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The Troll

#8955
March 03, 2011, 02:10:36 PM
Quote from: Palehorse on March 03, 2011, 12:47:00 PM
Anybody think it is too early to put fertilizer down on the lawn???

  To me if you grass is green that means it's living and could be feed.

  Crab grass you don't want to put the  premergent killer on too soon or too late.  From what I know Crab Grass germinates when the ground temputure get 55 to 60 degrees 2 to 3 inches below the ground.  What you are seeing I would say is not Crab Grass, frost and freezing kills the grass.  What a home owner has to do is kill the seeds as they open.

  Killing Crab Grass in a mature lawn is a bitch, you can't put anything on it that won't kill the grass.  :trustme:  Troll the Crab Grass fighter.   :biggrin:  I have given up on the fight and turned it over to TruGreen and and they have done a good job.

  Don't let them sell all of the treatments, they will break you.  One thing I don't buy is the grub killer.  I don't have any brown spots and I don't want to kill the lighting bugs.  :yes:

Bo D

#8956
March 03, 2011, 02:26:19 PM
In my area, (Maryland, SE of Wash., DC) we put down crabgrass preventer at the first hint of Forsythia blossoms.

http://lawncare.about.com/b/2009/04/20/forsythia-in-bloom-means-spring-crabgrass-prevention-application-window-is-wide-open.htm
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."  Carl Sagan

Palehorse

#8957
March 03, 2011, 02:53:04 PM
Yeah, I pretty much figured it out earlier, when I went out and took a good look at what is greening up and emerging. It isn't crabgrass yet. . .

So, once I did that I decided to spread some new seed where the city plow raked off the sod over the winter. ( :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:) I then applied pellets containing startup fertilizer and moisture retention agents, and topped that off with black earth. The idea being with the rains coming it will give the seeds plenty of moisture and hopefully allow them to germinate once the warmth begins. (I planted cool weather species grass so that should do the trick).

Then, I got out the spreader and gave the entire lawn a shot of spring startup fertilizer. I used it early last year too and my lawn was green way before any of my neighbors were. (The ones that are still here that is).

I figure it ought to give me about 2-3 weeks head start, and once I start seeing crabgrass begin to emerge, I'll hit everything but the newly seeded areas with some crabgrass killer.

I hear yah Troll on the TruGreen thing. I've been wanting to give them a shot at getting my lawn under control, and this may very well be the year that I do it. . . I will not have much time to fool around with it this year, except for weekends. I'll turn it over to them except for the back yard, where lil puppy plays. That I will take care of myself. . .  :biggrin:

R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Bo D

#8958
March 03, 2011, 02:56:57 PM
Quote from: Palehorse on March 03, 2011, 02:53:04 PM
Yeah, I pretty much figured it out earlier, when I went out and took a good look at what is greening up and emerging. It isn't crabgrass yet. . .

So, once I did that I decided to spread some new seed where the city plow raked off the sod over the winter. ( :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:) I then applied pellets containing startup fertilizer and moisture retention agents, and topped that off with black earth. The idea being with the rains coming it will give the seeds plenty of moisture and hopefully allow them to germinate once the warmth begins. (I planted cool weather species grass so that should do the trick).

Then, I got out the spreader and gave the entire lawn a shot of spring startup fertilizer. I used it early last year too and my lawn was green way before any of my neighbors were. (The ones that are still here that is).

I figure it ought to give me about 2-3 weeks head start, and once I start seeing crabgrass begin to emerge, I'll hit everything but the newly seeded areas with some crabgrass killer.

I hear yah Troll on the TruGreen thing. I've been wanting to give them a shot at getting my lawn under control, and this may very well be the year that I do it. . . I will not have much time to fool around with it this year, except for weekends. I'll turn it over to them except for the back yard, where lil puppy plays. That I will take care of myself. . .  :biggrin:

I have seen a lot of rookies put down crabgrass preventer and then put down grass seed and wonder why the grass didn't come up.
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."  Carl Sagan

Palehorse

#8959
March 03, 2011, 03:02:08 PM
Quote from: Olias on March 03, 2011, 02:56:57 PM
I have seen a lot of rookies put down crabgrass preventer and then put down grass seed and wonder why the grass didn't come up.

Yeah. . . :biggrin: I have a neighbor who did that last year. The same one out there cutting his grass with the paint stirrer chucked up in his electric drill. . .  :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Palehorse

#8960
March 03, 2011, 03:06:58 PM
On my list for capital expenditure consideration this year:

  • One of those spiked drums to pull behind the tractor
  • One of those drums you fill up with water to roll over the lawn

I looked at Lowes and Menards for them this past fall and winter, to catch them on clearance, but FAILED!
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Palehorse

#8961
March 03, 2011, 05:28:35 PM
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R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Palehorse

#8962
March 03, 2011, 06:57:24 PM
Crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap crap, crap,crap, crap, crap, crap! Now thats a boonch a crrrrrap!  :biggrin:
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

damfast

#8963
March 03, 2011, 07:01:16 PM
my list of capital expenditures this year:

1. new kitchen knives
2. medical tape, gauze, neosporin
It's always darkest before the dawn.  So if you're going to steal your neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.

Sandy Eggo

#8964
March 04, 2011, 08:50:32 AM
The unemployment rate just dropped again. :smile:
Only after the last tree has been cut down. Only after the last river has been poisoned. Only after the last fish has been caught. Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten. - -Cree Indian Prophecy

"Women who strive to be equal to men lack ambitition" -- anonymous

Bo D

#8965
March 04, 2011, 10:06:46 AM
My 401(k) climbs steadily upward!  ;D
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."  Carl Sagan

Palehorse

#8966
March 04, 2011, 11:32:12 AM
My 401k id dead - - -RIP. . .  :'(
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

The Troll

#8967
March 04, 2011, 02:07:15 PM
Quote from: Olias on March 04, 2011, 10:06:46 AM
My 401(k) climbs steadily upward!  ;D

  Still hoping, I've got back $32,000 out of the $62,000 I lost to George W's stock market bubble burst.  Only $30,000 to get back.  Nothing is safe to invest in, absolutely nothing is safe.  :rant:  One of the reasons I hate the Republican Party so much.  They the ones who took off the controls on the crooked companies.  :mad:

  But Obama and the Democrats are sure trying to make a come back even with the road block of the Republicans.  :yes:

Palehorse

#8968
March 04, 2011, 03:01:23 PM
Unemployment killed what was left of it after the blood letting. . .
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

followsthewolf

#8969
March 04, 2011, 05:07:11 PM
John Boehner doesn't seem to want Frank Buckles' body to come to DC.

Yep. a real patriot.

"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel."  Samuel Johnson
Ignorance and fanaticism are ravenous. They require constant feeding.
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