[Jeff_MI84]

😂 I agree confused me why Jeff was killing it off I thought he definitely has some triv grass invasion what other reason could there be. But following his journal for awhile I understand his thinking

There was poa in the front, presumably from the last PRG seed I put down the last few overseedings. At least 5 patches. But it boiled down to me being ready to show off my reel mowing skills in the front yard.

 

[Jeff_MI84]

My spray game with one nozzle is weak.

 

[Jeff_MI84]

Sprayed Killz-All again with 11oz. Just about 1.25gal of water. Went over some areas twice. See how it looks come late next week then start mowing low and dethatching.

I put the pump wand on the right side, I'm left handed. Not much pressure with manual sprayers. For the most part the sprayed areas are crispy dead.

 

[Jeff_MI84]

Week of the 21st will be dedicated to doing all of the necessary prep work of getting rid of dead grass.

I do need some topsoil by the sidewalk, about 10sqft. Also the walkway to the porch will need slight re-grading (I will put 6a stone and a border there) between two sprinkler heads.

The plan is to wrap a collar all the way around (mowed at 2.50"-3.25"), with one or two passes using the Timemaster nearest the sidewalk. I really only use the Recycler on the parkway or leaf cleanup now.

 

[M32075]

Sprayed Killz-All again with 11oz. Just about 1.25gal of water. Went over some areas twice. See how it looks come late next week then start mowing low and dethatching.

I put the pump wand on the right side, I'm left handed. Not much pressure with manual sprayers. For the most part the sprayed areas are crispy dead.

As a fellow left hander I feel your pain I don't even bother trying to edge my walkways. For me to be comfortable on my gas trimmer and get a straight line the carburetor is upside down and stalls I have to flip it the other way but extremely uncomfortable and hard to control

 

[thrush7]

Looks like a good start!

 

[sabochris]

Did you guys get heavy rain last night too? We got 2.1 inches!!

 

[Jeff_MI84]

Did you guys get heavy rain last night too? We got 2.1 inches!!

Last night no. Only today.

 

[Jeff_MI84]

Progress after the second glypho app. I see tips starting to brown on the areas I missed the first time.

 

[Jeff_MI84]

Spraying again tomorrow, after mowing it lower if I have time.

 

[Jeff_MI84]

No spraying today as there was surprise rain in the morning.

 

[Jeff_MI84]

Sprayed Killz-All again with 11oz. This should be the second to last spray. Rain tomorrow thru Sunday so I'll scalp it when I can. Little bits of green poking thru, hit those spots and triple sprayed what big areas remained.

 

[Jeff_MI84]

I find that the yellow caution tape keeps looky-loos and kids on bikes away when I spray. Most likely I will tape off the whole lawn when I drop seed, keep it up til I'm ready to mow it. So looking forward to bringing the Greensmaster out front.

 

[Jeff_MI84]

Green areas are showing signs of dying finally. Yesterday a family was riding their bikes past my house, one of the kids said "what did he do to his grass?". 😆

 

[Jeff_MI84]

Cut it down to 2.1875". Doing it again lower tomorrow.

 

[Jeff_MI84]

One notch lower and it's getting hard to mow. Seeing bare dirt. Still need to use the Greenworks dethatcher.

 

[supa]

One notch lower and it's getting hard to mow. Seeing bare dirt. Still need to use the Greenworks dethatcher.

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Does your town take clippings? We can't put in trash or at curb have to bring to a specific drop off if we want to get rid of them.

 

[Jeff_MI84]

Does your town take clippings? We can't put in trash or at curb have to bring to a specific drop off if we want to get rid of them.

Yes. I filled up 4 bags since last night. They came just as I finished up this morning. I'd hate to have to drop it off.

 

[Jeff_MI84]

Going to be a busy weekend mowing lower and dethatching. Watching the extended forecast, might be a thunderstorm in early August so I will plan accordingly.

If I remember my last renovation, irrigation should be 9am, 11:30, 1pm, 3, 5 and 7pm at first for two minutes. Then dropping the 7pm time to run the last cycle around 5-5:30. Thinking of going at a rate of 2.5lbs/k for seeding.

 

[Jeff_MI84]

Finally some headway. Mowed at 1" with the Earthwise and started dethatching. Aiming for as much bare dirt as possible. The push reel wasn't bouncing around which is good.