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A little about my lawn:
We are going on our 5th year in our house. We were the first on the block in a new neighborhood. My first yard was TIF 419 put down in December 2013 right before we moved in. It never grew that good the following year, was patchy, had a lot of dirt build up from the blowing dirt on the empty lots around me, etc. So I had my landscaper come back the following year in May 2015, when I knew that sod was actively green, and cut out my old yard and replace with fresh TIF 419. This will be my lawns 3rd year.
I only have grass in my front yard, pool and turf in the back.
I did do some sanding here and there to fill it gaps between the sod pieces, and other problem areas, but have never done a total yard sanding. I am overall pretty smooth, but do think that I will be sanding this year to make it "pool table" smooth.
I sure am glad that I found this forum, and am soaking in all the information. I am most excited about the PGR. I grew up in a farming family, and we used PGR's for years on cotton. Never knew it's use on grass! Most years, I start out around 1/4"-1/2" height after scalping, but wind up around 1.5" or as high as my Tru-Cut will go by the end of the season, from missing a mow here and there for summer vacation, etc.
My neighbors hire out their lawn services (chemicals/fertilizers/reel mowing). But they always comment every year, how my yard always looks better than theirs.
Anyway, I figured this would be a good place to document this years progress, where I will be incorporating a lot of tips, tricks, and knowledge I have gained here in this forum.
So far this year, I applied Pre-Em late February, and then scalped my yard the week of March 5th. I began weekly mowings last week. I took my Tru-Cut in for service after the first mow, hoping to get it back this week for another mow. Otherwise I will HAVE TO borrow @bauc54's Swardman while he is out of town! :lol:
This picture was last Saturday 3/24
We are going on our 5th year in our house. We were the first on the block in a new neighborhood. My first yard was TIF 419 put down in December 2013 right before we moved in. It never grew that good the following year, was patchy, had a lot of dirt build up from the blowing dirt on the empty lots around me, etc. So I had my landscaper come back the following year in May 2015, when I knew that sod was actively green, and cut out my old yard and replace with fresh TIF 419. This will be my lawns 3rd year.
I only have grass in my front yard, pool and turf in the back.
I did do some sanding here and there to fill it gaps between the sod pieces, and other problem areas, but have never done a total yard sanding. I am overall pretty smooth, but do think that I will be sanding this year to make it "pool table" smooth.
I sure am glad that I found this forum, and am soaking in all the information. I am most excited about the PGR. I grew up in a farming family, and we used PGR's for years on cotton. Never knew it's use on grass! Most years, I start out around 1/4"-1/2" height after scalping, but wind up around 1.5" or as high as my Tru-Cut will go by the end of the season, from missing a mow here and there for summer vacation, etc.
My neighbors hire out their lawn services (chemicals/fertilizers/reel mowing). But they always comment every year, how my yard always looks better than theirs.
Anyway, I figured this would be a good place to document this years progress, where I will be incorporating a lot of tips, tricks, and knowledge I have gained here in this forum.
So far this year, I applied Pre-Em late February, and then scalped my yard the week of March 5th. I began weekly mowings last week. I took my Tru-Cut in for service after the first mow, hoping to get it back this week for another mow. Otherwise I will HAVE TO borrow @bauc54's Swardman while he is out of town! :lol:
This picture was last Saturday 3/24
