So... my lawn is jacked. I'd had a pretty good run going but something I did last year has bitten me in the *** this year and I'm not cool with it. I'm not 100% sure, but my theory is that when I levelled with a mixture of sand and topsoil, the topsoil was contaminated and introduced a whole bunch of unwanted grasses to the lawn. I now have a weak stand of KBG and a mixture of all sorts of clumping (fescues?).
As such, the dude will does not abide and now I'm planning a partial reno of the worst parts, combined with an overseed of the rest to try and keep some level of uniformity. I'm hesitant to reno the whole thing as I think it will be a bit ambitious and too stressful given the shape of my yard. Corner lots with sidewalks are a real b*tch.
Pics below - red lines indicate the parts that will be fully renovated, the rest will be overseeded. Renovated areas coincide with certain irrigation zones.
This post to document the disappointing start to this year.
First, due to the spring we had, everything was VERY slow to green up, except really the clumping grasses. Even now, some areas the KBG is still lagging, although seems to have enough energy to produce a bunch of seed heads.
So far this year I've fertilized, done an app of prodiamine mid-April (4 month rate) and aerated (yes, probably nullified my preemergent barrier but by this time I'd already decided to do the renovation and overseed in the fall.
Anyway, I've purchased GCI Turf Blue Heat as it was difficult settling on a seed and this was available and thought it would be fun to try out. More to come.
This because it's the main yard and the worst of the invaded areas.
This because it's small and easy.
Overseed only.
Reno inside the sidewalk.
Inside the sidewalk.
Inside the sidewalk up to the fence line.
Overseed only.
Same.
Same
Getting nuked.
Nuked.
Nuked.
Nuked.
Nuked.
As such, the dude will does not abide and now I'm planning a partial reno of the worst parts, combined with an overseed of the rest to try and keep some level of uniformity. I'm hesitant to reno the whole thing as I think it will be a bit ambitious and too stressful given the shape of my yard. Corner lots with sidewalks are a real b*tch.
Pics below - red lines indicate the parts that will be fully renovated, the rest will be overseeded. Renovated areas coincide with certain irrigation zones.
This post to document the disappointing start to this year.
First, due to the spring we had, everything was VERY slow to green up, except really the clumping grasses. Even now, some areas the KBG is still lagging, although seems to have enough energy to produce a bunch of seed heads.
So far this year I've fertilized, done an app of prodiamine mid-April (4 month rate) and aerated (yes, probably nullified my preemergent barrier but by this time I'd already decided to do the renovation and overseed in the fall.
Anyway, I've purchased GCI Turf Blue Heat as it was difficult settling on a seed and this was available and thought it would be fun to try out. More to come.
This because it's the main yard and the worst of the invaded areas.
This because it's small and easy.
Overseed only.
Reno inside the sidewalk.
Inside the sidewalk.
Inside the sidewalk up to the fence line.
Overseed only.
Same.
Same
Getting nuked.
Nuked.
Nuked.
Nuked.
Nuked.
