@Redtwin, that oasis of yours looks incredibly inviting. :nod:
Redtwin's Lawn Journal
I hand pulled a 5-gallon bucket full of varied broadleaf weeds (bittercrest, Carolina geranium, chickweed?) along with some perennial blue-eye grass starting to germinate and popcorn tree seedlings that are trying to take hold. I then spot sprayed some green kyllinga that's hanging on from last season with Dismiss at .25oz/gallon.
The bermuda (and the kyllinga) never went full dormant so it is going to be an early spring, I believe. Scalp is coming soon along with another round of sand leveling. Photo is from January 5, 2020 for starting reference.
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The bermuda (and the kyllinga) never went full dormant so it is going to be an early spring, I believe. Scalp is coming soon along with another round of sand leveling. Photo is from January 5, 2020 for starting reference.
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Thanks, @Bermuda_Rooster!
I couldn't wait any longer so I scalped it down to .25" double cut with the GM1000. I don't have a catcher so my grass catcher was a 15 year old bagging it behind me with the rotary. I barely got it done before sunset but was able to sneak a couple of photos for the journal.
I'm real happy with how much green is still left after the scalp.
I couldn't wait any longer so I scalped it down to .25" double cut with the GM1000. I don't have a catcher so my grass catcher was a 15 year old bagging it behind me with the rotary. I barely got it done before sunset but was able to sneak a couple of photos for the journal.
I'm real happy with how much green is still left after the scalp.
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I did another mow today and bumped the HOC up to 3/8" and applied 10-10-10 at .5lbN/1000. It has been nice and warm around 70 degrees and sunny for the past few days. There is no cold weather in the near future.
Maintenance cut at 3/8" and trim.
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I put down sand for the first level of the season. The Bermuda has woke up and should come through the sand pretty quickly. I had help from my two teenagers who took turns filling and driving the gorilla cart as I raked it smooth. I then ran a drag mat over it multiple times in all directions.
I think I will just have to spot level the trouble spots for the rest of the season. This round got it pretty smooth.
I think I will just have to spot level the trouble spots for the rest of the season. This round got it pretty smooth.
I mowed at .20". I only did a single pass as I was getting into a lot of the sand and the reel was not too happy about it.
One week of growth. Spots in the foreground are from mole cricket damage that was treated prior to leveling.
I mowed doubles at .3" and applied 13-13-13 at .67lbs NPK per 1000sf.
.3" maintenance mow. It's filling in nicely from the sand.
Did a second Bifen XTS treatment for mole crickets and mowed at .3".
Mowed at .3". The PGR has kicked in quickly. I was barely cutting anything after 3 days of not mowing. My mole cricket damage is healing nicely. Those little boogers are so quick to damage.
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