Lawn care?

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  1. bigred77

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  2. Lucky24Seven

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    I got a guy down the yard that is this to a T. He has no flowers, trees, or any sort of plant besides turf. Very strange to have no color to your landscape. I suppose that’s better than the trash neighbors that are to my direct North, East, and West. Clowns never mow their yard, never irrigate, and leave their mowers and yard stuff out to the elements, inflatable pools draped over playground shit… I can’t wait to buy 10 acres and never see a neighbor again.
     
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  3. Brewtus

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    I am applying Hydretain to my yard this weekend. Anyone have experience with it?
     
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  4. Dale Doback

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    I have had great results with it. I also use it on all flower beds. Makes a big difference
     
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  5. Lucky24Seven

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    Not this in particular, but these wetting agents are the real deal. Fantastic products.
     
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  6. Det. Frank Bullitt

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    Interesting - care to go deeper on your experienced - how much of a difference, etc. ?
     
  7. tmank87

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    I’ve used Tournament Ready for hot spots in my turf. I’m not sure I’m convinced one way or the other yet.
     
  8. LetItSoak

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    Zeon Zoysia going in today
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  9. Det. Frank Bullitt

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  10. Det. Frank Bullitt

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    Are you the one who joked, to make bermuda grow, "poke it with a stick".

    I'm floundering here in North Texas with record heat.

    After observing it for ~2 seasons, I'm positive its natural and therefore has no benefits of the hybrids.
     
  11. LetItSoak

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    Before and after (1 pallet short on sod so the left side gets finished Tuesday)
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  12. Stone Cold Steve Austin

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    Nothing like a good pallet of sod to remove a tree.

    That looks really good
     
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  13. LetItSoak

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    Pretty excited about putting in some new trees along the back fence and the right side across from the cherry tree. 21 year old Soak would never believe in 15 years he'd be perusing yard porn for hours at a time
     
  14. tmank87

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    I think it was another poster, but I’ll second it. It’s hard to not have it thrive. Shade is about it’s only kryptonite. I’m sure it’ll bounce back strong after a reprieve from the heat and a bit of water.
     
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  15. Killy Me Please

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    Why did you go that route and not rubber or wood chips.
     
  16. Dale Doback

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    I would say i notice it more on my flowers and beds than yard itself. No concrete test or evidence but the plants hold up to heat better and i feel as if i am watering less often.
     
  17. Lucky24Seven

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    That was me. Just keep at it. If you’re experiencing record heats, your grass is gonna stress out. It’ll bounce right back once temps go back to normal.
     
  18. Degausser

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    Had my lawn aerated for the first time today. There were some really hard, compacted areas from the home construction I assume. Looks like geese shit all over my yard.
     
  19. LetItSoak

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    Sod is 1.5 weeks in and I'm watering 2x per day except a low spot that stays somewhat squishy from rain alone. There's a few small brown spots here and there, is that something to worry about or just a natural reaction to the heat?
     
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  20. tmank87

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    has it taken root? If so, can probably back off the watering frequency.

    a picture would be helpful of the brown spot.
     
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  21. LetItSoak

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    It seems to be starting to take root, there's some resistance if I pull on an edge but it's not there yet I don't think. I'll take some pictures tomorrow; appreciate the help
     
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  22. bigred77

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    I would say it's best to LetItSoak a bit more until the roots take
     
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  23. LetItSoak

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    Top and bottom are, I think, overwatering and the middle needs more water
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    PXL_20220627_164219152.jpg PXL_20220627_164225315.jpg PXL_20220705_155602597.jpg So I've got weeds and shit starting to come up in my yard. Yard was sodded back in April. These fuckers didn't start showing up until June.
    What's the best way to treat this without killing my grass at the same time?
     
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  26. tmank87

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    Definitely nutsedge. Dismiss is a good product. Just be careful with it.

    As for the spots, hard to tell. Be sure it’s not fungal. I just had a little dollar spot issue in my back yard.
     
  27. Lucky24Seven

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    Have you mowed that sod before? Some of those areas look like scalp marks, possibly. Super common with fresh sod. Can’t get everything perfectly level. Also looks like some general wilt. Just common stuff that comes with laying sod. Throw down some seed in the bare areas 3rd week on August or so. When it’s super humid and keep it damp for the first week or so and it’ll be filled in by the end of September. Here is a little prime time dollar spot that’s just starting off. Fungus is so damn cool.

