General Lawn thread

CHAMTRAIN said:
I managed to over fertilize my lawn this spring, burnt 50% of it. Has been an absolute mess, had aeration scheduled for last week. Got rained out. Rescheduled for this week, rained out. I'm having 10 yards of topsoil delivered tomorrow and am going to spend the rest of the week spreading it over my lawn instead. Wild weather!
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I hope the topsoil is mixed with ground up mulch I don't know crap but I did exactly this a few months ago and the folks delivering advised me
 
gtyellowjacket said:
Yum. What did the bulge look like? Was it like a bubble in one of the bricks or was the wall pushed out?
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It was a patio, so bricks on the ground. bulge was about a foot and a half diameter, so numerous bricks pushed upwards, like floorboards warping due to a leak.
 
zeuxis said:
It was a patio, so bricks on the ground. bulge was about a foot and a half diameter, so numerous bricks pushed upwards, like floorboards warping due to a leak.
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Yikes. On the plus side, was it an easy fix? Looks like just pull up the bricks, kill the pests, fill in the hole which I would have no idea how to do but seems easy, and grout or glue the bricks back?
 
CHAMTRAIN said:
I managed to over fertilize my lawn this spring, burnt 50% of it. Has been an absolute mess, had aeration scheduled for last week. Got rained out. Rescheduled for this week, rained out. I'm having 10 yards of topsoil delivered tomorrow and am going to spend the rest of the week spreading it over my lawn instead. Wild weather!
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My neighbor had a company come in that aerated, added top soil, and leveled all at once. Home - Top Dressing

They have videos on the website. Looks interesting, but not inexpensive.
 
mpaer said:
I hope the topsoil is mixed with ground up mulch I don't know crap but I did exactly this a few months ago and the folks delivering advised me
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There are different mixtures. Just top soil probably doesn't have enough nutrients.

I use a mix with soil, sand, and compost. It's ground pretty fine, so it fills in irregularities pretty easily and provides needed nutrients.
 
UNCatTech said:
There are different mixtures. Just top soil probably doesn't have enough nutrients.

I use a mix with soil, sand, and compost. It's ground pretty fine, so it fills in irregularities pretty easily and provides needed nutrients.
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Sounds fancy Good for you
 
mpaer said:
I hope the topsoil is mixed with ground up mulch I don't know crap but I did exactly this a few months ago and the folks delivering advised me
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It's a topsoil/compost blend. I just built a massive ass patio w/pavers and I have about a ton of sand we didn't use that needs a home as well. I'm going to mix it all up and spread it out this weekend. Prayers needed.
 
gtyellowjacket said:
Yikes. On the plus side, was it an easy fix? Looks like just pull up the bricks, kill the pests, fill in the hole which I would have no idea how to do but seems easy, and grout or glue the bricks back?
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Yes, relatively easy to fix. That said, we're doing a larger home reno project, so we haven't bothered to fix it yet.

There's no grout or glue with an outdoor patio. It's a solidly packed foundation, a moisture barrier, and tapping the bricks back down and sand in between, as far as I understand it. The patio is around 50 years old, so after we finish the current project (which is inside), we'll turn our attention to the outside.
 
90 bucks worth of "Shady Lawn " grass seed pretty much washed away in two rains the last 24 hours We had over 3 inches of rain last night in Garnertown
 
The temperatures lately have confused my plants, many are flowering now, when they are not expected to flower until spring.

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It's that time of year. Time to get outside and work in the yard.

We went to GIBBS garden this morning. It's beautiful.
 
Y’all with lawns……do the environment a favor……kill them. Plant native wildflowers and plants. Plant native trees.

At the very least, let weeds grow. Just mow it all.

Some of the environmental damage in our estuaries, sounds, wetlands, tidal rivers and streams, and coastal oceans is due to the SHIT people put on their lawns to grow a variety of grass that has no business growing in that location or ecosystem and to kill ANY weed in their lawn.

At the same time, you golfers, ask your country club and/or municipal course to go back to when the Scottish invented golf. Golf courses are environmental DISASTERS.
 
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Zoo_View said:
Y’all with lawns……do the environment a favor……kill them. Plant native wildflowers and plants. Plant native trees.
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I plant a ton of trees and other plants.

Since moving into my home, I've reduced the amount of grass by at least 30%. I don't have a choice with the type of grass, but I do maximize the beds and the plants in the beds.

I've already planted 8 bushes this year and I spread a bag of wildflower seeds behind the fence the other day. I even planted two trees on the neighborhood's property. I hope the landscapers don't mow them down. Both grew from seeds on their own, so I assume they are native, I let them grow for a year then transplanted them. One is a Popular, not sure the other, possibly a Maple.
 
Zoo_View said:
That’s such an ugly tree it’s beautiful!
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I love that tree. I always look for interesting plants to plan in my yard. The trees that I have that are more traditional were planted by the builder.
 
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