General Lawn thread

Kingpin said:
I’m seeking advice. I have fescue in my backyard but it’s a lot of work (weed treat, aerate, overseed and water every year). We neglected it a few years not doing all that and it’s now it’s 80% winter weeds that go dormant in summer so it all looks awful . I’d like to replace it with a grass that spreads and doesn’t require overseeing yearly. It’s too large for zoysia (my front yard zoysia looks great). I can’t afford the sod in the larger back yard. It’ll have to be overseed. It’s partial Sun.
Ant suggestions or advice?
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Buy some Zoysia sod and cut in in 1/2’s, 1/3’s, or 1/4’s and plant it equally around your back yard. It will creep and take over the backyard. Follow the Zoysia maintenance schedule. Obviously the more you plant the faster it will take over. I did that in my own yard which was fescue and my Zoysia is beautiful now.
 
Delta74 said:
Buy some Zoysia sod and cut in in 1/2’s, 1/3’s, or 1/4’s and plant it equally around your back yard. It will creep and take over the backyard. Follow the Zoysia maintenance schedule. Obviously the more you plant the faster it will take over. I did that in my own yard which was fescue and my Zoysia is beautiful now.
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Thanks for the advice!
 
Zoo_View said:
How many pictures of “lawns” in Arizona and California and Las Vegas have you seen?

Lots of homeowners in the Great Southwest Desert like grass lawns.
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And those laws cost a fortune to maintain because of the heat in the area.

If I wasn't required to have a specific type of lawn, I wouldn't have what I have.
 
Delta74 said:
Buy some Zoysia sod and cut in in 1/2’s, 1/3’s, or 1/4’s and plant it equally around your back yard. It will creep and take over the backyard. Follow the Zoysia maintenance schedule. Obviously the more you plant the faster it will take over. I did that in my own yard which was fescue and my Zoysia is beautiful now.
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That can be a slow process, how much are you saving over just resoding the entire yard?
 
I have a few thousand sq Ft on my lot that I spray with rounduP , or weed eat etc . Mostly to control Ivy
Today I sprayed an about 20-25% vinegar on this stuff
I hope it does the job Glad not to use nasty Roundup or the obnoxious gas powered weed eater
 
Once the tulips and daffodils have bloomed out...are you suppossed to cut them..tie them...or just leave them alone?? Bonus question
My second year tulips sprouted 4 inches of growth....and that was it ...no Blooms. Is that "normal"
 
mpaer said:
I have a few thousand sq Ft on my lot that I spray with rounduP , or weed eat etc . Mostly to control Ivy
Today I sprayed an about 20-25% vinegar on this stuff
I hope it does the job Glad not to use nasty Roundup or the obnoxious gas powered weed eater
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My ex's mother taught me to mix a concoction of Round Up & dish detergent. The detergent helps it to stick.
 
mpaer said:
Once the tulips and daffodils have bloomed out...are you suppossed to cut them..tie them...or just leave them alone?? Bonus question
My second year tulips sprouted 4 inches of growth....and that was it ...no Blooms. Is that "normal"
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You are supposed to leave them.

They will die off naturally later. I've read that if you cut them back too early, they may die off and not come back next season.

Normally every bulb I have really starts to look good in year 3.
 
UNCatTech said:
You are supposed to leave them.

They will die off naturally later. I've read that if you cut them back too early, they may die off and not come back next season.

Normally every bulb I have really starts to look good in year 3.
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Google tells me my soil lacks Phosporous also Thanks
 
aGDevil2k said:
My zoysia got some brown patch this year... Finally those spots are recovering. Stupid fungus
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I normally put out at least two bags of fungicide each year.

This year I went ahead an purchased it early. Though I'm wondering, now that my neighbor is mowing his own lawn, if I will have the same issue. I've read that the fungus is often brought to your yard by the mowing companies, since they don't clean their equipment between yards.
 
LosPollosHermanos said:
Zoysia is brown half the year. I can't figure out why people like it.
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In some areas you have to use a warm season grass and zoysia is the best option. It greens up earlier than Bermuda, goes dormant later than other warm season grasses, has nicer uniform appearance and is denser meaning it naturally crowds out weeds better.
 
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