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  28. LetItSoak

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    I haven't mowed yet. It's only 2 weeks old and I think you're supposed to wait ~4 weeks so I'm holding off. My main thing is whether or not it's normal to have some areas that aren't green this early which it sounds like you're saying it is. I assume the weather isn't helping (mid 90s here in Atlanta lately).
     
  29. Lucky24Seven

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    Yeah, it’s super normal to have extra stressed areas. You removed a lot of the root zone when cutting sod and not everything survives the transplant. Especially in high stress conditions.
     
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  30. LetItSoak

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    Thanks, that makes me feel better about it. It was not the cheapest thing we've ever done so I'm paranoid about ruining a very expensive project by watering too much or not enough
     
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  31. Lucky24Seven

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    Once it starts to take root, be sure to cut back watering. You want to train the roots to go into the soil deep for water. Too frequent watering will keep all the moisture at the top of the soil profile and the roots will be lazy and stay near the surface.
     
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  32. Brewtus

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    Anyone know what this wider blade grass is? I've got a few random patches of it. I'm in the northern suburbs of Chicago, so definitely a cold season grass yard. Based on my brief research I'm thinking some type of tall fescue.

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  33. Lucky24Seven

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    Looks like Tall Fescue to me
     
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  34. LetItSoak

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    It's zoysia so I think it takes around 3 weeks to take root based on my Google research. We're in week 2 so my plan has been
    Week 1 - 3x a day
    Week 2 - 2x a day
    Week 3 - once a day

    After that water every couple days depending on rain for another month and then only water it when there's been no rain for a while
     
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  35. Lucky24Seven

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    Zoysia is some awesome stuff. Forget what I said about needing to reseed. Looks like you have a solid plan in place. Def would not worry about the weak spots. They’ll fill in.
     
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  36. LetItSoak

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    We went with Zeon Zoysia because there's some shady spots in the backyard so hopefully it'll handle that better than most.
     
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  37. Brewtus

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    Great, that'll be fun to try to get rid off...
     
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  38. Degausser

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    Almost a month later

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  39. Degausser

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    Do you recommend just sand or a sand/topspil/compost mix? Had a leak around my irrigation valves that has left me with some ruts I need to fill in.
     
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  40. leroi

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    i have a lot of fine fescue / bluegrass that is in its first summer, and i really hope its just dormant, because it looks dead AF
     
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  41. Lucky24Seven

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    Topsoil. Organic matter is overthinking it, IMO. If it’s just ruts, you’re fine.
     
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  42. Degausser

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    So topsoil and sand or just topsoil?
     
  43. Lucky24Seven

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    Just topsoil. Sand is used for leveling stuff off and soil conditioning when punching holes.
     
  44. tmank87

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    if you want to level, use sand. If you want to introduce organic matter etc. use topsoil/compost/sand (some mixture). Topsoil and compost will break down over time. Sand wont.

    I personally use straight sand to level and to backfill post aeration in an effort to change the soil profile and improve drainage. It also helps as the inputs into the soil are only from me, nothing I’m bringing in (top soil)
     
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  45. tmank87

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    looks great. Now take the plunge into reel mowing :awesomeface:
     
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  46. Killy Me Please

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    on the plus side i have a nice lawn.
    on the down side i have to take of this fucking thing.

    i regret using the firepit/grill to grill the other day. the fucking thing left ring burns in the yard. and before you ask... i have a very tiny deck. I have so much patio furniture that I couldnt grill on it as well
     
  47. -Asshole-

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    Backyard shot this morning. Besides a few patches it’s starting to look good. I hired a company earlier this year to fertilize and spray for fungus (and other stuff). 8BD6690C-7C5C-408C-8294-494BE9FCA0B2.jpeg
     
  48. Lucky24Seven

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    I wish I had the time to be able to reel cut my yard and maintain the mower.
     
  49. tmank87

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    It’s definitely fun, but a major time commitment beyond just rotary mowing. Our 4th is due in September so it’s starting to slip away from me. Just picked up a Honda HRX to start the transition to maintaining over an inch. Sad day.
     
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  50. arrdub

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    Pet peeve… did I miss the lesson growing up about how to easily draw the line back out when a 2 string trimmer loses one of its strings all the way up into the head?

    Can I get some heavy duty tweezers and pull it back out? Or do I just need to bump more frequently when edging?

    You’ll improve the quality of my lawn-life measurably if someone can just tell me a magic remedy that doesn’t involve taking the head off and dealing with this the hard way.