Hi everyone, my name is Eric and I am a lawn fanatic. :mrgreen: 4 years in and still learning A LOT.
In 2014, I did my first renovation. Renovated the backyard with a mix of TTTF (Bullseye, Turbo, Hemi, Falcon V & Faith) & KBG (Bewitched, Blueberry & Prosperity).
Before
After
2014 Journal
Aprox. 8000 SQ FT
45 lbs TTTF (Bullseye, Turbo, Hemi, Falcon V & Faith)
9 lbs KBG (Bewitched, Blueberry & Prosperity)
**********TIMELINE**********
BEFORE - http://s13.postimg.cc/rhfnnrgdj/003_8285.jpg
7/31 - Glyphosate
8/3 - Scalped @2.5"
8/5 - Glyphosate
8/8 - Scalped @1"
8/8 - Spread topsoil
8/13 - spot spray glyphosate
8/15 - Day before seed down: Oceangro (150 lbs), water
8/16 - Seed down!!!
Notes:
- sprayed BLSC + KH
- mixed seeds w/ soil moist. I made 3 passes w/ the tttf @15lbs each pass. Kbg I dumped the whole 9 lbs in the hopper and made 2 passes on low setting.
- rolled
- sprayed sumagrow
- sprayed tenacity
- spread peat moss
- finalized sprinklers. On hose end timer for 6am start every 4 hours for 12 min each zone.
Time to crack open a cold one.
8/17 - Adjusted hose timer run times.. decided to do 14 min per zone @4hour intervals. I shut the water off at night and turn it back on in the morning. So, 6a/10a/2p/6p
8/20 - Decided to adjust start time. Adjusted it to 5am, 4 hour intervals, 12 min per zone and let it run at night. 5a/9a/1p/5p/9p/1a
8/21 - TTTF Germination :yahoo: - http://postimg.cc/image/xz827kezh/
Checked the reno, also seeing some sprouts.
- http://postimg.cc/image/5brie9u1b/
8/22 - Seeing some germination on the KBG pots and a lot more green babies in the whole yard.
8/26 - Day 10 pictures - http://postimg.cc/image/p03y9samf/
9/4 - Day 19 picture - http://postimg.cc/image/p0qyi8kov/
9/5 - Oceangro (50 lbs). Spread more seeds on areas that has wash out and on bare spots.
9/9 - Adjusted watering to 2 times per day, 9am/3pm, 14 min run time
9/10 - Mowed @2.5" - http://postimg.cc/image/ba4wsf0ul/
9/12 - Urea 1/2 lb/k
9/15 - BLSC + KH (2oz each/k), Tenacity 1/2 tsp/gallon/k
9/16 - 1x day watering, 15 min per zone
9/17 - Mowed @2.5". Applied Oceangr (50 lbs).
9/19 - Urea 1/2 lb/k
9/23 - Mowed @2.5"
9/26 - Urea 1 lb/k
9/28 - Mowed @2.5"; used rider
10/1 - Oceangro (100 lbs)
10/3 - Urea 1 lb/k
10/4 - Bayer 24 Hour Grub Killer Plus (10 lbs)
10/5 - Mowed @2.5"
10/9 - Mowed @2.5", Urea
10/17 - Urea 1 lb/k
10/19 - Mowed @2.5"
10/23 - 11/2 - Vacation = "The Pause"
11/3 - Mowed @ 3.5"
11/9 - Mowed @3.0"
11/21 - Mowed @3.0"
11/23 - Urea 2lb/k
In 2016, I got bit by the bug again and renovated my front and side yards. This go around, I decided to try a KBG monostand. The cultivar I choose was Blueberry since it scored a 9 on ntep for color and the test site was literally just a few miles from me.
This was taken at day 98 last year.
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2016 Journal
3/12 - Pre-m down; Prodiamine (1/2 tbsp/1000) + Tenacity (1/4 tsp/1000)
3/29 - Seeds (Blueberry and Prosperity) acquired from stephensilva1.
3/30 - Spot sprayed weeds.
3/31 - More Blueberry seeds acquired. Thanks ligrass!
