I hear you! I do about 12 KBG pots, 10” each, several times a year for patching. Damn squirrels dig them up so if I’m not around I put them on a balcony or inside. Have the same triv problems...Good luck!
Well on the bright side, it might help your golf game! I hear you with the deer problem...sucks.
Probably get out Tuesday or Wednesday morning if that works for you. Played three times this week, had enough strokes for four rounds...
Moles- we have a problem with them whenever we take down trees and regrade out areas for new pastures. Probably easy digging now that I've done all the work breaking up the soil.
I didn't realize how annoying poa triv was until I saw how my lawn looked like a mixed shaded property, except it is in full sun! I cannot unsee it now. And it grows faster so the lighter green triv really stands out.
Don't do what I did and try to spot treat it with Roundup. Worst lawn mistake ever. As posted above, I turned the fertilization over to a service. Best move I have made with respect to my lawn.
It is most likely dormant, not dead. That's what cool season grasses do in summer, especially when it hasn't rained in 2 weeks.
Yeah. One woman did it.
Early September. You’re right, the fall pre-emergent is key to fighting Poa annua. I’ll do mine the first week of September except where I want to do some spot seeding (on those areas, I’ll do two applications of Mesotrione 30days apart, Dimension on the rest where I won’t spot seed.)
In the heat of the summer, grasses go dormant. Synthetic fertilizers stimulate growth which will only increase the stress on your lawn. Most of that fertilizer is going to end up in your local watershed anyway. Don't bother.
Your lawn, your $, but I thought I'd let u know that the clover you're trying to kill is fertilizing your lawn for free. Clover is a legume. All legumes fix atmospheric nitrogen directly into the soil. The broad leaves of clover shade the soil surface, reducing soil temperatures, which help the soil retain water.
You betcha.
This I can attest to, do to complete failure when I 1st bought my farm. I knew jack sh*t at that point. We ripped out trees, overgrown weeds which had turned into trees but didn't get it complete till early June.
Have you ever heard of Joel Salatin? What are your thoughts on his methods of farming?
Yes. He's a big proponent of buy local. We also subscribe to the rotational grazing methods. He uses nature to do all the work instead of chemicals. Like having his chickens go into fields with his cows and removing parasites from their fecal matter. We use the same principles as the chickens rip the poop apart they spread it out. @BellyFullOfWhiteDogCrap preaches the same principles whenever we get into these discussions on land management.
Your ants are filling the niche of earthworms. Since earthworms don't do well in dry, sandy soil, ants have taken over their job. Don't sweat it though. They're aerating the soil, helping to decompose organic matter, controlling pests, and cycling nutrients. As your soil organic matter increases, so will your earthworm population, and your ants will slowly disappear.
I should have worded it better. While it's in the mulching pile breaking down is when I aerate it. It tends to break down the organic material quicker. Couple that with covering it with plastic and the process is expediated so that I can produce top soil in less than a year. Once it's in the pastures I don't till and simply reseed each year.
