Got 3" of rain yesterday and last night. Crazy.
We were forecasted to get < than 1".
We were forecasted to get < than 1".
chrismar's 2018 Lawn Journal
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Finally got in the first mow, so I figure it's time to start my 2018 lawn journal.
History, moved in January 2015, full renovation on front and back August 2015. KBG in the front, TTTF in the back. Cultivars in my sig. About 22,000 SF of turf, total.
Some pics from this morning:
Front
Side
This was the area was renovated in 2015 with the rest of the yard, however shortly after there was some heavy machinery and patio materials which made it a bit of a nightmare. I've been focusing on the triangle approach and proper feeding to let the kbg take over and fill in. It's the subject of my "side yard rehab" thread.
Back
A nightmare at the moment. Tons of dandelion, clover, annua and triv. Gonna try and knock it out, but might reno in 2019 or 2020 with KBG. We'll see.
History, moved in January 2015, full renovation on front and back August 2015. KBG in the front, TTTF in the back. Cultivars in my sig. About 22,000 SF of turf, total.
Some pics from this morning:
Front
Side
This was the area was renovated in 2015 with the rest of the yard, however shortly after there was some heavy machinery and patio materials which made it a bit of a nightmare. I've been focusing on the triangle approach and proper feeding to let the kbg take over and fill in. It's the subject of my "side yard rehab" thread.
Back
A nightmare at the moment. Tons of dandelion, clover, annua and triv. Gonna try and knock it out, but might reno in 2019 or 2020 with KBG. We'll see.
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Slowly filling in...
Upgraded my granular fert storage solution this morning! Got some big pet food storage containers at Costco yesterday for $28.
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They each hold about 65# of fert. I've got urea in the two on the left and 10-10-10 on the bottom right. Not sure what I'm going to put in the top right yet. I'm pondering pre-mixing FAS and throwing it in there and then weighing out how much I need for each app. Only problem with that is the heavier material might eventually settle to the bottom and the mix won't be uniform.
They each hold about 65# of fert. I've got urea in the two on the left and 10-10-10 on the bottom right. Not sure what I'm going to put in the top right yet. I'm pondering pre-mixing FAS and throwing it in there and then weighing out how much I need for each app. Only problem with that is the heavier material might eventually settle to the bottom and the mix won't be uniform.
Got 1/2" rain last night. Some nice thunder boomers.
Sodded area continues to grow and spread thanks to the weekly nitrogen:
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Sodded area continues to grow and spread thanks to the weekly nitrogen:
Urea is definitely doing its job:
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Area is filling in quite nicely. Should be undetectable by late spring I predict.
Area is filling in quite nicely. Should be undetectable by late spring I predict.
That is filling in well. But there is a broad leaf weed in the bottom left of the picture that needs pulling. 
:lol:
:lol:
There was actually TWO there!SNOWBOB11 said:That is filling in well. But there is a broad leaf weed in the bottom left of the picture that needs pulling.
Both have been pulled and given a stern talking to!
First frost of the season:
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Put the garden to bed for the season today.
Before:
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After:
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It got a little out of control at the end there because we went on vacation. When we got back I didn't bother with getting it back under control, so it just did it's own thing for about a month.
Before:
After:
It got a little out of control at the end there because we went on vacation. When we got back I didn't bother with getting it back under control, so it just did it's own thing for about a month.
Not quite as impressive from the other angle.Green said:
Thanks. I was starting to wonder how...chrismar said:Not quite as impressive from the other angle.Green said:
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Now, back to reality. Still good progress, though.
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