4/8 - Clean up mow @2.5"
4/10 - SOP @2lbs/k
4/15 - Mowed @2.5"
4/30 - Mowed @2.875"
4/30 - Encap Lime @9lbs/k
5/9 - Mowed @2.875"
5/14 - Mowed @2.875"
5/16 - OceanGro
5/21 - SOP @2lbs/k
5/25 - Mowed @3"
5/31 - Mowed @3.5". Dropped OceanGro.
6/6 - Mowed @3.5"
6/14 - Mowed @4"
6/29 - Mowed @4"
7/10 - Mowed @3.5"
7/21 - Mowed @3"
7/24 - Sprayed glyphosate @4oz/k
7/27 - Scalped @2.125"
7/29 - Scalped @1.375" (Side)
7/31 - DIY Irrigation Setup (Front)
8/1 - Scalped @1.375" (Front)
8/5 - DIY Irrigation Setup (Side)
8/7 - Sprayed glyphosate @2oz/k
8/20 - Raked and sprayed glyphosate
8/26 - Oceangro (3 bags)
8/27 - Seed down!
.rake some more
.seed down
.peat moss w/ peat moss roller
.tenacity
.watered in
9/1 - Green babies
9/11 - Urea .33lbs/k
9/17 - Urea .33lbs/k --- Day 21
9/21 - Oceangro (1 bag)
9/24 - First cut @1.5". Oceangro (1 bag)
9/25 - Urea .5lbs/k. Cut @1.5"
9/27 - Cut @ 1.5"
10/1 - Cut @1.5"
10/2 - Urea 1lbs/k
10/3 - Tenacity
10/4 - Cut @1.5"
10/7 - Cut @1.5". Urea 1lbs/k --- Day 42
10/12 - Cut @1.5". Urea 1lbs/k
10/16 - Mowed @2.5". Mag-I-Cal @9lbs/k
10/17 - Bayer 24 Hour Grub Killer Plus
10/21 - Mowed @2.5"
10/29 - Mowed @2.5". Sprayed Prodiamine.
11/13 - Mowed @2.5"
11/19 - Mowed @2.5"
11/27 - Mowed @2.5"
12/3 - Mowed @2.5" - Top growth stopped
12/4 - Urea 2lbs/k
Glad to be here and I will continue to update this thread of my progress. Plenty of weeds to tackle still.
In 2014, I did my first renovation. Renovated the backyard with a mix of TTTF (Bullseye, Turbo, Hemi, Falcon V & Faith) & KBG (Bewitched, Blueberry & Prosperity).
Before
After
2014 Journal
Aprox. 8000 SQ FT
45 lbs TTTF (Bullseye, Turbo, Hemi, Falcon V & Faith)
9 lbs KBG (Bewitched, Blueberry & Prosperity)
**********TIMELINE**********
BEFORE - http://s13.postimg.cc/rhfnnrgdj/003_8285.jpg
7/31 - Glyphosate
8/3 - Scalped @2.5"
8/5 - Glyphosate
8/8 - Scalped @1"
8/8 - Spread topsoil
8/13 - spot spray glyphosate
8/15 - Day before seed down: Oceangro (150 lbs), water
8/16 - Seed down!!!
Notes:
- sprayed BLSC + KH
- mixed seeds w/ soil moist. I made 3 passes w/ the tttf @15lbs each pass. Kbg I dumped the whole 9 lbs in the hopper and made 2 passes on low setting.
- rolled
- sprayed sumagrow
- sprayed tenacity
- spread peat moss
- finalized sprinklers. On hose end timer for 6am start every 4 hours for 12 min each zone.
Time to crack open a cold one.
8/17 - Adjusted hose timer run times.. decided to do 14 min per zone @4hour intervals. I shut the water off at night and turn it back on in the morning. So, 6a/10a/2p/6p
8/20 - Decided to adjust start time. Adjusted it to 5am, 4 hour intervals, 12 min per zone and let it run at night. 5a/9a/1p/5p/9p/1a
8/21 - TTTF Germination :yahoo: - http://postimg.cc/image/xz827kezh/
Checked the reno, also seeing some sprouts.
- http://postimg.cc/image/5brie9u1b/8/22 - Seeing some germination on the KBG pots and a lot more green babies in the whole yard.
