Got the lawn raked last night and then mowed low/bagged (half a trailer full) last night. Worked well into the dark and had to get out the old headlamp. Tonight I need to finish mowing the rest of the yard on the low setting, take the grass clippings to the dump, and mark sprinklers. Wednesday I've taken off work in the afternoon so that I can get it aerated, put down masonary sand (potash), and then get the verticutter and put down the seed and fertilizer. I'm gonna be worn out this weekend. LOL
I saw the Coe tweet posted last night where it seemed to be directed at fans and the whole alleged death threats from fans to Willis (which honestly was probably some crazy texsa or poke fan being stupid) and while I agree that fans don't need to take it so seriously as to go after players directly but at the same time the players need to grow some thick skin and not be so soft. Maybe that is why they get pushed around by some country boy from Manhattan, KS every year. They won't survive the NFL if they get butthurt over what some nobody says on the twitterverse.
Got the lawn raked last night and then mowed low/bagged (half a trailer full) last night. Worked well into the dark and had to get out the old headlamp. Tonight I need to finish mowing the rest of the yard on the low setting, take the grass clippings to the dump, and mark sprinklers. Wednesday I've taken off work in the afternoon so that I can get it aerated, put down masonary sand (potash), and then get the verticutter and put down the seed and fertilizer. I'm gonna be worn out this weekend. LOL
You made me exhausted just reading about it. Haha. Everyone from the board will be invited for an inspection tour of your lawn. You must pass or a re-do will be required.
Got the lawn raked last night and then mowed low/bagged (half a trailer full) last night. Worked well into the dark and had to get out the old headlamp. Tonight I need to finish mowing the rest of the yard on the low setting, take the grass clippings to the dump, and mark sprinklers. Wednesday I've taken off work in the afternoon so that I can get it aerated, put down masonary sand (potash), and then get the verticutter and put down the seed and fertilizer. I'm gonna be worn out this weekend. LOL
Got the lawn raked last night and then mowed low/bagged (half a trailer full) last night. Worked well into the dark and had to get out the old headlamp. Tonight I need to finish mowing the rest of the yard on the low setting, take the grass clippings to the dump, and mark sprinklers. Wednesday I've taken off work in the afternoon so that I can get it aerated, put down masonary sand (potash), and then get the verticutter and put down the seed and fertilizer. I'm gonna be worn out this weekend. LOL
How big is your yard?
11,000 sq ft...ish.
I only raked/bagged the areas that are in most need of new growth. Will aerate/overseed the whole thing though. Good news is I do have a pull-behind spreader for sand and fertilizer and a pull-behind aerator. Have to push mow to bag and will use the walk-behind verticutter, which sucks.
Last Edit: Sept 27, 2022 14:11:07 GMT by SCKSChief
I only raked/bagged the areas that are in most need of new growth. Will aerate/overseed the whole thing though. Good news is I do have a pull-behind spreader for sand and fertilizer and a pull-behind aerator. Have to push mow to bag and will use the walk-behind verticutter, which sucks.
Gotcha. I thought about doing that with my backyard as it is 90% weed and 50% dirt. I used Sunday and it worked great. I had a full backyard of fescue that was coming in well until that unbelievable stretch of heat came through and destroyed it all. I wasn't about to pay for the amount of water that was needed to keep up with it. I was thinking I might reseed this fall to let the grass better establish itself through the winter.
I only raked/bagged the areas that are in most need of new growth. Will aerate/overseed the whole thing though. Good news is I do have a pull-behind spreader for sand and fertilizer and a pull-behind aerator. Have to push mow to bag and will use the walk-behind verticutter, which sucks.
Gotcha. I thought about doing that with my backyard as it is 90% weed and 50% dirt. I used Sunday and it worked great. I had a full backyard of fescue that was coming in well until that unbelievable stretch of heat came through and destroyed it all. I wasn't about to pay for the amount of water that was needed to keep up with it. I was thinking I might reseed this fall to let the grass better establish itself through the winter.
Fall is always the much better option. If you get it in before the middle of October you should get enough warmth to get a fairly established growth. I've always thought that if you can get it mowed 3 or 4 times before it gets cold, you're pretty much golden. My issue is I have clay/compaction problems in certain parts of my yard that doesn't allow the watering to be fully effective. That is why I'm using the potash/masonry sand. It fills the aeration holes and goes to work on the compacted/clay soil underneath which allows for better root development and nutrition to the grass. Tried to just overseed with a broadcast spreader last year and didn't have good results, hence going to the verticutter this year. Also firing my lawn care guy (just sprayed/spread fertilizer and weed killer) because I can get very similar and effective products at Menards and save a couple hundred bucks over the course of a year. Actually, I can buy a year's worth of nutrients for the cost of one of his applications. Once I get grub control and weed control, I'm still probably ahead $200-$300 over a year.
I only raked/bagged the areas that are in most need of new growth. Will aerate/overseed the whole thing though. Good news is I do have a pull-behind spreader for sand and fertilizer and a pull-behind aerator. Have to push mow to bag and will use the walk-behind verticutter, which sucks.
I'm doing the exact same thing with about the exact same size yard right now. Also moving 6 cubic yards of topsoil for leveling by hand and wheelbarrow. Not fun!
I only raked/bagged the areas that are in most need of new growth. Will aerate/overseed the whole thing though. Good news is I do have a pull-behind spreader for sand and fertilizer and a pull-behind aerator. Have to push mow to bag and will use the walk-behind verticutter, which sucks.
I'm doing the exact same thing with about the exact same size yard right now. Also moving 6 cubic yards of topsoil for leveling by hand and wheelbarrow. Not fun!
Woof. That topsoil job should be fun! Hoping the sand as top dressing will help me out a bit in that regard too. Thank goodness I have that pull-behind spreader for the sand. It holds 50lbs and I'm getting eight 80lb bags of sand. Should make life a lot easier.
Man I just haven’t been interested in reading any message boards since Saturday. That was one horrendous defense from a defensive minded head coach. Back to lurking i guess.
Gotcha. I thought about doing that with my backyard as it is 90% weed and 50% dirt. I used Sunday and it worked great. I had a full backyard of fescue that was coming in well until that unbelievable stretch of heat came through and destroyed it all. I wasn't about to pay for the amount of water that was needed to keep up with it. I was thinking I might reseed this fall to let the grass better establish itself through the winter.
Fall is always the much better option. If you get it in before the middle of October you should get enough warmth to get a fairly established growth. I've always thought that if you can get it mowed 3 or 4 times before it gets cold, you're pretty much golden. My issue is I have clay/compaction problems in certain parts of my yard that doesn't allow the watering to be fully effective. That is why I'm using the potash/masonry sand. It fills the aeration holes and goes to work on the compacted/clay soil underneath which allows for better root development and nutrition to the grass. Tried to just overseed with a broadcast spreader last year and didn't have good results, hence going to the verticutter this year. Also firing my lawn care guy (just sprayed/spread fertilizer and weed killer) because I can get very similar and effective products at Menards and save a couple hundred bucks over the course of a year. Actually, I can buy a year's worth of nutrients for the cost of one of his applications. Once I get grub control and weed control, I'm still probably ahead $200-$300 over a year.
I have clay based soil as well. When I do my fall overseeding I just scalp and thatch the yard first and then I water it to moisten the soil. Once the soil is moist I lay down the seeds with my spreader and then go over it with a roller to reinforce seed contact with the moist soil. Seems to work pretty well for me.
