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| Lawn needs help... | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 23 2015, 08:43 AM (327 Views) | |
| kluurs | Mar 23 2015, 08:43 AM Post #1 |
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I planted a new lawn in back last year. Rototilled the whole thing mixing in some compost and a bit of peat. Overseeded in a way that General Westmoreland would have been proud - regular seed and some of that guaranteed to grow on concrete seed. I even lightly covered with Miracle grow dirt. Watered like crazy and had good rainfall. Lawn came in great. Summer was not overly hot - but the lawn just didn't really take. I'm about to try this all again. Wondering if I should just try sod this go round. I run through my town - and see people with wonderful lawns - is it something about men over 50 that we fall in love with lawns? At 20, I couldn't care less. Now that I'm a geezer, I get wistful looking at nice lawns. |
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| Larry | Mar 23 2015, 09:10 AM Post #2 |
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
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Did you roll the dirt down before you seeded? Maybe the soil is too loose. |
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| Copper | Mar 23 2015, 09:20 AM Post #3 |
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Shortstop
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Water, fertilizer and lime, in that order. Get the cheap fertilizer at Lowe's, it is as good as the expensive Scott's. But Costco usually has the Scott's on sale for a better deal. |
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| Mikhailoh | Mar 23 2015, 09:22 AM Post #4 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Too loose soil was what I was going to say too. The roots may not have had a proper medium to establish themselves in and to nourish from in this bad, bad winter. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| kluurs | Mar 23 2015, 09:52 AM Post #5 |
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Fulla-Carp
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We rolled it. I'm really hating doing this all over again. |
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| Mikhailoh | Mar 23 2015, 10:16 AM Post #6 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Might have just been the bad winter. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Mikhailoh | Mar 23 2015, 10:18 AM Post #7 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Or maybe Mother Nature just never loved you. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| brenda | Mar 23 2015, 04:33 PM Post #8 |
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I think my lawn needs help, too. It's all white. |
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“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” ~A.A. Milne | |
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| Larry | Mar 23 2015, 09:40 PM Post #9 |
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
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That's because you live in crackerland......![]() just kidding |
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| George K | Mar 24 2015, 03:08 AM Post #10 |
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| ilm | Mar 24 2015, 07:38 AM Post #11 |
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Kluurs, Yes, lawns are nice. What state are you in? Here in CA, most of us stopped watering our lawns, and they went brown. Then we had a little rain - very little rain- and they are somewhat green again, but most of us know not to water our lawns. We don't water, and with our water shortage, it is disappointing to see some people with their sprinklers on and lush beautiful lawns. We have also taken out some of our lawn for drought-tolerate plants. |
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