8/26 - Day 10 pictures - http://postimg.cc/image/p03y9samf/
9/4 - Day 19 picture - http://postimg.cc/image/p0qyi8kov/
9/5 - Oceangro (50 lbs). Spread more seeds on areas that has wash out and on bare spots.
9/9 - Adjusted watering to 2 times per day, 9am/3pm, 14 min run time
9/10 - Mowed @2.5" - http://postimg.cc/image/ba4wsf0ul/
9/12 - Urea 1/2 lb/k
9/15 - BLSC + KH (2oz each/k), Tenacity 1/2 tsp/gallon/k
9/16 - 1x day watering, 15 min per zone
9/17 - Mowed @2.5". Applied Oceangr (50 lbs).
9/19 - Urea 1/2 lb/k
9/23 - Mowed @2.5"
9/26 - Urea 1 lb/k
9/28 - Mowed @2.5"; used rider
10/1 - Oceangro (100 lbs)
10/3 - Urea 1 lb/k
10/4 - Bayer 24 Hour Grub Killer Plus (10 lbs)
10/5 - Mowed @2.5"
10/9 - Mowed @2.5", Urea
10/17 - Urea 1 lb/k
10/19 - Mowed @2.5"
10/23 - 11/2 - Vacation = "The Pause"
11/3 - Mowed @ 3.5"
11/9 - Mowed @3.0"
11/21 - Mowed @3.0"
11/23 - Urea 2lb/k
In 2016, I got bit by the bug again and renovated my front and side yards. This go around, I decided to try a KBG monostand. The cultivar I choose was Blueberry since it scored a 9 on ntep for color and the test site was literally just a few miles from me.
This was taken at day 98 last year.
2016 Journal
3/12 - Pre-m down; Prodiamine (1/2 tbsp/1000) + Tenacity (1/4 tsp/1000)
3/29 - Seeds (Blueberry and Prosperity) acquired from stephensilva1.
3/30 - Spot sprayed weeds.
3/31 - More Blueberry seeds acquired. Thanks ligrass!
4/8 - Clean up mow @2.5"
4/10 - SOP @2lbs/k
4/15 - Mowed @2.5"
4/30 - Mowed @2.875"
4/30 - Encap Lime @9lbs/k
5/9 - Mowed @2.875"
5/14 - Mowed @2.875"
5/16 - OceanGro
5/21 - SOP @2lbs/k
5/25 - Mowed @3"
5/31 - Mowed @3.5". Dropped OceanGro.
6/6 - Mowed @3.5"
6/14 - Mowed @4"
6/29 - Mowed @4"
7/10 - Mowed @3.5"
7/21 - Mowed @3"
7/24 - Sprayed glyphosate @4oz/k
7/27 - Scalped @2.125"
7/29 - Scalped @1.375" (Side)
7/31 - DIY Irrigation Setup (Front)
8/1 - Scalped @1.375" (Front)
8/5 - DIY Irrigation Setup (Side)
8/7 - Sprayed glyphosate @2oz/k
8/20 - Raked and sprayed glyphosate
8/26 - Oceangro (3 bags)
8/27 - Seed down!
.rake some more
.seed down
.peat moss w/ peat moss roller
.tenacity
.watered in
9/1 - Green babies
9/11 - Urea .33lbs/k
9/17 - Urea .33lbs/k --- Day 21
9/21 - Oceangro (1 bag)
9/24 - First cut @1.5". Oceangro (1 bag)
9/25 - Urea .5lbs/k. Cut @1.5"
9/27 - Cut @ 1.5"
10/1 - Cut @1.5"
10/2 - Urea 1lbs/k
10/3 - Tenacity
10/4 - Cut @1.5"
10/7 - Cut @1.5". Urea 1lbs/k --- Day 42
10/12 - Cut @1.5". Urea 1lbs/k
10/16 - Mowed @2.5". Mag-I-Cal @9lbs/k
10/17 - Bayer 24 Hour Grub Killer Plus
10/21 - Mowed @2.5"
10/29 - Mowed @2.5". Sprayed Prodiamine.
11/13 - Mowed @2.5"
11/19 - Mowed @2.5"
11/27 - Mowed @2.5"
12/3 - Mowed @2.5" - Top growth stopped
12/4 - Urea 2lbs/k
Glad to be here and I will continue to update this thread of my progress. Plenty of weeds to tackle still.
