? Hmmm

If she's starting to green up at the roots she will be ok. She should buy a good spring blend fertilizer and hit it pretty good. ( not to heavy on the nitrogen)

You should recommend she follow your steps on the lawn. You are doing a great job.

( mowing already- wow)
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Here are pre-cut and post-cut photos. Backyard hasn't grown enough to cut but it's getting there. These are from this evening.
 

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Gramps said:
Yes it does.
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Mine looks like crap. Haha

I've got the chemical ordered along with the fertilizer. ( my project is 15 acres) I have weeds on my place that I couldn't identify or find in any of my books. But, by the middle/end of summer she's going to look good.
 
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Obsessed said:
Mine looks like crap. Haha

I've got the chemical ordered along with the fertilizer. ( my project is 15 acres) I have weeds on my place that I couldn't identify or find in any of my books. But, by the middle/end of summer she's going to look good.
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Mine looks bad to. A mixture of fescue and bermuda. Fescue is green, bermuda is brown with some weeds popping up.
 
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coug said:
I used Scotts Turf Builder with Halts Crabgrass Preventer. Applied it Feb 24th.

Scotts Turf Builder with Halts Crabgrass Preventer
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I get similar stuff. Just commercial/farm grade.

Just a heads up... You will find that some weeds will become resistant to what you are using. Ie: nut grass. Msma would burn this stuff up for years. Now, not so much.

So keep your eyes on it. It may brown or yellow up, but it can come back.

Your lawn looks great man.
 
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Obsessed said:
I get similar stuff. Just commercial/farm grade.

Just a heads up... You will find that some weeds will become resistant to what you are using. Ie: nut grass. Msma would burn this stuff up for years. Now, not so much.

So keep your eyes on it. It may brown or yellow up, but it can come back.

Your lawn looks great man.
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Yeah, I guess with the 30-0-4 the nitrogen being 30 that's pretty much close to the highest strength you'd ever want to feed the lawn at one time.

You mentioned my neighbors being jealous. I literally had my neighbor down the street come up as I was spraying some clover in the shrub beds today and ask me what I put on my lawn. Which was cool because I got to see his new Sig Sauer .380.

Thanks for the comments. I wish I could say the backyard looks just as good but it still needs some work, it's not bad though. No matter what I do I still manage to lose some grass in the later summer months. I'm convinced this is at least partly due to a lack of a sprinkler system.
 
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