[J_nick]

I think I speak for the majority of members here. We look forward to seeing the finished results :thumbup:

 

[kolbasz]

what is your average cut time? I only ask because this is probably my biggest limiting factor as to why I cannot cut more. I am at about 1.5 hours for 13k with a 21". I am just curious if this is good or I am doing something very wrong. Just curious.

That is probably about right. I do not know for sure. It takes a long time for sure. I cut my front 7500 multiple times per week. The rest of the grand total 20k I cut less often. The front takes longer than it should because I'm normally double cutting because I like my stripes fat so I cut them double wide. This requires mowing some of the same paths 2 times. That front 7500 probably takes about 45 minutes.

There are days I do all 20k. That normally takes about 2.5 hours possibly a little more. I have 2 mowers. Neither are wider than 22".

Before I started getting really serious and into it I cut around 2 inches with a 21" walk behind mtd push mower. Last year I bought a Honda 21" HRR216. This really cut down mowing time because of the self propel and it mulched so much better.

I guess we are on point timing wise. Maybe my wife needs to be more understanding of my desire to spend time with the grass. she thinks I am crazy to want to mow 3 times a week and 2 is sometimes in the way of things. sheesh

 

[ABC123]

Right, they just don't understand!!

 

[wardconnor]

Over seeded today with PRG. This comes after the sand top dressing application last week.

 

[wardconnor]

https://youtu.be/uiB0FsXsYvM

 

[Pete1313]

Love the video! Can I hire you to do my yard?
Nice job! :thumbsup:

 

[Ware]

Very cool video. :thumbup: :thumbup:

 

[J_nick]

Love the video! Can I hire you to do my yard?
Nice job! :thumbsup:

+1, you made that 15 tons look easy

 

[wardconnor]

Love the video! Can I hire you to do my yard?
Nice job! :thumbsup:

Yeah you can.... I already level everyone's lawns in town anyway. Whats the sweat with one more? Its not that hard of work after all anyway right? :fool:

 

[J_nick]

I think it would be dangerous to go to Pete's house. Seeing/maybe driving that triplex in person would send anyone over the top. My triplex fever is already hot enough as is!

That being said if I'm ever in the neighborhood I'm coming over

 

[Pete1313]

That being said if I'm ever in the neighborhood I'm coming over

:thumbsup: But not too soon... There's nothing to mow yet!

 

[wardconnor]

 

[Ware]

I see you are 2.5 weeks ahead of me. :nod:

 

[Ware]

https://youtu.be/mo3VG0vNkic

So at the end, are you essentially washing the seed down to the soil surface with the hose? (forgive my warm season ignorance)

 

[wardconnor]

So at the end, are you essentially washing the seed down to the soil surface with the hose? (forgive my warm season ignorance)

Well... to be honest I was just really thirsty and was getting a drink out of the hose and happened to be filming. I was spraying the lawn letting the cold water come through the hose so I did not have to drink hot water. I cut that portion out. I thought that would be fun to add at the end and was a good way to end the video.

You do need to set the seed down into the soil. The seed has to make seed to soil contact in order to take root. You can do this in a few ways. Watering or raking it will work. I used my drag tool in the backyard behind the atv.

I did however leave out of the video a key critical step which is starter fertilizer. I was trying to keep the video short and did not show that in the video. I actually have not applied the fert yet. I think that I will do that tonight.

Notice the rotary mowed tire marks? I had just mowed via the rotary. I had taken my TGM1000 to the shop to have ground and tuned.

 

[wardconnor]

Also to be open and transparent, this is the second time in a week that I over seed this area. The next day after the first over seed we had a terrible down pour rain and hail storm that I am afraid totally washed out my original over seed. It was a heavy rain that probably put down like an inch in 20 to 30 minutes then it was all over.

 

[Sinclair]

The bright side - mother nature gave you a perfect map of the low spots on your lawn!

 

[Colonel K0rn]

Also to be open and transparent, this is the second time in a week that I over seed this area. The next day after the first over seed we had a terrible down pour rain and hail storm that I am afraid totally washed out my original over seed. It was a heavy rain that probably put down like an inch in 20 to 30 minutes then it was all over.

I can completely empathize with the despair that you felt when you looked out at all that water. Except for the fact that you've got a pool table of a yard.
You might have done this already, but can you take some pictures of your hardscapes, and the planters and plants that you have? Those looked great in the video, and I'm in need of some ideas for my place.

 

[Eric]

This yard and landscaping is such an inspiration! If I can get my yard to look half this good I'll be stoked. Unfortunately I need to reverse the last 3 years of the previous owner doing nothing! River rock in all the beds with brick edging. I'm gonna remove all the edging in the front and take all the rock out up front and put mulch down and try the deep natural edge.

 

[wardconnor]

Also to be open and transparent, this is the second time in a week that I over seed this area. The next day after the first over seed we had a terrible down pour rain and hail storm that I am afraid totally washed out my original over seed. It was a heavy rain that probably put down like an inch in 20 to 30 minutes then it was all over.

I can completely empathize with the despair that you felt when you looked out at all that water. Except for the fact that you've got a pool table of a yard.
You might have done this already, but can you take some pictures of your hardscapes, and the planters and plants that you have? Those looked great in the video, and I'm in need of some ideas for my place.

This yard and landscaping is such an inspiration! If I can get my yard to look half this good I'll be stoked. Unfortunately I need to reverse the last 3 years of the previous owner doing nothing! River rock in all the beds with brick edging. I'm gonna remove all the edging in the front and take all the rock out up front and put mulch down and try the deep natural edge.

Thanks for the kind words guys. The main reason it somewhat looks acceptable and people comment on it is that I spend a lot of my time in the yard working on it. I have pretty much been in the yard all growing season and even prior manipulating the ground. The old adage of practice makes perfect (its far from perfect) applies to landscaping as well. My boots have been on the ground.

Colonel, I really do not have much for hardscaping other than a concrete driveway and paver walkway. I will get some pictures for you after labor day. This is a busy weekend coming up with the holiday and family coming into town. The beds need some work right now. I have not given them the attention that they need as of late and it would be slightly embarrassing for me to show you what is currently there. I need to put a few hours into cleaning them up a bit. The other thing is that the weather has started to turn and the beds are looking slightly mangy because some of the perennials that I have in my beds are all but done in blooming. I need to go in and cut some of them down and clean it up a bit but my wife keeps asking me not to cut them down because they still provide greenery.

All being said.... I will get you some pics or a video showing what I have.