March 25th 2022.

First cut for the triplex of the year.

 

Nice intro- Looking forward to watching you use all the equipment. Good luck this year!

 

Nice intro- Looking forward to watching you use all the equipment. Good luck this year!

Thank you! Just need to remember to post regularly.

 

Got about 220ft of edging done on my inlaws side. Only about a year overdue. I will go back with the string line and dial it in.

Both sides got cut again. My side with the triplex again. Temperatures about 15°c + today really had things popping.

 

Not 100% turf related but still important nonetheless. I got 6 yards of mulch spread in my big planter bed. The tractor makes quick work of it. I had to get this done prior too aeration and top dressing in the coming weeks. Also got 14 yards of sand delivered for top dressing. Another beauty day here too👍🏼👍🏼

 

This are finally growing consistently.

Got my sand delivered yesterday. Topdressing next week weather dependant.

I will be firing up the irrigation system this weekend.

Snuck in another mow today its looking better every cut.

 

That's looking good! Jealous of how flat you've got everything already.

 

That's looking good! Jealous of how flat you've got everything already.

Its been years in the making 😂.

Nice thing about reel mowing is you need smooth not flat. I got lots if slopes etc in the back.

But ya sand topdressing every year has been the only thing i have done.

 

Poked some holes today.

Used the tow behind aerator with decent success this time. After rigging the hitch point differently.

Then after i threw the garbage blades on the z915b and set it on its lowest setting and used it to get rid of the cores.

Only took about an hour and a bit to do 26,000 sq ft.

 

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Looking great so far! Weathewise its been a really nice week as you mentioned. A real treat after all the rain.

So if I follow correctly this is the original NoMix grass your working with and just overseeding PRG? Do you have poa annua and crabgrass issues?

Did my annual rent of a 27" Aerator from Su belt this week and went at it for a day....thats tiring! Especially working on slopes and some tight backyards. For your yard have you thought of buying a vertical aerator like a greensaire? You can pick em up for pretty cheap and they go deeper and make cleaner holes is what im told.

 

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Looking great so far! Weathewise its been a really nice week as you mentioned. A real treat after all the rain.

So if I follow correctly this is the original NoMix grass your working with and just overseeding PRG? Do you have poa annua and crabgrass issues?

Did my annual rent of a 27" Aerator from Su belt this week and went at it for a day....thats tiring! Especially working on slopes and some tight backyards. For your yard have you thought of buying a vertical aerator like a greensaire? You can pick em up for pretty cheap and they go deeper and make cleaner holes is what im told.

Ya everything is still the original blended mix with a bit of fescue, but it seems to be more and more rye heavy with the over seeding i have been doing. Maybe like 10% fescue.

I get a bit of poa for sure. Not much crab grass. I am less worried about having 1 variety and more focused on just having decent looking turf overall. It is so hard with the fields surrounding me because it always goes to seed and different stuff blows in. Maybe one day i will nuke everything and start over.

At some point i would like a better aerator but doesn't make sense from a cost standpoint right now. Ideally i would want a tractor mounted procore which would be even better. I would prefer to solid tine anyways and keep the Organic in the ground. The walk behind greensaire or procores are slow too.

We need some more warmth though!

 

Good stuff! Yeah keeping it short too, from a distance you probably wouldnt notice the poa as much.

What kind of depth were you getting for aeration plugs? I was very unimpressed...1" - 2" kinda thing. Not sure if the spoons were just wore out or what.

A tractor mount unit would be sweet! Have you checked out the auctions to see if you can picl one up to rebuild?

 

Good stuff! Yeah keeping it short too, from a distance you probably wouldnt notice the poa as much.

What kind of depth were you getting for aeration plugs? I was very unimpressed...1" - 2" kinda thing. Not sure if the spoons were just wore out or what.

A tractor mount unit would be sweet! Have you checked out the auctions to see if you can picl one up to rebuild?

I am getting a full 2" of depth with mine, running about 160lbs of weight on it.

I have been watching auctions but 3-4k for a piece of equipment i only use a few times a year is a tough sell to the wife. Also my soil isn't very compacted. I aerate more so for the ability to introduce more sand when top dressing.

 

Been a Crazy week for the family. We welcomed a new baby boy two days ago. While mama and baby boy rested I took my 2.5 yr old outside and got to work topdressing. She loves riding along with me on the equipment.

It was a slower process with her riding shotgun. I was still able to get down about 30% of my total sanding and did a few passes with the drag.
Bit dissatisfied with the quality of the sand I received this year. Seems it either got loaded with a dirty bucket or loaded into a dirty truck. Lots of 1" rocks, but it was cheap so thats on me.

Hopefully get another mama/baby nap break tomorrow to get some more done.

 

Cut the front with the walker and then core aerated the front. I usually do this area with the blue bird and use the tow behind on the rest of the lawn.

Also fired up the irrigation just to do a once over of the system.

I will finished sanding the front and little bit remaining of the rest. Go to spray tenacity on the front area where i will be overseeding.

 

Snuck some time between new born cuddles to get the front sanded. The topdresser/tractor combo makes quick work of everything.

Worked the sand in and then laid some seed 3 pounds/1k sqft.

One more section to do then a few weeks for everything to settle.

 

Super nice day today.

Weather has been decent but still really cold for this time of year.

Today i sprayed tenacity on the front section along with a 0-22-28 mixed in and i diluted .5 pound of urea as well.

Spread a 18-18-18 on the rest of the yard.

 

Sand is beginning to disappear. The front 4k sqft is taking for ever to fill back in with the over night temps being cold still.

We are getting a few good days of warmth here till Monday. Going to put some peat moss/
Seed mix down tomorrow in the bare spots. Also planning to line trim everything tomorrow and spray all the planter beds.

 

What an incredible amount of work and how freaking awesome it's going! I got into an argument with a dude in a FB group that you could reel mow 20k sq ft. Here's proof at 65k+. Well done!

 

What an incredible amount of work and how freaking awesome it's going! I got into an argument with a dude in a FB group that you could reel mow 20k sq ft. Here's proof at 65k+. Well done!

Surprisingly so many people just are not aware of the availability and different types of reels. Because of the golf/ turf industry the machines are readily available. I have a less then 1000$ total into my try plex.

Also people assume everything has to be perfect for reels which simply is not the case. Golf courses reel mow through all kinds of bumps and debris no issues.

Definitely helps being apart of that world. Different perspectives.

 

Long time no update.

We have been experiencing pretty crappy weather lately. With temps around 5-11°c and colder at night.

Sand has settled in nicely. Few low spots that will need topsoil and seed. I am waiting for some good weather to spray post em.

Been trying to mow as much as the rainy weather allows. My tri plex is also having a few issues so thats a bit frustrating.

Today i line trimmed everything and cut the front and ran the deere over the rest.

Also dumped some seed on the front today. It was free seed so what i get is what i get. 8 pounds per
1000 sqft. Also tenacity bleaching is pretty much gone in the front. Just need some heat.

 

Snuck in another mow after the kids went to bed. Finally a nice day. We are forecasting nothing but ran for a while it seems.

Also put down 50 lbs of 18-18-18 and some grub be gone. (Want to see if it reduces worm castings)

My pacific dogwood is thriving this year so thats one positive.

 

This is a beautiful shot. I'm a sucker for a nice tree.

Your profile says you have fescue. Are you reel mowing the fescue?

 

This is a beautiful shot. I'm a sucker for a nice tree.

Your profile says you have fescue. Are you reel mowing the fescue?

I should probably change that now haha. My lawn when i took over was a classic pacific northwest blend of fescue/rye/bluegrass and poa. I haven't killed off any areas and started from scratch yet. I have been overseeding heavily with rye only for about 2 years now. So yes still reel mowing that mix but if i had to guess it is mostly rye at this point.

 

Another decent day here.

Got the tri plex back out and cutting after some fuelling gremlins. Laid some half and halfs. Crazy how much regular mowing helps improve things.